With the international border closed for non-essential travel, we asked self-proclaimed ski bum “Powder Matt,” from Kimberley, B.C., to share about the pandemic skiing life along B.C.’s Powder Highway.
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If you’ve been missing runs or rides with other humans this past year, things are looking up for 2021. While many races, fun runs, and rides are still only offering virtual events (that can still be completed with your own friends or family), there are quite a few live events with some level of COVID safety mitigation planned this year. Sign up for one or more and get outside, be safe, and run, walk, and ride together!
Inland NW: Live & Virtual Races, Runs, & Rides in 2021 Read More »
Don’t devalue yourself as an aging outdoorsperson. During the aging process, try not to compare yourself with the blip of time in which you perceived to be your “best self.”
The Power of Aging Read More »
7 coping tips & strategies from regional outdoor-community leaders to provide inspiration, solace, and practical ideas for surviving this hard season.
COVID Winter Survival Guide Read More »
List of favorite winter pastimes from 11 of the region’s most passionate devotees of the great outdoors, to help inspire you to get out there more this winter.
What To Do Outside This Winter Read More »
Due to crowding, Mount Spokane State Park will close to new arrivals once parking lots are full near Nordic, snowmobile, snowshoe, and fat-biking trails.
Crowding Closures at Mount Spokane State Park Read More »
By Derrick Knowles & Jon Jonckers 2020 has been a year we won’t ever forget, and local businesses need our support more than ever. Shopping at locally-owned stores helps keep jobs and money in our local communities, and local businesses will work harder to make sure you’re happy with your purchases. Wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, and use this
Local Holiday Gift Guide – 2020 Read More »
Some of us only ride, hike, or run trails. But there are many others who also support outdoor recreation and conservation groups and volunteer their time on trail and restoration projects. We need more of the latter, people who are trail and public land champions, like Bill Way and the NEWTS, Diana Roberts, and Bill Kinzel. (OTO) Bill
Trail & Public Lands Champions: Bill Way and the NEWTS Read More »
73-miles of Paved, Mostly Flat Pathway Make for Fun and Easy Riding The Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, named one of the 25 top trails in the nation by the Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2010, is one of the longest paved biking trails in the Northwest. Much of the trail is flat with frequent restrooms and
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How to explore 73.2 miles (or more) of North Idaho on this scenic trail North Idaho is as beautiful as ever in the age of coronavirus. With forested hills, mountains, streams, and alpine lakes, it’s a great location to get away from it all. While traveling is a bit more complicated these days, North Idaho
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