5 Family Hikes for Lakeside Fun Near Spokane
Water can be the perfect motivation to get kids hiking. Here are 5 destinations to or along lakes in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
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Spokane to Sandpoint Relay: 12 Years and Running
The Spokane to Sandpoint Relay, or S2S, is a 200-mile relay race that starts on top of Mt. Spokane, descends to the Spokane River, cruises nearly the full length of the Centennial Trail to Coeur d’Alene, and finishes on the beach of Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho. This will be the event’s12th year, occurring
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Spokane and North Idaho Juice and Smoothie Bars
Looking for a fresh juice or smoothie on the go? Check out these options in Spokane, Post Falls, and Coeur d’Alene. Method Juice Café now has two locations in Spokane at North Division and downtown on Riverside Ave. They are a 100% organic juice, smoothie, and snack bar inspired by co-owner Nick Murtos’ travels to
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The Perfect Month: Spokane’s Bike Everywhere in May
If you haven’t even squeezed those skinny, dusty tires yet this spring, your excuses will soon expire. May is Bike Everywhere Month in Spokane, and there are events sure to inspire even the most committed couch potatoes to abandon their cars, improve their health, and reconnect with all the reasons we love to ride. “May
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Up In The Air: Spokane’s Lofty Zipline Dream
If the idea of flying down the Spokane River gorge, dangling in a harness from a cable, ducking under the Monroe street bridge, and landing in Redband Park sounds appealing to you, then pay attention to this developing story. Urban ziplines have become increasingly popular in recent years. Cities from Dubai to Montreal to Bellevue
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Raging Roadie Routes: Early Season Road Riding in Spokane and North Idaho
Ask any roadie and they will tell you the Inland Northwest offers top flight cycling. There are so many great rides and such great scenery that choosing just a few to showcase doesn’t begin to tap the potential. Each of the following options for road riding throughout the region are typically light on traffic while
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Spokane’s Desert Outback: Hiking Rock Creek’s Long Ago Lava Curtain
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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New & Upgraded Spokane Area Trails
Looking for a new trail to hike, ride, or run? Try one of these new or newish Inland Northwest trails. Evergreen East’s Short Draw at Saltese Uplands near Liberty Lake, Wash., creates options for either shorter loops or longer figure eights as it bisects the center of the conservation area. WTA completed work on the
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Spokane, Wash.—Centennial Trail Pedestrian and Cyclist Data
Data and numbers drive the majority of our public-land decisions these days. Near the end of 2015, the Washington State Department of Transportation installed an EcoCounter on the freshly paved section of the Centennial Trail in Kendall Yards to measure the user-type and popularity of the trail. For many reasons, this ‘newer’ section has received
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Kid-friendly March Events in Spokane and North Idaho
Wild Skills Junior Ski Patrol with SheJumps! at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, March 3. Girls ages 8-17 (intermediate to expert skiers/snowboarders) can learn mountain safety and first aid from ski patrollers. Marchigras at Silver Mountain Resort, March 9—night skiing and tubing session (5-7 p.m.). 5th Grade Passport Family Weekend at 49 Degrees North, March 10. KREM
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