Recommended backcountry trails in Eastern Washington and North Idaho to bring your fly rod, native plant guide, or birding binoculars.
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Everyone has a nostalgic story about how it all began. “I’ve been fishing my entire life but began fly fishing when I was 19 years old. I saw how much fun my father and his buddies were having and couldn’t say no,” says Josh Mills, who grew up in Spokane and is Wild Steelhead Coalition
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Spokane Bike Swap & Expo (April 14): Find a new bike for your kid (or yourself) at the region’s largest bike consignment sale—Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokanebikeswap.com Washington State Parks Free Admission Days (select dates, April-Sept): No Discover Pass required on April 14 (Spring Day), April 22 (Earth Day), June
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Thanks to Kalispel Tribe of Indians and Seattle City Light’s Boundary Dam, Metaline Falls Movies Guided Tours will be held this Labor Day Weekend (September 2 and 3, 2017). The tours include a walking tour of the picturesque town of Metaline Falls, Wash., which is located near the Canadian border in Pend Oreille County, with
The Winter Solstice has past, and Old Sol returns. The bitter cold temperatures of January and February have been endured. Thankfully, colorful seed catalogues once again choke the post office boxes. And the tundra swans are coming! The Pend Oreille County Tundra Swan Festival is scheduled this year for Saturday, March 4. The swans historically favor the Pend Oreille River
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If there ever were an event that is solely about supporting a new generation of anglers, the Clear Lake Annual Kids Fishing Event is it. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife teams up every year with local organizations to host this remarkable event that encourages kids to enjoy the outdoors. This event epitomizes everything
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Rumor has it, some of the tundra swan scouts have been spotted around Calispel Lake, aka Swan Lake, in the northeastern corner of Washington State. That can only mean the tundra swans will soon make their annual migration pit-stop in the Pend Oreille River Valley. Witness it for yourself at the Pend Oreille County Swan
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 Oreille River in northeast Washington’s Pend Oreille County offer a quick, quiet getaway for seekers of shade, historical landmarks, empty trails and roadside adventure. Pend Oreille River Manresa Grotto North
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Two of the region’s best birding fests, where you can let the experts help with the avian identification, happen in March. Don’t miss the migration and the chance to see several species of birds up close and personal. Pend Oreille Valley Tundra Swan Festival (March 21) Between mid-February and mid-April, up to 5,000 tundra swans
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Like some people, wildlife get winter-weary too. Fortunately there are plenty of opportunities for both to bask in the warming temperatures of early spring. A transition zone between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains, eastern Washington’s low-elevation wetlands, rivers and forests provide the perfect habitat for a rich array of plant and animal life, including some
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