Outdoor Family

Mom and young daughter floating on a tube down the river.

Family Camping & Tubing On the Coeur d’Alene River

Panhandle National Forest offers family-friendly camping and river tubing away from the more popular, crowded Inland Northwest recreation hubs.
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Family Fun at Lake Pend Oreille – Farragut State Park

Although Lake Pend Oreille (“Pond Oray”) is Idaho’s largest and deepest lake, with 200 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 1,200 feet, it ...
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Biking Fish Lake Trail – Easy and Fun Family Adventure

From speedy cyclists to kids on trikes; from dog walkers and runners to inline-skaters and recreational bikers of every kind, including tandem and recumbent bikers ...
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Paddling with Your Kids — What to Know Before You Go

“Paddling is a wholesome sport and a good way to meet people,” says Stan Mrzygod, president of the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club, which he’s ...
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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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Kristi and Owen taking a snuggle break. Photo: Aaron Theisen

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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Demonstrating the wedge at Mt. Spokane. Photo: Amy Silbernagel McCaffree

Teaching Your Kids to Ski: Lessons from a Ski Family

Skiing together allows my family to achieve one of our common goals: to embrace outdoor adventures year round. We appreciate living in a four-season climate, ...
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Zora in awe of big trees. Photo: Ajia Town

4 Tips for Fall Hiking with Kids

Whether your family calls it a nature walk or a hike, when you’re out in nature walking with children the essential goal is the same: ...
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Young boy looking at the campfire grill covered in hotdogs and brats coving over the fire.

Camping With Kids

Camping with kids isn’t really relaxing. Let’s admit that from the beginning. Tent camping, which frames my experiences so far as a parent, is a ...
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