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Photo courtesy of the Nelson Fat Tire Festival.

Nelson’s Fat Tire Festival August 25-28, 2016 – a weekend to celebrate all things bicycle!

For over 20 years, this mountain town nestled in the lush and rugged Selkirk Mountains has been holding a festival in honor of an avid ...
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The Iconic Photo Spots of Island Lake Contest (Fernie, B.C.)

There are so many amazing photo spots on the Island Lake property near Fernie, B.C., that Island Lake Lodge has created a contest to help ...
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The New Lazy Lizard Trail – Island Lake Lodge/Fernie, B.C.

After a few years of planning and construction, the Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail was completed in the summer of 2015. Backcountry Trail Experts constructed ...
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Biking the Flathead—World-Class Riding from Road, Rail-Trail to Singletrack Awaits in Northwest Montana

I fell hard when I met Kalispell and the Flathead Valley for the first time, as the theme here is “astounding mountain views in everything ...
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Off-the-Beaten-Path BC Adventure Towns

Living as close as we do to British Columbia and the unthinkably uncrowded Kootenay region, with its lifetime’s worth of outdoor adventure potential, dramatic scenery ...
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Photo of Leavenworth by Bradley Bleck.

Leavenworth: A Bavarian Basecamp for Summer Adventure

Leavenworth is more than Bavarian kitsch. Instead, it is one of the best places in the state for an active holiday – a prime location ...
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Cycle and Sip: Sampling the New Tri-Cities Wine-and-Bike Trail

The Tri-Cities region that includes Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick has received justifiable acclaim for its wines. The region shares the same latitude as the legendary ...
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Hike the Canadian Rockies and Live the Good Life at Fernie, B.C.’s Island Lake Lodge

The idea of using a lodge as a day hiking basecamp had never really occurred to either of us before we found ourselves enjoying the ...
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Epicenter of Powder: Nelson, B.C.’s Cat & Heli Skiing Will Blow Your Mind

In the 1800s, Nelson, British Columbia, was a thriving silver and gold mining boomtown, and by the late 1890s it transformed into a refined city. ...
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