It’s a clever routine. Alpine ski during the middle of the week when the throngs and masses of people are about their daily routines. Then Nordic ski on the weekends, when the slopes are busy and the backcountry is begging to be explored. Tom Schaaf played this game of leapfrog throughout his years in Spokane […]
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Parents worry about their kids. So when Andy Mahre told his parents he wanted to become a professional freestyle skier, they were concerned to say the least. The Washington native grew up in Yakima and was practically raised on the slopes at White Pass. He comes from an illustrious family of skiers—his father went on
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Help Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge and Spokane Audubon Society will host a community work party on Saturday, October 16. This is part of an ongoing community effort to restore native riparian habitat to benefit birds and other wildlife species. We have hundreds of native saplings to plant, and fencing to
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Chris Zeller’s running career began with a Spokane tradition. His dad signed the two of them up for Bloomsday when he was just five years old. The duo practiced one-mile loops around their neighborhood and eventually worked their way up to the big race. Bloomsday became a family tradition, and before he knew it Zeller
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WTA (Washington Trails Association) will be doing work and will need volunteers.
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Last month’s article about the cluster of plane crashes found in Mount Spokane State Park proved to be an interesting story to a wide range of people. Following the release of the feature article, a number of remarkable emails revealed greater details about some of the events, as well as some corrections worth noting. Steve
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A Backcountry Adventure Sometimes a hike is just a hike. Sometimes picking huckleberries is just another excuse to explore. Sometimes we find strange and unusual things in our State Parks, and it starts a new chapter in our lives. Mat Walden lives near Elk, at the base of Mount Spokane, and he thoroughly enjoys living
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All the hub bub about the Spokane cycling scene seems to focus on commuting and road biking. The city may be counting cyclists at specified intersections and logging the miles on Bike to Work Week (and month) but who’s counting the downhill riders on Beacon Hill? Who’s tracking the mountain bikers sprawled across Riverside State
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Did you know that your favorite hikes into Washington’s wildlands are made possible by the efforts of thousands of volunteers keeping these public trails in great condition?
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Nick Murto was reading Laird Hamilton’s book, Force of Nature when he learned about a new water sport. The author raved about a sport called paddle surfing and claimed it was an incredible workout. Murto was interested, but couldn’t find any local retailers. Neither did he know where or how to rent a board, and
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