Citizens in Ferry County who are trying to save some trails from ATV traffic have moved their fight in to the legal realm. Here’s an update from the quiet communities coalition: LEGAL CHALLENGE UPDATE QUIET COMMUNITIES COALITION In February 2008, Quiet Communities Coalition (“QCC”) filed suit against Ferry County and its Commissioners, challenging the legality […]
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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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5 years ago, Grant Petersen, owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works in Walnut Creek, California, wrote a short piece called “The Underbike.” The essay described how riding a bike unfit for a given ride could make the ride more rewarding. For example, riding a mountain bike on a century ride and keeping up with the road
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Old-growth forest stands provide destinations for hiking and camping to better appreciation the grandeur of old, big trees.
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Jessie Mueller and Sue and Sue PaDelford wait to remove the cut out sections.Photo Leon Sproule. Just recieved a great email about trail work: Dear Editor, This is just a note to tell you that I enjoy reading your magazine. There is always something to catch your attention about the things that are going on
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An Interview with Paddling Washington Co-Author Rich Landers Melting snow packs, flooding rivers, and even the future of our city’s summer time falls have many local paddlers thinking about water and itching to dust off our boats once again. For those of you who’ve learned to never head off for a float without Rich Lander’s
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By Angie Dierdorff & Jon Snyder DESTINATION races are becoming more and more popular and the Pacific Northest has a bunch of fun ones. Two of the best are right here: Bloomsday and Ironman Coeur d’Alene. But where should you go when you want to race out of town? Use our guide to help pick
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If you haven’t gone out to the Steam Plant Grill’s Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series yet I’d like to provide some reasons to go. My son and I went last night and had blast. • It’s close to town (7-Mile Rd. Airstrip at RSP) • The trails are super-fun • The scenery is lush and
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Persian Hour host Sharokh (white shirt) at the Polly Judd tree planting with Jafar and Nsim on his left. Saturday’s planting of a Peace Tree in Polly Judd parks was fabulous. Later that evening the Iranian cyclists, Nasim and Jafar, gave a terrific slideshow on their trip at the community building. If you missed it
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DIRT PROVIDES RESPITE for a runner’s body, while road is unforgiving. “Trail running is so much softer on joints and bones; I could not put in nearly as much mileage if it was all on pavement. Also, just the beauty of it and getting out of the city and back to nature,” says Chris Zeller,
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