Trip Planning & Backpacking in Glacier National Park
Backpacking in Glacier National Park’s wilderness requires careful planning. Learn about a 4-day itinerary in the Belly River area.
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Old-Growth Adventures in the Inland Northwest
Old-growth forest stands provide destinations for hiking and camping to better appreciation the grandeur of old, big trees.
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Book Reviews: April 2008
PIONEER VOICES OF PRIEST LAKE Kris Runberg Smith, Editor Kehoe Press, 2007, 208 pages DRAWING ON CHILDHOOD memories of the Priest Lake region, Ms. Runberg Smith weaves oral histories from a dozen or so Priest Lake pioneers into a refreshing view of the region’s history. Unlike some of the prior histories of the region, which
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Beat The Crowds, Find The Powder: The Dos And Don’ts Of Backcountry Skiing
Every outdoor pursuit has its hazard. For mountain bikers, it may be a rut or a rock garden in a steep, technical downhill stretch. If you’re a surfer or kayaker, you’re always susceptible to a sneaker wave or hole waiting to school your ass. And wilderness trekkers may have to contend with lions, tigers, bears
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Bigfoot is Not Dead: An Inland Northwest Cryptozoological Expedition
First, a story. Brian Smith was a 20-year-old kid in 1989 when he moved from Houston, Texas to Walla Walla, Washington. Just weeks after arriving, he borrowed his dad’s Volkswagen, and with a friend from church, decided to go bombing around in the woods of the nearby Blue Mountains. As he steered the car up
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Book Reviews: September 2006
Bicycling The Lewis & Clark Trail Michael McCoy & Adventure Cycling Association Falcon, June 2003, 240 pages. As the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial celebration enters its homestretch, one lasting contribution that will continue to roll on is the engaging book, Bicycling the Lewis & Clark Trail. Just as Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery
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Old School Camping: Going Lean, Mean, and Green
Camping is one of those simple, all-American activities that’s gotten way too complicated in our high-speed, high-tech modern world. Gear is great for getting you out for a safe and satisfying adventure into the wild, but you don’t need a Patagonia shopping spree or even a Cabela’s catalogue to outfit yourself for an old-school camping
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What’s Your Gear?: Off-road Tri
Welcome to a new feature where we ask some of the best outdoor athletes in the region what equipment they use for their favorite sports. This issue we feature North Idaho off-road tri phenom, Brandyn ROARK Gray, who is working hard to make the jump to full-time sponsored athlete in Xterra series triathlons. She supervises
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