The Jess Roskelley Foundation is hosting a local showing of Mountainfilm on Tour, featuring the best of the films awarded at the annual festival held each year in Telluride, Colorado. Join others for an evening of inspiring films to benefit local outdoor recreation projects. Doors open at the Garland Theater September 28 at 7 p.m. […]
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A weekly community sail that welcomes all for a good time Growing up in eastern Washington, Bryan Heer didn’t have much exposure to the world of sailing. “My dad sailed a little bit, but I was really young,” he says, “And my uncle had sailed before, so it was something that was interesting, but I
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Don’t go to Soap Lake, Wash., looking for a 60-foot lava lamp. What would be, according to the Smithsonian Magazine, a 60-foot-tall behemoth of foot-thick glass holding 100,000 gallons of “lava,” which was envisioned as a tourist draw, remains an aspiration, says Nell Kovach of Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee. Instead, visit Soap Lake
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This high-volume, round cooler is not only bombproof, it holds up to 27 cans of beer with the high-tech insulation to keep them really, really cold for a long time. It also has some smart and convenient features, including a solid handle that doesn’t slop around while you’re lugging your load, a one-hand latch that
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The Inland Northwest is home to hundreds of lakes within an hour’s drive in any direction. When the temperatures start to rise, it’s time to get out on the lake! Pick something in the list below you might enjoy, then find the corresponding number for details on which lakes make the best fit for your
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Ever notice that music seems to sound better with an epic view? On September 15-16 a new music festival in Rossland, BC, will use the natural slopes and amphitheater-like setting at the base of Red and Granite Mountains as a backdrop to a variety of Canadian, international, and local acts. “Between the Peaks” music festival
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I’ve done many road trips to British Columbia, because there’s a ton of beauty there, so it’s natural I’m super excited whenever I go. Maybe you noticed I borrowed the words from the well-known phrase, Super, natural British Columbia. Luckily, not much travel time is necessary to experience BC’s super naturalness. The following hikes with
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In 2022, America’s national parks had over 213 million visitors. Closer to home, Glacier National Park had over 2.9 million visitors. That popularity has led to a reservation system for bringing cars into the park. Given that popularity, how might we enjoy what national parks afford without finding ourselves cheek by jowl with fellow travelers?
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Building a name for themselves by pioneering portable biomass camp stoves that charge USB devices, solar rechargeable lights, and headlamps that “run forever,” to battery packs of all sizes, Biolite has been living up to its mission of bringing energy everywhere since 2008. This past winter, I had the opportunity to bring a bit of
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Inland Northwest bike races and rides offer plenty of chances to get out and ride with your pedaling peeps. If you recall from our last issue, the daunting task of identifying Spokane as a proper bike town was meticulously defined and decided. Sure, there are things that our community and region could work on, but,
