Hiking
7 Wild Places — Epic Backcountry Drives & Adventures Along the Way
Backcountry roads can be the necessary evil of adventure: every recreationist has his or her story of harrowing, white-knuckled mountain driving or late-night tire repair ...
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Inland Northwest Wildfire Resources for Outdoor Recreationists
With hundreds of wildfires burning around the Pacific Northwest, including thousands of acres in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, the skies around Spokane look apocalyptic ...
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Hike of the Month: Copper Butte (Kettle Range, NE Washington)
NOTE: THE ENTIRE KETTLE CREST AREA OF THE COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WILDFIRE ACTIVITY! Although I highly recommend completing the full ...
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The Best of Priest Lake: Hikes, Resorts, Paddling, Fishing, and More
The Northwest has hundreds of lakes ranging from tiny alpine tarns to giant pools that sprawl for miles through the mountains. The region’s many diverse ...
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Pitching in for Trails — Our Local Trails Need You
A well-known local hiker and trail maintenance project leader, Lynn Smith, ends his emails to other trail maintenance volunteers with these words: “Days spent on ...
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Escaping the Lake Crowds at Leigh Lake
Have you ever noticed the crowds at the local beaches? The noise of Jet Skis; whining, crying and yelling kids; and the endless boat traffic? ...
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10 Ways to Explore Sandpoint (The Locals Guide)
Because Sandpoint happens to be flanked by the Selkirks and the Cabinets, and folded into the curves of Lake Pend Oreille and the river, and ...
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Pend Oreille Road Trip: Native American Culture, Hiking and History
Come summer, the mountains of the Inland Northwest offer a surfeit of high-elevation locations to escape the heat. But the forested foothills and meandering Pend ...
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Hike of the Month: Heart Lake Loop (Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho/Montana Stateline)
To give this route justice, devote at least a weekend to exploration and hike, at minimum, the complete loop around Heart Lake. This route includes ...
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