Here are 100+ good reasons to exercise and get out of the house this spring, summer, and fall. Registering to participate in an event motivates commitment to health and fitness routines and inspires travel to other cities and regions of the Pacific Northwest. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or Strava-addicted competitor, there is something for […]
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Advancing beginners and beginner-intermediate skiers can improve their skills and grow their confidence on blue runs at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.
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Rejuvenate your June-through-August routine and take advantage of some of the best outdoor opportunities the Northwest has to offer.
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Lilac Century (April 28): Now taking place in April, rather than late May, this 26th annual event gives all its proceeds to local charities supported by the Spokane Aurora Northwest Rotary Club. Ride options include: Century (100 miles), Metric Century (66 miles), 50-Mile Ride, 25-Mile Ride, and 15-Mile Ride and Family Ride. All routes start/finish
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There are some things that, when combined, fall just shy of magical. Campfires and sunsets, warm weather and cold brew, marshmallows and graham crackers, and of course, lakes and mountains. Sandpoint, Idaho, tucked between the Selkirk and Cabinet mountain ranges, perched alongside the eleventh largest freshwater lake in North America—Lake Pend Oreille—and surrounded by a
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Whether you are a road or trail warrior or an occasional outdoor recreationist, there’s something for everyone in this comprehensive guide to races, rides, and outdoor events around the Inland Northwest. See you at the starting line! BIKING Bike Everywhere Challenge (May 1-31): May is officially Bike Everywhere Month and the Spokane Bicycle Club (spokanebikes.org)
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(Mountaineers Books, due out spring 2018) This new, forthcoming day-hiking guide by guidebook author, freelance writer, and photographer Aaron Theisen, covers a wild swath of western Montana from the Idaho-Montana border to the east side of Glacier and down through the Bitterroot Valley. In addition to the park, the guide includes the Yaak, Cabinets, Whitefish
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The yurt, an often portable, round tent that has been used as a home in Central Asia for at least 3,000 years, is slowly becoming not only a more common dwelling structure in North America, but also a unique and diverse place to stay while on the road or vacationing in a scenic spot. Yurt
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Anyone who has just bought a house, as I have, soon learns that the decisions to be made are more complicated than which shade of beige to paint the living room walls. A home requires more than a commitment to style — French country or Tuscan villa, clean modern or country rustic. It connects us
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Discovering the Inland Northwest Backcountry I’m on the wrong side of the road as I skin up Columbia Mountain. It looked good from Google Maps, but as I continue to ascend it looks like I’ll either be skiing mellow trees back down to the car or dropping into some very steep terrain with trees and
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