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Positive Recreation News: 5 Highlights from 2020

Many Inland Northwest outdoor institutions accomplished significant goals in 2020. Here is a brief summary of multiple benchmarks that vastly improved regional recreation.
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Plan Ahead to Score Your Spring Bike

If you're wanting a new or used bike, start looking at local shops this winter and early spring, including Wheel Sport Re-Cyclery and Ramble Raven ...
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Skier going uphill to the summit of Mt. Spokane.

Uphill Skiers: Mt. Spokane’s New Rules

Learn about new requirements for backcountry "uphill" skiers at Mt. Spokane, including new parking permit and Uphill Skier Winter Season Pass requirements.
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Running along Priest Lake. Photo: Fiona Hicks

Races & Events Outlook for 2021

What are Northwest race organizers planning for 2021? Some events will be modified, instead of cancelled, to include live and virtual components.
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Biking over snow with fat tires.

Two Fat Biking Events in North Idaho

Fatty Flurry Fest and Fatsquatch fat-biking events to take place in North Idaho this winter as long as pandemic safety guidelines allow it.
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Two little girls walking together, holding hands, along a trail in Dishman Hills Natural Area.

Family-Friendly Scavenger Hunt

Dishman Hills Conservancy and the Spokesman-Review are sponsoring a family-friendly and adult-challenging winter scavenger hunt.
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OTO Publisher Derrick Knowles enjoying winter sunshine.

Weathering the COVID Storm

Covid pandemic-associated economic and social disruptions have been a major source of struggle for many families and businesses, and Out There hasn’t been immune to ...
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Memorial Bell for Silver Mountain Avalanche victims.

Silver Avalanche Memorial: Jan. 7, 2021

For the one-year anniversary of the avalanche at Silver Mountain Resort in North Idaho, the resort will host a memorial event to honor the three ...
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Doma Instant Craft Coffee.

Provisions: DOMA Instant Craft Coffee

A review of Post Falls, Idaho-based DOMA Coffee Roasting Company's new "instant craft coffee" products.
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