Free outdoor-themed entertainment Cover photo courtesy of Ammi Midstokke Outdoor Culture & History Events This year marks the bicentennial of Fort Colville on the Columbia River just west of Kettle Falls, with several events planned throughout the year to mark the occasion. On June 20 the organizers have coordinated with the Colville Confederated Tribes to […]
Cover photo courtesy of Crazy Creek I’ve been a long-time fan of Crazy Creek’s chairs. This Montana-based company has provided me with years of comfort in camp on dozens of backpacking and bikepacking trips. Last fall on a backpacking trip in the Wallowas I decided to leave it behind at the car to save weight,
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The conservation story of the lands burned by the Great Fire of 1910 By Bri Loveall Cover photo courtesy of The Great Burn Conservation Alliance Last spring, my family and I made our first camping trip of the season to the Lolo National Forest. At our campsite, bearberry grew in thick, low-growing clumps. A well-worn
Free Outdoor-themed Entertainment Cover photo courtesy of Shallan Knowles Outdoor Education Are you interested in learning more about Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or needing to recertify? A WFA class provides an excellent foundation of skills for anyone who spends a lot of time in the backcountry. Longleaf is hosting a class at St. George’s School
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By Lisa Laughlin Cover photo courtesy of Priest Lake Watersports If this list doesn’t send you into a race-registering frenzy, I don’t know what will. Our region is packed with incredible options for running, riding, triathlon-ing, and getting outside from March through October. The only problem, my friends: you can’t be in two places at
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By Olivia Dugenet Cover photo courtesy of Olivia Dugenet I was backpacking alone because I had desperately needed a break from my everyday life. I was in the Lewis range of the Montana Rockies, in summer, and I had been rationing a low water supply for a couple of miles. There were no streams at
Cover photo courtesy of Crazy Creek This new packable and light-weight table from Crazy Creek, made 100% in Montana, is as useful on short backpacking trips as it is for post-adventure happy hours in any season. The cube-shaped collapsed table sets up in seconds, creating a 12”x 12” textured table surface with legs that adjust
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great outdoors expo exhibitor spotlight The Spokane Mountaineers is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the outdoors through education and conservation. Spokane Mountaineers Courses and Schools Ice Climbing Seminar: Beginner and intermediate tracks Mountain School: Mountaineering, 14-week course Backcountry Skiing 101: Beginner course, free for members Backcountry Ski School: 12-week intermediate course for ski and
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Cover photo courtesy of Peak Designs I love technical duffle bags for their versality. A well-made one like the Peak Designs Travel Duffel can be deployed on so many different types of outdoor adventures and travel situations, from keeping ski apparel and gear stored in one place and ready to grab for easy early morning
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Have you ever gone backpacking and caught a wild trout in a mountain lake and fried it in a pan for dinner? Me neither (I’ve always used sticks or foil), but with this ultra-light pan from Sea to Summit I aim to give fried trout a try soon. I can say it cooks up backcountry
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