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Illustration of author/cyclist slurping a huckleberry milkshake while sitting on a tree stump with mountain bike, loaded with panniers and bikepacking gear, leaning against stump.

Fall Bikepacking Rambles, From Idaho to Montana

Everyday Cyclist: Justin M. Short shares shoulder season rambles about his fall bikepacking adventure in north Idaho and western Montana.
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Photo essay by Aaron Theisen, featuring five photos that depict the beauty and fun of mountain biking during the fall-winter transition.

Shoulder-Season Mountain Biking in the Northwest

Photo essay by Aaron Theisen, featuring five photos that depict the beauty and fun of mountain biking during the fall-winter transition.
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Inland NW Local Holiday Gift Guide – 2021

Gift guide for featuring locally-made products as well as other items made far away but available at Inland Northwest-based small businesses.
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Living Local & Other Silver Linings of the Covid-Era

When the pandemic shut down normal activities, "living local” became more than a quaint notion to strive for and silver linings were revealed.
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Baking ingredients and recipe book on a kitchen table.

Don’t Bonk: Cranberry Cocoa-Nut Energy Bar Recipe

Recipe for sustained energy from nutritionist Ammi Midstokke that combines protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, and electrolytes.
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Coffee Roboto coffee bags for steeping in water. Plastic wrap featuring a robot illustration.

Provisions: Robot Jamz Steeped Bag Coffee

DIY on-the-go with Coffee Roboto’s Robot Jamz steeped coffee, single-serve bags, filled with light-roasted Ethiopian Kossa Geshe coffee.
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Compact Toyota car and small tent at a campsite.

How To Create A Frugal Outdoor Lifestyle

Hiking guidebook writer James P. Johnson shares what inspired him to chose frugality and freedom to pursue an outdoor-oriented lifestyle.
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Author painting a mural of a mountain biker, with blue paint.

Spokane Artist Inspired By Northwest Public Lands

Christina Deubel, who's inspired by Northwest public lands, shares about her artistic process and first public mural at Camp Sekani.
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Couple wearing backpacks and holding hands alongside an alpine lake, with their dog, ready to get married.

Outdoor Weddings in the Wild

Two couples who chose public lands for their outdoor weddings, and how their time spent outdoors continues to enrich their relationships.
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