MOST OF MY FRIENDS and family members that do not ride bikes for practical purposes cite safety as the main reason. Many of these folks enjoy riding bikes. They’ll ride their bikes around the neighborhood or they’ll load their bikes onto their car and ride the Centennial Trail or another off-street trail. But when it […]
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ONE OF THE SNOWIEST winters in recent memory drove bicyclists bonkers. Studded snow tires on the winter bike only help so much, and forget the indoor trainer. Yuck. But it’s now time to get on the bike and prepare for the summer. Whether for fun, competition, as a challenge to yourself (or all three), here’s
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The following letter was emailed to Spokane County Commisioners on 3/26/08: I URGE SPOKANE COUNTY to give the strongest possible consideration to purchasing and operating Spokane Raceway Park. As the publisher of the region’s only outdoor recreation magazine some of my readers are going to think I’m crazy for advocating this. At Out There Monthly
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RAISE A PINT LADS. The Flying Irish Running Club is at it again. On March 6th, just a wee bit before St Patrick’s Day, the soon-to-be world famous Spokane running club will commence their third season, rain or shine, in front of O’Doherty’s Irish Grille. For sure, the Flying Irish title is misleading. You don’t
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The Iron Bridge is not a well-known bridge to most folks who live in Spokane. If you travel the Centennial Trail from Riverfront Park to Mission Park, the Iron Bridge is the big black rail bridge you see as you come down the Hamilton Street overpass. In fact, if you were to continue down the
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Spokane is in a great position to build out a world-class bicycle infrastructure. In the last couple years, I’ve felt that Spokane is at a crossroads with regard to how we plan (or not) our future. The do-nothing, status quo approach to urban and suburban planning will provide us with a landscape familiar to most:
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It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of a long road trip: the open highway, the sense of freedom and adventure, and the anticipation of exploring new and unfamiliar places. But there is a downside, too: the road-rage-inducing traffic on those highways, the sense of claustrophobia and numbness from hours in the cramped
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In July 2004, under the influence of Oxycodone and sleep deprivation, I decided to start the magazine you now hold. I was coming off knee surgery-severed ACL and torn meniscus, if you must know-which followed the birth of my daughter just two weeks prior. After a couple days of post-op fog, immobility, and marathon Playstation
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Two months ago I wrote a Road Trip column about taking quick overnight bicycle camping trips. I try to squeeze in at least one of these solo camping trips each month this time of year. As I mentioned in the Road Trip column, one-nighters are great because you can forget stuff and generally be less
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Visit any large city in North America in the last few years and you may have noticed a certain aesthetic, a look, to the cyclists on the urban streets. They often sport messenger bags, rolled-up jeans, tennis shoes, and large chains wrapped around their waists. Look closer and you’ll notice something peculiar about the bikes
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