Explore Fire Lookouts in the Inland NW
Guide to hiking and exploring historic fire lookouts in the mountains of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, and resources to learn more.
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Meet The Founder Of The Pacific Northwest Trail
IMAGINE THROWING ON A backpack and walking from Glacier National Park in Montana to Olympic National Park on Washington’s coast in one long 1,200 mile hike. An increasing number of long-distance hikers are making that trek each year. Day hikers who aren’t up for a three- or four-month slog are also ticking off segments of
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Volunteer on the Trails
Give Back to our Wilderness Trails this Summer! Join the Washington Trails Association (WTA) for these Work Parties on the Colville National Forest.
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Have Fun Doing Trail Work This Summer
The Washington State Trails Association is doing some outreach to the Spokane area. They have some cool trail work parties coming up. Here’s the details on their upcoming Spokane meeting: Get to Know the Washington Trails Association Thursday June 25, 7-8 P.M. at REI Find out about WTA’s Hiking Trail Advocacy and Trail Maintenance Work
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Message in a Bottle on a Mountain Top
Cover photo courtesy of James P. Johnson By James P. Johnson Hiking for exercise and the scenery is plenty justification to hike. However, when I find an additional purpose, hiking is even more satisfying. In the mid-1990s, I compiled a list of the 50 highest mountains in eastern Washington and then hiked to the top
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Looking Around, and Up
Last autumn, I was winding my way toward a ridge in the Salmo-Priest Wilderness when a shadow cast briefly over my head once, twice, then thrice. The trees were thinning out as I climbed higher, but whatever was flying about was taking a pass, then settling safely in the camouflage of those towering, gnarled conifers.
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Public Lands Organizations Guide 2023
There are dozens of outdoor recreation, wildlife, and land conservation organizations and public lands agencies that protect, enhance, and help manage Inland Northwest public lands. They work to protect and maintain trails and other recreation destinations, wildlife, and natural resources. Find one or more that strike a chord with you and support them and our
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Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News
Outdoorsy Events Let Your Voice Be Heard! The Blue Mountains region, consisting of the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, and Malheur National Forests, is currently undergoing a revision of its existing Forest Plan. A series of public meetings is planned throughout September and October, including an online Zoom meeting option on October 10. Join any of these and
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Hike the Three Highest Peaks in Eastern Washington
If you’re physically fit, you can hike the three highest mountains of Eastern Washington. I’ve hiked them multiple times and have also done the 50 highest in order to complete the guide book “Hiking the 50 Highest Mountains of Eastern Washington”, which came out in 2003. It has since gone out of print, but you
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Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News
Outdoor Info & Events Conservation & Trail Work Opportunities Holly Weiler is a long-time contributor to Out There Outdoors and writes The Trailhead column for each issue. You can find all of her hike recommendations at Outthereoutdoors.com.
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