Goodbye Walkin’ Jim
Rich Leon sent us this notification of the passing of Wakin’ Jim Stoltz:
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Let Loose On The Palouse: A Guide To Great Road Riding Right Out Your Backdoor
In the pastoral landscape of Eastern Washington’s Palouse, miles are measured in wheat fields, 70-mile loops are easily accessible, and there’s no such thing as traffic. Learn about 6 popular ride routes from local cycling experts.
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Mapping A New Trail in The Kettle Range: Project Is A Tribute To Wilderness Advocate Gerry Copeland
Some people are born into the wild. The desire to climb the highest peak and trek the roughest terrain is built within their very core. It’s a way of life. It’s something that calls within them to get out and explore. Gerry Copeland was one such man. The longtime Spokane architect (founder of Copeland Design
The Big Burn: Remembering the Inferno is Both History Lesson and Great Outdoor Family Adventure
On a hot day one hundred years ago this summer, forester Joseph Halm and his crew of firefighters hacked their way through miles of wilderness toward a wildfire burning at Bean Creek near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. Halm noted the withered ferns and grasses and the crisp brown underbrush, parched by drought.
Don’t Wait For Snow – 10 Ideas for Planning Your Winter Adventure Now
GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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Don’t Wait For Snow: 10 Ideas for Planning Your Winter Adventure Now
GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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Three Great Treks For Fall Colors
Autumn is the season best savored perhaps by creative writers, bird watchers and carefree nature lovers. Nineteenth-century writer William Cullen Bryant referred to this season as “the year’s last, loveliest smile,” and novelist Albert Camus said, “Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower.” Crisp mornings with frost, clothed in layers for
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Camping Destinations via Hike, Bike, or Bus
With car-free camping, adventure begins when you leave your front door. Here are 5 Spokane-area destinations to arrive by bike, bus, or hike.
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Outdoors In Iran: Adventure in the Islamic Republic
The second day in Iran was the worst for me. It started with a poor choice of clothes. My yellow, shear, short-sleeved vintage shirt with mother-of-pearl buttons is one of my favorite warm weather shirts. But I didn’t realize how see-through it was until I wore it in the Islamic Republic of Iran, where men
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Beacon Hill/Sekani: Spokane’s Mountain Bike Mecca
If bikes could sport bumper stickers, a good slogan for this upcoming cycling season would urge us all to “Bike Locally.” Last year it was steep gas prices; this year it is a plunging economy that might have many of us taking a closer look at the backyard trails and other recreational treasures we may
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