Cover photo courtesy Jon Snyder From a cover story about what it would be like to go rock climbing on Mars to a first-person account of Sasquatch-hunting in the Blue Mountains, Out There’s Founding Publisher Jon Snyder always aimed to keep magazine content interesting. Even if it “strained from the formula,” he says. “If I […]
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Cover photo courtesy Molly Heer A sign marking the boundary of National Forest Land might make one think that the patch of desert or woods behind it belongs to the United States Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management, but it really belongs to all of us. When Derrick and I started adventuring together, always
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Cover photo courtesy Jon Jonckers I remember the first time I met Out There founder Jon Snyder. I worked at Mountain Gear, Spokane’s long-time local outdoor gear shop, and I noticed that Jon scheduled an appointment with Mountain Gear owner Paul Fish. Soon after, Mountain Gear purchased the back cover ad spot, which they filled
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Cover photo by Chris Bessler courtesy of Sandpoint Magazine In 2024, there are more people out enjoying our public lands trails throughout the Inland Northwest than ever before. Thankfully these and other trail improvements and new construction have given outdoor enthusiasts more miles to pedal and wander. Holly Weiler is a long-time recreationist who now
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By Chris Maccini Cover photo courtesy of Jess Walter In 2006 and 2007, a newspaper-reporter-turned-novelist named Jess Walter wrote a recurring humor column for Out There called “The Urban Outdoors.” At the time, Walter had recently published his fourth novel, “The Zero,” which was named a finalist for the National Book Award. In the nearly
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What were your outdoor adventures in the Inland Northwest like 20 years ago when the first issue of Out There Monthly was published? Surely there were fewer of us out enjoying our favorite trails, campgrounds, fishing spots, climbing crags, and powder stashes. It’s easy to get nostalgic and even twitchy about that. But fast forward
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Cover photo courtesy of Visit Sandpoint Let’s handle the first part of a Sandpoint road trip this way: If your starting point is say, Spokane, then your driving time to Sandpoint will be 80-90 minutes via I-90 east to Coeur d’Alene, then Highway 95 north to Sandpoint. Pretty easy. Once you grab lodging in town
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Three New Mountain Bike Trails in and Around Nelson, B.C. By Vince Hempsall Cover photo by Kari Medig and Courtesy of Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism Mountain biking wasn’t born in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, but some might argue it was perfected there. Just ask Nelson local and three-time Red Bull Rampage
These fall road trips will have you packing your bags again. Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles After a slow start to getting out there this summer, we managed to pack a ton of adventures in to the last few months. By the time we started putting this issue together in August, I was feeling ready
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Cover photo courtesy of Holly Weiler Cascade Mountains, Leavenworth, Wash. For anyone looking for a proper fall larch march, it’s hard to beat Carne Mountain Trail on the eastern flank of the Cascades. Located northwest of Leavenworth, it can serve as a day hike on a fall tourist trip, or it can be extended to
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