Cover photo courtesy of Lynn Hopwood By Tabitha Gregory Big and brilliant, hot air balloons have long captivated the public’s imagination. The sight of a gentle giant floating above the landscape stops traffic and brings children and parents out of their homes to watch. The longing to be in a balloon, untethered from the earth, […]
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While perusing the local Parks & Recreation catalog, I found just the ticket: Paddle the Little Spokane River in a Rented Kayak.
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Learn fascinating history by exploring small-town museums of the Inland NW, including Davenport and Colville, WA, and Wallace, ID.
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History of a namesake explorer for Abercrombie Mountain in the Selkirk Range of northeast Wash. and connections with Alaska.
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By Tabitha Gregory I am learning to downhill ski in my sixth decade of life. Over the years, I’ve made a number of failed attempts to learn. Once on Japan’s icy slopes, thrice on Alyeska Resort’s torturously steep runs, and finally in the ungroomed backcountry of Thompson Pass, Alaska. Those experiences scared me out of
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Cover photo courtesy of Caleb Rath By Tabitha Gregory Balloon Tour Options: Great Spots to Watch Balloons from the Ground The 36th annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally takes place Sept. 26-28, 2025, in Prosser, Wash. The local Chamber of Commerce executive director, Alex Steinbock, calls the Rally a fantastic spectator event, with a mass sunrise
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A first-timer’s guided summer ride along the river By Tabitha Gregory Cover photo courtesy of Tabitha Gregory On a hot July Saturday, I found myself atop a horse named Serenity, swaying down a broad trail in Spokane’s Riverside State Park. The breeze rustled the ponderosa limbs above, blew up a dusty wake, and charmingly mussed
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By Tabitha Gregory Beginning this fall, a collaboration between Gonzaga’s Center for Climate, Society and the Environment and the university’s Center for Lifelong Learning will offer an online Climate Certificate Program. This program is among the first of its kind in the U.S. and seeks to arm community members—professionals and volunteers—with a way to build
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Eastern Washington University is offering community groups an opportunity to build their teams through challenge courses that take place on an amped up outdoor playground. Located in Cheney, the grounds feature 40-foot poles, beams, ropes, cables, logs, tires, and other obstacles that are incorporated into organized activities geared toward each group’s objectives. According to program
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Inland NW universities and colleges train the next generation of outdoor recreation and natural resource management leaders.
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