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National Geographic Montana Trail Illustrated Maps

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Planning an epic summer road trip to Big Sky Country will be a snap with National Geographic’s Trails Illustrated topographic maps for Montana.  With waterproof and tear-resistant maps covering areas like Yellowstone National Park; Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks; the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex; Missoula and the Mission Mountains; Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness; and Bozeman, Big […]

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Four Local Long-Distance Hikers and Their Unique Experiences on National Scenic Trails

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If you’ve ever dreamed of taking on one of North America’s long-distance hiking trails, one of the best things you can do to prepare is learn from others who have walked before you. These four Inland Northwest-based hikers offer a glimpse of life out on the trail that may inspire you to hit the trail

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Trip-Planning Strategies for the National Parks

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A kid-friendly way to experience wilderness is by visiting a national park. Harley and Abby McAllister of Spokane Valley travel extensively to national parks with their four sons, ages four through 15. Last year, they compiled their research and experiences to publish two guidebooks, “Yellowstone National Park with Kids” and the other about Utah’s five

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Two children holding handfuls of snow on a summertime snowfield at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

National Parks: It’s a Centennial Year and They’re Closer Than You Think

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One of the unique icons of America is its national parks – beautiful, historic, and usually expansive swaths of protected land for everyone to explore and enjoy. This summer is the centennial anniversary (the official date is August 26) of the creation of the U.S. National Park Service, thanks to a law enacted by President

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Backpackers hike beneath Gable Mountain in Glacier National Park, near the eastern terminus of the Pacific Northwest Trail.

Public Lands Workforce Cuts to Impact Outdoor Recreation  

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Cover photo courtesy of Paul Chisom According to the Outdoor Alliance, the new administration has implemented thousands of staffing cuts across land management agencies that are expected to hurt outdoor recreation access. In mid-February, at the direction of the new administration, the Forest Service, BLM, and National Park Service (NPS) laid off over 5,000 people,

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Snowshoeing Yellowstone

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Exploring winter magic in America’s first national park By Jean Arthur By the time my family and I finished snowshoeing around Mammoth Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, we’d tromped 1.5 miles, observed colorful formations like Orange Spring Mound and Angel Terrace, and laughed at our kids’ descriptions of the park’s famous thermal features exuding sulphureous

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Your Fall Road Trip Destination Kalispell, Montana

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A Charming Mountain Town Four Hours from Spokane If there’s one thing we know in the Northwest, it’s that fall is the prime time to set out on a long weekend road trip. With colorful foliage, pleasant daytime and crisp evening temperatures, and fewer people exploring our highways and byways, fall was made for road

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