By Harley McAllister Cover photo courtesy of Stephen Porter Anyone with a dog knows the familiar scene when you reach for the leash and the dog suddenly realizes they are going for a walk. The dog starts whining with anticipation, running in circles or jumping up and down with excitement. Now, multiply that times 10 […]
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On the west side of Priest Lake, go hiking, biking, paddling, or boating to visit and explore nearby sights.
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Swim, bike, and run in and around stunning Priest Lake, Idaho, in the Priest Lake Triathlon to cap off your race season near the end of the summer on August 24. This beautiful lake will offer classic northwest views as you compete around the pine-filled hillsides of the upper panhandle. If you’re traveling with family
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If there’s one family that epitomizes Priest Lake in north Idaho it’s the Hill family. It all began in the 1930s, when 10-year-old George Hill began spending his summers at his grandparents’ cabin. In 1946, after serving in World War II, George’s love for Priest compelled him to buy a small fishing resort (then called
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Swim, bike, and run in and around stunning Priest Lake, Idaho, in the Priest Lake Triathlon on August 24. The stunning beauty of Priest Lake provides athletes with classic Northwest views as they compete around the forested hillsides around the lake. If you’re traveling with family or want to play after the race, take advantage
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Hill’s Resort is hosting its 50th annual snowshoe softball tournament this year over three consecutive weekends, kicking off on January 12. Originated when a local, Brick Harris, challenged some U.S. Forest Service employees to a softball game in the snow, since that first game 50 years ago teams from as far away as Oregon and
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The most difficult part of this hike is getting to the trailhead, as the forest service (FS) road to the beginning of the trail is especially rough. Large swales to improve water run-off might prove impossible for all but high clearance 4WD vehicles, so consider parking lower on the access road and hiking or utilizing
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Every January since 1985, when he was 19 years old, Jeff Barrington traveled from his home in north Spokane to Priest Lake where he straps on snowshoes, grabs a beer and softball bat, and gathers with his teammates for the annual Priest Lake Snowshoe Softball Tournament. What began nearly 50 years ago as a competition
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I have heard that Priest Lake is a nice place to visit in the summer, but I wouldn’t know because I always save my trips to this popular North Idaho lake for fall. While I have never been swimming in Upper Priest Lake, I have experienced complete solitude there, and I judge it to be
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I dismounted again and sighed. Ten months earlier, I’d purchased my first mountain bike in more than two decades. While I had yet to complete both loops of the 24-hour mountain bike relay course at Riverside State Park, and while the months since my new bike purchase had included November, December, and January, I inexplicably
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