In case you have heard, Spokane’s Dawes Eddy, 66, became the oldest American to summit Mt. Everest this week. Our faithful correspondent and resident fitness guru Don Winant has been keeping us updated. Here’s some updates and pics with captions from Don: Dawes Eddy—God Bless his Soul—is now the oldest (i.e. most senior) United States […]
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Harvesting mint on Damavand. // Photo Jon Snyder. Sunday was the day before we flew back home. We spent the day driving to Damavand Mountain, the 18,000 foot peak a couple hours northeast of Tehran. The day was very cloudy, so we weren’t able to catch a good view of the peak, but we still
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The Royal Mosque at Imam Square, Esfahan. The ancient architecture here can be mind-boggling–the colors, the detail, the symmetry, it’s like landing on a different planet. In Spokane a 75 year-old building is a marvel. Here they are 300-400 year-old structures sitting abondoned in a wheat field.
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Everyone at Abayaneh. We wake up today in the mountain town of Abyaneh. I look out our hotel window to see a village built in to the hillside of bright red rock–like a a Persian town dropped down on Mars. After breakfast we walk down to the village, tightly packed collection of houses sharing walls
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Eating lunch at the old fort outside of Kashan. 5/8 Day 4 It is very hard to find the time to write and post entries. When I do theInternet speeds are usually like dial up. Sorry I can’t do more. Today we left Tehran and drive south in a hired van. We lunch near Kashan
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Water Search And Rescue rarely involves rescuing a live human being. The Spokane County Water Rescue team’s last live rescue subject was a moose, which they pulled out of Newman Lake this April. More often than not, a person makes it out before help arrives—or falls victim to the water’s surprising weight. Then rescue turns
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You know how it is. Five, maybe seven, even two and a half miles into a backcountry campsite, perhaps somewhere only your GPS knows. Your feet hurt, and legs ache. After pitching your tent, it’s dinner time. Those who know backpacking understand the key essentials for survival: food, water, shelter. Besides scenery, good food is
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Gather your co-workers, classmates, friends, neighbors or anyone else you know and form a team for the Commute Challenge presented by Group Health!
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Image courtesy of ROW Adventures. Congratulations to Coeur d’Alene’s ROW Adventures. Here’s the details in a press release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho- On March 30th, President Obama signed the Public Lands Omnibus Bill into law, protecting 517,000 acres and 315 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Owyhee River and canyons. With this news, Outside
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Bike To Work Spokane party at the Steamplant Grill, 2008. // Photo Jeff Ferguson. If you’ve never biked to work before these classes are great way to start: Bike Workshops Scheduled Spokane, WA – Bike To Work Spokane’s commitment to bike education continues with four local bicycle workshops that are being presented as a prelude
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