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Inland NW Trails and Conservation Coalition

About The Inland Northwest Trails and Conservation Coalition is devoted to conservation and trail corridors. Managed by volunteers, they welcome you to share their enthusiasm for this area. Take advantage of their links, contacts, trails and conservation area information and consider volunteering information and insights about your favorite places. They welcome your participation and interest in their meetings. […]

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The R in Washington is Silent

“Pronunciation question: Does ‘Iller’ Creek rhyme with ‘miller’ or ‘miler’?” That’s the unassuming question I posted on Facebook last fall, and it was the moment I learned where my active outdoor friends and my grammar geek friends overlap – and sharply disagree. Confession: Until adulthood, I thought “awry” was pronounced “AW-ree.” I thought “frigate” was

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Mountain Mugs: Wallace Brewing Company Owner Chase Sanborn Shares His Stoke for Snowboarding and the Silver Valley

For long-time Silver Valley residents like Chase Sanborn, owner of Wallace Brewing Company, Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is the perfect place to leave the crowds behind and immerse yourself in the winter wonderland of the Bitterroot Mountains. “I learned to snowboard up there in 1991,” says Sanborn. “It’s always been a fun mountain.

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Mountain Sledding: Finding Places to Slide on Snow

Sledding – the ancient activity of sitting on your butt and getting over the snow far more efficiently than most wheeled vehicles. Today, unless you live in an arctic landscape, sledding or tobogganing is primarily a recreational sport enjoyed by all ages. After a fresh snowfall, who doesn’t relish pulling out their sled and running

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Aerial view of the Steamboat Rock State Park in Central Washington, with sagebrush and desert landscape.

Cool-Weather Coulee: Winter Hikes Near Lake Roosevelt

During the summer, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s 600 miles of shoreline attract droves of boaters to the otherwise-dry coulee country of Eastern Washington. But when the houseboats and Jet Skis have long been dry docked, the lake and its neighbors make an attractive backdrop for snow-free winter exploration, the stark, serene landscape attracting the

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