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Hangman Creek Project Completes First Year

Walk along Hangman Creek and you can be with ghosts of the Columbia Mammoth, giant salmon, red band trout, and the Native Americans, immigrants, and ...
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Photo courtesy of Lauren Nichols.

DustBuster Thru-hikes the AT One Year after Finishing the PCT

Two major trails in two years. Lauren “DustBuster” DeLand finished the Appalachian Trail on August 5, just four months and five days after she started. ...
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Photo of Bead Lake by Holly Weiler.

Bead Lake, Colville National Forest

It’s wonderful to save Bead Lake for the shoulder season, when the majority of the boaters have placed their pleasure crafts into winter storage and ...
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Photo courtesy of the Silver Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Ten Ways to Explore the Silver Valley This Fall

Idaho’s Silver Valley is known for its rich mining history and rugged landscape. With 87% of Shoshone County classified as “forest uplands” and less than ...
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Hangman Creek Project: New Trail Proposed along Spokane’s Hangman Creek

Walk along Hangman Creek and you can be with ghosts of the Columbia Mammoth, giant salmon, red band trout, and the Native Americans, immigrants, and ...
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Photo of wild flowers by Holly Weiler.

Footloose in the Kettle Range

Misinformation caused me to miss out on years of exploration on the Kettle Crest.  Well-intentioned people told me the trails were too dry, had too ...
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Photo of the Crest by Holly Weiler.

Northeast Washington’s Wild Heart

Whether you’re a hiker or mountain biker, the Kettle Crest (or Kettle Range, Sherman Pass area, Columbia Highlands, or whatever else you call this remote, ...
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Photo of Van Lake Forest Service campground by Katie LeBlanc.

Hiking Northwest Montana’s Backcountry

Montana’s front country hiking becomes backcountry quickly, which makes it easy to get away from crowds. Although a week or more is preferred for a ...
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Photo courtesy of REI and Packing it Out.

Long Lake Clean-Up with Packing It Out (Sept 5)

Join the Packing It Out team and Riverside State Park on September 5 for a clean-up of the Fisk property along Long Lake. The Packing ...
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