With adaptable, customized vans made to order, VanDOit is simplifying the way people purchase adventure rigs. “In short, we are a full-service vehicle and adventure van build-out company,” says Erik Chapin, the Bend, Oregon-based west coast rep for VanDOit. A highlight of the design of VanDOit’s vehicles—the base model is the Ford Transit—is how they […]
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Camping is the quintessential summer activity. There’s no agenda or media; it’s just you and the great outdoors. Although most campgrounds on public lands are scenic, some offer more “wow” factor and bang for your buck. If chilling out is your primary activity while camping, you can kickback in a hammock or chair and still
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Rejuvenate your June-through-August routine and take advantage of some of the best outdoor opportunities the Northwest has to offer.
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Ever wanted your own private cabin in the woods? The Forest Service rents out former ranger stations in the Blue Mountains for an affordable price. They’re a great option for staging near the trailhead the night before your hike or recuperating after you’re finished. If you’d rather not rough it, rent the Tucannon Guard Station
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Take on thrilling whitewater, learn a new boating skill, enjoy a relaxing paddle, or compete in your preferred paddles sports pursuit at one of these Northwest on-water events. Northwest Paddling Festival (May 10-11) This Festival is hosted at Lake Sammamish State Park near Seattle. Although not on a river, this is great event for paddlers
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They say the best whitewater in Oregon is in Washington. They also say the most dangerous part of kayaking is mountain biking, but I digress. The truth, however, is that you’ll find watersheds producing amazing whitewater almost anywhere you travel within the greater Pacific Northwest. Here we have tallied 14 rivers east of the Cascade
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Guide to regional breweries in the Inland Northwest, including Spokane, south & central Washington, NE Wash., N Idaho, and NE Oregon.
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There are lots of depressing statistics about declining pollinator populations, which are threatened by loss of habitat and pesticide poisoning, but each of us can implement simple and positive changes to help provide pollinator habitat and food sources in our yards. Creating garden landscapes with less lawn and more of the right types of plants
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As a long-distance runner, I’m always on the hunt for a snack that will give me short and long-term energy and tastes good. I’ll admit I’m a bit of picky eater, which makes the problem worse, and is probably the reason I was drawn to a bar named PICKY in the first place. These bars
Fifty miles southwest of Spokane, a nameless dirt road veers into a rugged valley that could easily be a movie set for a Big Sky western. The sprawling former sheep ranch into which the road spills straddles Rock Creek for eight miles. Countless crags and buttes form horizons that seem to pull on the sky
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