I used to think the only reason to go to a gym was if you were in prison – for fitness and so the guy on the top bunk wouldn’t try to make you his girlfriend. Then I went to a gym in Europe, and I realized gyms were, at least for women, a place […]
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My husband Young and I moved to North Idaho from Colorado six years ago, and sometimes I find myself missing that Rocky Mountain purple mountain majesty. But this summer, I discovered a place in North Central Washington that satisfied that longing: the Methow Valley. On a sunny day in June, Young and I set out
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Spokane now has its first all-women’s race that’s been a regional favorite for some time. Picked for its reputation as a great running town, Spokane will be the first city outside Oregon to host a Happy Girls Run. The race offers a 5k, 10k and half marathon, attracting women of all abilities. Spokane’s Happy Girls
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If there is a list of greatest jobs in the world, building mountain bike trails must be at the top of it. At the very least, it must fill your karma account. This is what I am thinking as I grin ear to ear and wrap around every perfectly engineered corner of the Whitefish Trail.
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With beaches and public access that wrap the city’s shoreline; a vibrant, laidback tourism scene; and an active water sports community, Coeur d’ Alene may be the perfect stand up paddleboarding town. Stand up paddleboarding (or SUP) has exploded in popularity at lakes and rivers around the region and is now the most popular outdoor
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It was a glorious bluebird sky in Central Oregon when K and I pulled into Smith Rock. We’d seen the weather report, called in sick at work, loaded the car with quick draws and kale chips, and headed south for a long weekend. K and I have the luxury of being healthy, rather extreme in
Your Guide to Indoor Fun and Fitness for the Fall Shoulder Season Resist the urge to hibernate during the colder, grayer “shoulder season.” Perhaps easier said than done. After all, it’s often too ______ (fill-in-the-blank with current nasty weather condition) for ________ (whatever you most like to do outside). And there’s not enough snow in
“I had a mental block about beginning again at the age of 45—I thought that it would be too hard and I would feel discouraged, and give up before I had really given it the time a new routine takes to become habit,” says Angie Dierdorff, who has experienced an off and on relationship with
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This just in! RENO RIVER FESTIVAL MAKES MOVE FOR 9TH ANNUAL EVENT JUNE 15 – 17, 2012 RENO, Nev. (Feb. 15, 2012) – The Reno River Festival makes a move in 2012 to a new date, June 15 – 17. Aiming for consistently warmer weather, the 9th annual event includes the Festival’s popular freestyle, boatercross,
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SOME VACATIONS FEEL SO busy and exhausting that once you return home you need another vacation just to rejuvenate. Staying at a resort—and focusing your recreation and other activities around that focal point—is one way to ensure a relaxing getaway. Located outside of Leavenworth along Icicle Creek is Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, whose namesake peak
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