Columns
National Parks: It’s a Centennial Year and They’re Closer Than You Think
One of the unique icons of America is its national parks – beautiful, historic, and usually expansive swaths of protected land for everyone to explore ...
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Art Gone Wild
When was the last time a landscape spoke to you? Were you marveling at the fields of balsamroot in Riverside State Park? Holding your breath ...
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The Humble Puffball
The Blackfeet said they were fallen stars. In Western ethno botanical literature, puffballs are referenced far more than other fungi. Nowadays people tend to overlook ...
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Bike Racks Just Make Sense
Bike Everywhere Month has passed, and perhaps you got caught up in the spirit and decided to use a bicycle occasionally. You went to the ...
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Quartzite Mountain (Colville National Forest)
Quartzite is one of the most prominent natural roadside features of the drive north on Highway 395, where the rocky outcroppings form a gorgeous backdrop ...
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Stolen, Pawned, but Not Forgotten
I locked my bike to a lamppost one sunny afternoon in May 2012, and it was gone an hour later when I returned. I know ...
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Return of the Salmon
I admit that in my rambles up and down our river I get a little dreamy – about salmon.  In my defence, it’s not ...
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When Our Bellies Become Bottomless Pits
Let’s just get something straight from the beginning: Our bodies were not designed to consume 5,800 calories a day. But come training season, I sure ...
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Run Wild: Trail Sense
The Inland Northwest offers great trail opportunities to runners, hikers, bikers, and equestrians. I see new people every week on the trails I love most. ...
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