Get Out There
2023 Wallace Huckleberry Festival & 5k Run Aug 19-20
The Wallace Huckleberry Festival is an annual tradition in Idaho’s Silver Valley that combines a 5k race, food and craft vendors, live music, kids’ activities ...
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Local Backcountry Navigation and Mapping App
Shortly after getting off-route on a backcountry backpacking trip in northcentral Idaho, I heard about Topo Maps+, a backcountry navigation and mapping app developed by ...
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Sign up for a Watersports Race
Priest River – AUG 12 A great way to get out on the stunning Priest River is through the upcoming PORPA Sprints, put on by ...
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Hike of the Month
Antoine Peak’s Etter Ranch It’s not often I have an opportunity to promote a trail so new that it doesn’t have a name yet, but, ...
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Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News
OUTDOORSY EVENTS CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES at wildfire preparedness in your own backyard with a Firewise Risk Assessment, free for Spokane County residents through the ...
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Hike the Three Highest Peaks in Eastern Washington
If you’re physically fit, you can hike the three highest mountains of Eastern Washington. I’ve hiked them multiple times and have also done the 50 ...
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Learning on the Trail
I’ve hit the backcountry more than I have in years this summer. From camping amidst yarrow and wild strawberries in the Okanogan National Forest to ...
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I Have an Amazing Stoker
Back in my educator days, our leadership class headed up an annual, week-long project—Teacher Appreciation Week. One of those activities was to produce large posters ...
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High-Country Hikes in Fernie’s Lizard Range
The stunning peaks of the Lizard Range that tower over the town of Fernie, B.C., are a sight to behold, and hiking up into them ...
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