Rolling out of Midway, B.C., on fully loaded bikes in the pouring rain might make one think that things can’t get worse, but the Kettle Valley Rail Trail (KVRT) had more surprises for us along the way. As the two soggy riders we met at our jumping off point, who’d bailed because of mud and […]
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As Pat Bulger noted in the March/April issue of Out There, and as Inland NW locals have known for years, Spokane is an incredible bike town. Whether hitting singletrack on Beacon Hill or Mount Spokane; enjoying the rolling terrain of the Palouse; executing threshold TT intervals in prep for triathlon season; or adventuring off-road to
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Before you head out on a summer hike, take a minute to check in with yourself to make sure you’re prepared for what you’re hoping to take on. Go over a pre-hike checklist: hiking boots and wool socks, favorite trekking poles, 10 essentials (see sidebar), light-weight pack, pocketknife, camera (and more…). While there may be
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There is no shortage of outdoor activities to experience between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. In case you need a bit of inspiration, here’s our annual list of our favorite Inland Northwest summer adventures!
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My work schedule went to hell a few years ago, so mid-week shop rides have become a thing of the past for me, but no longer. While my work schedule has really only transferred me from one department of hell to another this spring, I will no longer find myself stuck in Yakima without a
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When most people think of Washington State, the first thing that comes to mind is not the desert scablands. In fact, it is probably way down on the list behind such things as the Olympic rain forest, Seattle Space Needle, or the Seattle Seahawks. But it’s a fantastic area to explore in the spring. Washington’s
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Sponsored Article Situated at the edge of the Palouse and the Columbia River Plateau, Spokane boasts an ideal landscape for road biking, with expansive flat terrain and a myriad of mellow hills—and plenty of not-so-mellow ones if you’re looking to test your V02 max. From bustling, paved bike paths to rolling Palouse backroads, we’ve highlighted
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Restoration efforts bring renewed hope for cleaning up Spokane’s Hangman Creek How did Hangman Creek become one of the most degraded streams in Washington, and what can be done to bring this once-vital salmon stream back from the brink? In many ways, it starts with the Palouse itself. The fine soils that make up the
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I’m going to say it: Spokane is a, if not THE, Bike Town. Before you even start to turn the page, let me stop you. I know what you’re thinking. “Bike Town?!? I can’t even get from the South Hill to Hillard without somebody hurtling an insult at me about getting off the road and
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This is the small tale about the second dumbest ride I did all last year. The actual dumbest one wasn’t worth writing about. It was a mere 35 miles to a friend’s Christmas party out in Idaho. It was icy as all get-out on the side streets and back roads while the main roads had
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