Paddling Safety For Kids & Adults
Here are three of the most important paddling safety tips for both children and adults. Teach life skills and be safe out there.
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Best Paddling & Swimming Lakes in Eastern Washington and North Idaho
Flatwater beckons you to break its glassy surface with swimming strokes or kayak bows and paddles. Check out these 13 lake destinations for their great paddling and swimming waters.
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Beyond Swimming: 6 Ideas for Kids Without Getting Wet
When you’re not swimming or cruising in a boat, and it’s time for beach-based and flatwater, stay-dry activities, here are ways to combine physical activity and nature exploration.
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Early Season Kayaking
No matter how long it’s been since I’ve been in my kayak, or how far life has drawn me away from the river, when winter begins to melt out of the mountains, I am lured back. I start watching the river levels. My paddle gear gets shuffled from the back of the garage towards the
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5 Sweet Swimming Beaches in the Inland Northwest
Load up the kids’ PFDs, floaties and beach toys for a visit to one of these 5 favorite local beaches in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
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The Best of Priest Lake: Hikes, Resorts, Paddling, Fishing, and More
The Northwest has hundreds of lakes ranging from tiny alpine tarns to giant pools that sprawl for miles through the mountains. The region’s many diverse lakes each have their own unique feel and personality. While public land and access is limited at some, others like Priest Lake, nestled in the Selkirk Mountains, are a near
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Paddling Upper Priest Lake As Easy As 1, 2, 3,***
IT’S A UBIQUITOUS SUMMER PHRASE in Spokane: “Going to the lake.” For some, the body of water referenced is Coeur d’Alene; for others, Newman or Hayden lakes. For many, though, the “lake” in the phrase is Priest, probably the most popular water destination in the area and certainly the most scenic (apologies to Pend Oreille
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Firday Night Floats on the Spokane River
Want to get involved with the Northwest Whitewater Association? If you have class III skills and a boat meet up with them this Friday. They are also selling Idaho boat stickers. See below: Friday Night Floats Continue This Week: The long-standing tradition of weekly floats on the lower Spokane River begins again, weather & water
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