Planning Summertime Family Adventures
Plan with less stress, and play more with your kids outside with ideas and inspiration from our Summer Adventure Guide.
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100 Fun Things to Do Outside this Summer
June 4 is National Trails Day – go for a hike! Check out Indian Painted Rocks, a 6.8-mile round-trip loop trail within the Riverside State Park Little Spokane River Natural Area. wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/little-spokane-river. June is Great Outdoors Month and National Camping Month. In fact, June 25 is National Backyard Campout Day – an easy “staycation.” Play
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: EnerPlex Kickr IV Portable Solar Charger & Jumpr Slate 5K Power Bank
On two different mountain bike trips to Bend, Oregon, in recent years, our lost-out-in-the-woods camp vibe was disrupted by a dead car battery thanks to our bad habit of playing car stereo tunes and charging phones from cigarette lighter chargers for way too long. Nothing delays a morning bike ride like having to hike down
7 Summertime Adventures for the Whole Family
#1 Experience a River of No Return Jet Boat Tour Experience Idaho’s famed Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and the wild Salmon River on a 1-3 day jet boat tour out of Riggins, Idaho this spring or summer. The tours are a safe and fun way for families to visit the river
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Outdoor Shakespeare Performances June 20-22
Cover photo courtesy of Maggie Johnson A great way to enjoy a summer evening is with a bit of outdoor entertainment. On the weekend of the summer solstice, catch a free, live, outdoors performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Riverstone Park Amphitheater in Coeur d’Alene at 6 p.m. This classic work will
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A Winter Workout for all Ages and Abilities
Climb the walls at these Inland Northwest indoor climbing gyms Cover photo courtesy of Scott Martinez The stretch of time between the New Year and spring can be a verrrry long slog. If your New Year’s Resolution had “stay active” or “get outside my comfort zone,” at the top, don’t let gloomy outdoor conditions get
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5 Ideas to Motivate Teens to Love the Outdoors
My kids were toddlers when I pitched the idea of an “Outdoor Family” story to Out There’s publishers. That was nearly 10 years ago, and the precursor to this Out There Kids column, which aims to inspire and motivate families to explore the great outdoors, especially with young children. It was easier then, in retrospect,
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A Whitewater Adventure on North Idaho’s St. Joe River
“An unspoiled river is a very rare thing in this Nation today.” – Former President Lyndon B. Johnson upon signing the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 1968 It’s been almost two decades since I made North Idaho my home, and, from day one, I noticed people speaking fondly of the St. Joe River and the
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Teach Your Kids Survival Skills
If you don’t know about the “I Survived” historical fiction book series by Lauren Tarshis, then your kids likely do. Popular with readers from 3rd grade and older (ages 8+), including middle-schoolers, each story is based on a major true-life disaster, including historical-notable natural ones (such as the 1982 Mount St. Helen’s eruption) or human-caused
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Idaho Doubles Non-Resident Rates At 5 State Parks
Priest Lake, Farragut, and Round Lake State Parks are now the most expensive in the Northwest for non-residents visiting or camping.
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