Sure, flasks are fine. And these days it’s easy to find those nifty stainless-steel canisters that hold an entire bottle of wine. There are even bladders made for wine carrying. Outdoor Vino has them all beat with its line of wines specifically for outdoor travel. While the names of these wines hint at their outdoor […]
Learn what Hank Greer and his wife, Kathy, did to plan and prepare for their bike tour of the U.S. in 2018.
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Whether you are a road or trail warrior or an occasional outdoor recreationist, there’s something for everyone in this comprehensive guide to races, rides, and outdoor events around the Inland Northwest. See you at the starting line! BIKING Bike Everywhere Challenge (May 1-31): May is officially Bike Everywhere Month and the Spokane Bicycle Club (spokanebikes.org)
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Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA), the deepest canyon in North America, plunges nearly 8,000 feet from He Devil in Idaho’s Seven Devils Range to the Snake River. Already popular as a jet boating, rafting, and backpacking paradise, it may surprise you to learn there are also miles of gated roads and abandoned ranches in
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For eight years, 93-year-old Sylvester VanOort has packed his truck, left South Dakota behind, and driven “straight down I-90” to Kellogg, Idaho, to ski Silver Mountain and Lookout Pass. “I’m the only WWII veteran left at both mountains, and I’m the only one left in Oacoma and Chamberlain, South Dakota, who is active, playing golf,
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As I approached the starting line, I quickly realized this race was unlike any I’d ever been to before. The competition was fierce. The conditions were uncomfortable. And the racers? Several had already licked me. It was the annual running of the Eagle Cap Extreme Dog Sled Race, the only Iditarod qualifier in the western
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Books are one of my few obsessions. Re-reading a great book feels like returning home as I revisit that author’s ideas, insights, experiences, encouragement, or advice. These books inspire me in my resolve to better help my outdoor family be the best version of us—determined adventurers; curious explorers; fun-loving recreationists; caring, informed, and compassionate conservationists.
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“We just lost millions of acres of protected land,” REI said in a recent statement. “But we remain united as a community.” Several other major outdoor brands have joined Native American groups in seeking to block President Trump’s decision to slash two big National Monuments in Utah, a move to facilitate coal mining and oil
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Annika LaVoie has racked up an enviable amount of saddle time for someone halfway through her twenties. She has traveled by bicycle across America twice and has also cycled along the eastern and western coastlines. Although LaVoie is excited about cycling and sharing her knowledge, she never lets it go to her head. She
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Sally Vantress-Lodato Releases Updated Book Edition In 1988, Sally Vantress-Lodato left behind everything she knew to embark on a cycling trip around the world. She chose a basic mountain bike, because she was a beginner cyclist. “My small frame did not fit other options,” she says. “Women-specific gear, especially bikes, was really not available. Having
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