Hiking

Two children holding handfuls of snow on a summertime snowfield at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

National Parks: It’s a Centennial Year and They’re Closer Than You Think

One of the unique icons of America is its national parks – beautiful, historic, and usually expansive swaths of protected land for everyone to explore ...

Amy McCaffree June 27, 2016

Comments on Colville National Forest Management Plan Revision Due by July 5

The Colville National Forest is introducing a new revision to its Land and Resource Management Plan that will affect recreation uses, including hiking, mountain biking, ...

Elena Gardner June 23, 2016

Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival: 1 Day, A Whole Summer’s Worth of Fun (July 9)

At the 2nd annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Saturday, July 9 at Camp Sekani Park on the Spokane River you can try stand up paddleboarding, ...

Out There Outdoors June 22, 2016

Off-the-Beaten-Path BC Adventure Towns

Living as close as we do to British Columbia and the unthinkably uncrowded Kootenay region, with its lifetime’s worth of outdoor adventure potential, dramatic scenery ...

Out There Outdoors June 18, 2016

Leavenworth: A Bavarian Basecamp for Summer Adventure

Leavenworth is more than Bavarian kitsch. Instead, it is one of the best places in the state for an active holiday – a prime location ...

Bradley Bleck June 15, 2016

Letter What? Letterboxing Provides New Way to Experience Familiar Spaces

Adventure. New places. Family fun. Creativity. If any of that sounds enticing, it might be a great time to start letterboxing. No, this isn’t what ...

Out There Outdoors June 13, 2016

Conservation Futures Public Nominations Meeting

The Conservation Futures Program will hold a meeting Thursday, June 16, from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Centerplace Regional Event Center at 2426 N. Discovery Place in the ...

Elena Gardner June 13, 2016

Parent and child on a trail at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge -- looking through binoculars for birdwatching.

Learn Our Local Birds — Birding Tips for Families and Newbies

We live in a great place to go birding. In Riverside State Park, birders have recorded a total of 153 species. But let’s face it: ...

Crystal Atamian June 9, 2016

Quartzite Mountain (Colville National Forest)

Quartzite is one of the most prominent natural roadside features of the drive north on Highway 395, where the rocky outcroppings form a gorgeous backdrop ...

Holly Weiler June 9, 2016