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Nelson’s Fat Tire Festival August 25-28, 2016 – a weekend to celebrate all things bicycle!
For over 20 years, this mountain town nestled in the lush and rugged Selkirk Mountains has been holding a festival in honor of an avid ...
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The Iconic Photo Spots of Island Lake Contest (Fernie, B.C.)
There are so many amazing photo spots on the Island Lake property near Fernie, B.C., that Island Lake Lodge has created a contest to help ...
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The New Lazy Lizard Trail – Island Lake Lodge/Fernie, B.C.
After a few years of planning and construction, the Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail was completed in the summer of 2015. Backcountry Trail Experts constructed ...
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Biking the Flathead—World-Class Riding from Road, Rail-Trail to Singletrack Awaits in Northwest Montana
I fell hard when I met Kalispell and the Flathead Valley for the first time, as the theme here is “astounding mountain views in everything ...
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Coffee Brewing on the Go
Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the U.S. behind soda, and number one in the world, not counting water. Most of us who ...
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Off-the-Beaten-Path BC Adventure Towns
Living as close as we do to British Columbia and the unthinkably uncrowded Kootenay region, with its lifetime’s worth of outdoor adventure potential, dramatic scenery ...
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Leavenworth: A Bavarian Basecamp for Summer Adventure
Leavenworth is more than Bavarian kitsch. Instead, it is one of the best places in the state for an active holiday – a prime location ...
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Cycle and Sip: Sampling the New Tri-Cities Wine-and-Bike Trail
The Tri-Cities region that includes Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick has received justifiable acclaim for its wines. The region shares the same latitude as the legendary ...
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Hike the Canadian Rockies and Live the Good Life at Fernie, B.C.’s Island Lake Lodge
The idea of using a lodge as a day hiking basecamp had never really occurred to either of us before we found ourselves enjoying the ...
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