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Photo of Fish Lake by Holly Weiler.

Hike of the Month: Fishtrap Lake, Bureau of Land Management (Cheney, Wash.)

Last July’s Watermelon Hill fire, sparked by target shooters using exploding targets, charred over 13,000 acres on the Fishtrap Recreation Area and surrounding land. As ...
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Can Structural Integration Boost Endurance Athlete Performance?

With race season upon us, many competitors have already begun to reacquaint themselves with their in-season training routines. Often times, this may mean confronting the ...
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Outrun Those Voices in Your Head

This is OTM’s second annual “running issue,” which means a running photo is sure to grace the cover, and you can expect more words and ...
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The Making of an Outdoorsy Indoorswoman

It turns out I’m not the person I thought I was. Not exactly, anyway. For years, I’ve described myself with a term coined by a ...
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Eat Your Vitamins: The Surprising Value of Real Food for Athletes and Everyone Else Too

There is a woman standing in my office with a shopping bag full of vitamins. She sets them one-by-one on my table and explains how ...
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Looking Back at the Spokane Mountaineers: 1935 to 1940

1935 was a big year for the Spokane Mountaineers. This was the year that the club incorporated and membership grew to 112. The 20th anniversary ...
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Child riding a bike.

Choosing the Right Kid’s Bike at Bike Swap

Experts tips from a bike-fitter and mechanic at North Division Bike Shop on finding the right bike for your child.
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Get Around Spokane Using Pedals: GASUP Facebook Page Keeps Cyclists Connected

A few years ago there was some talk and a little effort made towards unifying cyclists in Spokane. If memory serves me correctly there was ...
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Phenology is the study of timing in nature. When the ice melts. When flowers bloom. When aquatic insects emerge. Photo: Bea Lackoff

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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