Columns
Phenology of People’s Park
Come Spring, when the landscape unfolds in joyless, tattered, soggy and down-trodden greys and browns, I search for the shine of soft, silvery pussy willows. ...
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The Art of Adaptability
This winter will go down as one of the toughest seasons on record for Northwest winter sports enthusiasts, ski resorts and shops. If you have ...
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BikeCDA: Building Bike Connections in the Lake City
BikeCdA is all about making connections. And that’s what its founder, Coeur d’Alene Police Officer John Kelly, had in mind last March when he went ...
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River Rambles: Rounding the River Bank–Lessons in Balance, Focus and Judgement
Sometimes I feel like I’ve won the lottery. I get to live right on the river. Of course, the great thing about Spokane is that ...
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The Early Years of the Spokane Mountaineers (1915-1935)
Back in 1914 a woman named Ora Maxwell was a librarian at the downtown Spokane Public Library, and on nice nights she would walk home ...
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Hike of the Month: Old Kettle Falls, Lake Roosevelt (Kettle Falls, Wash.)
Since I still want to believe that winter will return and there will be too much snow to access the high country, I am recommending ...
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Hike of the Month: Fir Mountain (Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest)
While I love our local urban hikes, there comes a point every winter when I long for the view from the summit of some remote ...
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Making a Difference One Piece of Litter at a Time
The Ecology Youth Corps is Washington’s largest youth employment program. EYC has removed litter and promoted recycling and litter abatement throughout the state since 1975. ...
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Snowshoeing with Children: Tips for Keeping Warm and Having Fun
It’s common in Nordic countries for parents to put their toddlers, swaddled in a pram, outside for their noontime nap, even in the chill of ...
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