Hiking

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Finish It First

Competitive temperaments and marital harmony aren’t the best of bedfellows. One-on-one challenges thrive on conflict, not the likes of compassion and compromise. How, then, can ...
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Spring Hiking to Odessa Craters

Enjoy the spring beauty of Odessa Craters, with its gorgeous spring wildflowers and unique geology, but come with tick-repellant.
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Huckleberry Foraging Safety Tips

Bears are omnivores and love berries, so followed these 7 safety tips when you're out foraging for wild huckleberries.
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Hiking for Huckleberries with Kids

Looking for some hikes around Spokane with huckleberries? Hiking Inland Northwest mountains for huckleberries is a popular summer pastime. Western huckleberries—variable in color, from blue ...
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5 Great Spots for Hiking & Training

By Jill Wagner Little Spokane River Natural Area (North Spokane): A couple of different trailheads offer hilly and not-as-hilly options.   Kit Carson Loop (Mt. Spokane ...
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A friend group smiling before a marathon.

Walking a Half Marathon

I walk as part of my work commute and to do errands, but in the past eight years or so, walking and urban hiking have ...
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Hiking & Running Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

By Jonathan Johnson Enter at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge main gate, 4 miles south of Cheney on S. Cheney Plaza Road (free Nov. 1-Feb. ...
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3 Trails in the Little Spokane River Natural Area

By Maya Jewell Zeller Enjoy these trails and abundant wildlife close to Spokane on foot, but please be aware that dogs and mountain bikes are ...
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A man smiling with his hiking and camping equipment.

The Cost of Playing Outdoors

By the rules of the outdoor industry, I shouldn’t have been having fun. I was picking my way over boulders in Missouri’s Cathedral Canyon, and ...
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