Whenever we relax and play at a lake, we connect to nature and that place where deep memories were made. Whether a lake park or remote, wild setting, our region provides abundant opportunities for those connections—for every recreation style and water sport. Maybe you’re looking for new places to launch your kayak or ski boat, […]
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Explore a new city through its festival, as you exchange smiles and rub elbows with locals who enjoy common interests. Use this guide of more than 50 regional events to help plan your weekend road-trips and summer vacations—choosing destinations and dates that coincide with festivals. Whether you like bluegrass bands and beer gardens or small-town
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Whether you prefer long road tours, short family-friendly rides, or bikepacking off the grid, the Inland Northwest offers an array of beautiful, fun, and challenging bike trails worth checking out this season. Route of the Hiawatha This 15-mile trail leads through 10 tunnels and across seven trestles (some over 200 feet high). The 1.6
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Drop by REI’s Expo Campground for Gear Testing, Clinics, and S’mores This year’s Great Outdoors & Bike Expo will have plenty of gadgets, gear, demos, and clinics, but one place where you can find it all will be at the REI Expo Campground. They don’t promise real trees, but there will be real s’mores, real
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Our annual gift guide leans heavily towards things and experiences you can buy here locally from a real person at a real shop. We include gift ideas for the gear geeks that are inevitably on your list, as well as a wide range of cool and unique items for the less outdoorsy people you’ll no
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A mere two and a half hours from Spokane, southern British Columbia’s Christina Lake lies off the radar of many shore-goers heading to its Priest and Pend Oreille kin. Sitting in a small valley where the forested Monashee Mountains begin their ascent out of the arid Canadian Okanagan, Christina Lake lays claim to being one
Off The Map: Find Hidden Trails and Beaches Close to the Border at Christina Lake, B.C. Read More »
Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the U.S. behind soda, and number one in the world, not counting water. Most of us who love the black stuff have brewing equipment in our kitchens, but when we travel or go camping, we often endure whatever is available – sometimes even instant coffee. Advancements in
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Cool, creative outdoor oriented gifts are sure to make certain people on your holiday shopping list smile (tip: you can also leave these pages open with items circled for your significant other or send a copy home to your parents). These gift ideas from local retailers and local outdoor gear companies right here in the
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OTM: What inspired you to create and start publishing OTM back in 2004? JS: Outdoor activity was clearly on the rise and didn’t seem to be getting the attention it deserved. Oh, and I needed a job. OTM: Were you surprised that Spokane finally made it into Outside magazine’s top 10 outdoor town list? JS:
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An Interview with Paddling Washington Co-Author Rich Landers Melting snow packs, flooding rivers, and even the future of our city’s summer time falls have many local paddlers thinking about water and itching to dust off our boats once again. For those of you who’ve learned to never head off for a float without Rich Lander’s
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