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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 ...

Hank Greer June 10, 2016

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 ...

Holly Weiler June 9, 2016

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 ...

Erika Prins Simonds May 25, 2016

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 ...

Out There Outdoors May 24, 2016

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 ...

Ammi Midstokke May 22, 2016

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. ...

Out There Outdoors May 20, 2016