Get Out There
The Snow Play Gateway
We took our son up to Mt. Spokane to ski for the first time when he was a month shy of his 2nd birthday. It ...
Read More...
Celebrating the Darkest Day of the Year
A few years ago, I stumbled across the idea of throwing a winter solstice party. Traditionally a pagan holiday, it’s an opportunity for anyone to ...
Read More...
The Healing Mineral Waters of Ainsworth Hot Springs
This post is sponsored by Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort The hot springs at what is today Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort north of Nelson, B.C., were ...
Read More...
Out There’s Holiday Gift Guide
Tis’ the season of giving, and if finding the perfect gift brings you the delight that it brings to our family, we are kin. Before ...
Read More...
El Niño Be Damned
Mixed predictions for the winter 2023/2024 season I started counting down the days to the start of the season back in June, like right after ...
Read More...
3 Fall Hikes in the Channeled Scablands
By Heidi Lasher When I moved to Spokane in 2010, I heard a lot about the ice-age floods. In fact, unsolicited information about the Pleistocene ...
Read More...
Repatriated Colville Tribal Lands Benefit Okanogan River Steelhead
In late September, Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation permanently conserved the 2,524-acre Antoine Valley Ranch, returning ancestral lands ...
Read More...
Pray for Snow Party at Perry Street Brewing Friday Nov. 17th
By Whil Wheaton Does praying for snow really help? Nobody really knows, but it can’t hurt! Don’t miss the 8th annual Pray for Snow bash ...
Read More...
How to Make Your Own Pemmican
Welcome to pre-winter, the exciting hunting season when the deer are lively and the game is on! Living off-grid in the woods, I’ve discovered the ...
Read More...