Volunteer on the Trails
Give Back to our Wilderness Trails this Summer! Join the Washington Trails Association (WTA) for these Work Parties on the Colville National Forest.
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Trails Conference Comes to Town
For the first time the annual Washington State Trails Conference will be coming to the Spokane Convention Center. This great event comes at pivotal time for trails advocacy. Motorized or non-motorized? To fund of not to fund? Transportation or recreation? Off limits to cycling or not? There are no shortage of important issues facing our
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Metallica Vs. Trails
Full disclosure: I love Metallica. Growing up metal in Spokane they were always one of my favorite bands. The impact of their first four records is still being felt. So I was dismayed to read a report in the SF Chronicle about James Hetfield erecting a big fence to block trail access in through his
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Editorial: Rails to Trails Comes to Town
In October I had the opportunity to give bike tour of Spokane trails to Ben Gettleman and Heather Deutsch, two visiting directors from the National Rails to Trails Conservancy. At OTM we spend a lot of time banging our heads against the wall trying to convince folks of the importance of everything from bike lanes
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DON’T GIVE US THE COLD SHOULDER:
DISCOVER THE SWEET SPOT BETWEEN SUN & SNOW By Melissa Thompstone Cover photo courtesy of Ashley Voykin As the snow melts and the trails dry, most mountain town destinations prepare for “shoulder season.” But what does that really mean? Dictionary.com defines it as “the period between a destination’s peak (high) season and off-peak (low) season, when demand
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Learning to Race for Good
Cover photo courtesy of Kort Laughlin Racing meant a lot to my identity as a high schooler. I was on the track and cross-country teams at my rural high school, and I was never more nervous than the day of a meet. During that teenage time of figuring out who I was, being a runner was an identifier I held onto when other things in my
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Swag Run Mixes Miles and Free Gear
The Negative Split Swag Run is a chill way to get a winter run in while scoring some serious swag. Set for Saturday, Feb. 21, the 5K race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center—home base for the weekend for the Spokane Great Outdoors & Bike Expo. From there, runners will head out
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Mountain Maker: One Snowcat Operator’s Story
Cover photo courtesy of Schweitzer Mountain When Schweitzer snowcat operator Sabrina started at Ski Santa Fe almost 30 years ago, she had no idea she was stepping into what would become her lifelong career. After working at the New Mexico resort in the rental shop and later as a lift-operator, Sabrina remembers seeing the big
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Snow Cat Operators: The Unsung Heroes of the Mountain Slopes
By Bri Loveall Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall One cold, snowy morning last winter, I woke hours before the mountains would transform into a kaleidoscope of pinks and blues, more commonly known as alpenglow, and made my way to the base of Lookout Pass to join the snowcat operators for a morning of work.
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Winter Escape: Joshua Tree National Park
By Jean Arthur Cover photo courtesy of Jean Arthur Rattlesnakes, scorpions, dagger-sharp yucca and plenty of prickly cacti: What’s not to love about the American Southwest? In March, my daughter and I took a girls’ trip to Joshua Tree National Park in California’s Mojave and Sonoran deserts, where early spring brings warm days around 70
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