Get Out & Ride a Fatty Although I am an avid commuter and recreational cyclist, I have only ridden a fat bike once—and it wasn’t in the snow. So, my biggest question is: with all the winter sports available to us here in the Inland Northwest, why ride a fat bike when the snow flies? […]
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Don’t Let the Shorter Days Chase You Off the Trails The equinox has come and gone, and soon Daylight Savings Time will come along and pour salt in our wounds. In case you haven’t already noticed, minutes of sunlight are disappearing each week. Luckily for us, it’s the 21st century and gone are the days
It’s no wonder that snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport. As one snowshoe joke puts it, anyone can learn how to do it in 10 easy steps: Put on snowshoes and take 10 steps. Now you’re an expert! It may only take 10 steps to master, but there are several safety concerns that accompany
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I use to make a list of outdoor trips I wanted to do each year. Sometime in the middle of winter, my vitamin D deficient brain would drive me to my computer to type up a dream list of outdoor adventure objectives for the coming season. A section from a list I made in 2007
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If you are a snowmobiler, fly fisher, canoeist, or hunter, then you are undoubtedly familiar with the Coeur d’Alene National Forest. Many mountain bikers sing the praises of the Canfield Trail System, which is part of the CdA National Forest. But mountain biking is not the only way to explore this incredible area. The vastness
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