For decades, vans of all types have been a popular tool for outdoor adventure seekers. A van can get you and your gear out to where the fun is; give you a warm, dry place when you get there; provide a place to cook, sleep, and make memories; and enhance your adventure. In recent years, […]
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The first guidebook in my personal collection was a copy of Rich Landers’ 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest, purchased circa 2001, when hiking and backpacking were brand new sports to me. That initial copy was from a late printing of the 1987 book, and when the second edition came out in 2003 I wasted
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Inland Northwest bike races and rides offer plenty of chances to get out and ride with your pedaling peeps. If you recall from our last issue, the daunting task of identifying Spokane as a proper bike town was meticulously defined and decided. Sure, there are things that our community and region could work on, but,
If you’re a road runner, the idea of getting out onto the trails can be a little intimidating. But give it a few strides and you’ll see why trail runners are so passionate and why there’s such a fun, loose vibe at trail races. Here are a few pointers to help you make the switch
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As Pat Bulger noted in the March/April issue of Out There, and as Inland NW locals have known for years, Spokane is an incredible bike town. Whether hitting singletrack on Beacon Hill or Mount Spokane; enjoying the rolling terrain of the Palouse; executing threshold TT intervals in prep for triathlon season; or adventuring off-road to
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May 12–14: Northwest Cup, Dry Hill Bike Park, Port Angeles, Wash. May 20–21: Cascadia Dirt Cup, Post Canyon, Hood River, Ore. June 10–11: Cascadia Dirt Cup, Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, Wash. June 16–18: North American Enduro Cup, Silver Mountain, Kellogg, Idaho June 23–25: Northwest Cup, Tamarack Bike Park, Donnelly, Idaho June 30–July 2: Northwest Cup, Whitefish
The first time I showed up to the 24-hour mountain bike race in Riverside State Park, I was riddled with anxiety. “Three laps? That’s 45 miles. How the hell am I going to survive 45 miles?!!” At the time, “exercise” was a dirty word to me. The fitness I did gain during the year was
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There is no shortage of outdoor activities to experience between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. In case you need a bit of inspiration, here’s our annual list of our favorite Inland Northwest summer adventures!
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(Sponsored post) A Spokane Memorial Weekend tradition, the 24 Hours of Riverside mountain bike race and mass mountain biker campout at Riverside State Park continues its renaissance Saturday and Sunday May 27-28, 2023. After a change of hands and COVID pause, new race organizers Patrick Bulger and Eric Ewing are psyched to keep the evolution
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We were about two miles into a gritty climb toward a remote lake in Montana. The older, faster kids had gotten carried away with a very loosely organized “parkour” competition. Anyone would be surprised at how gymnastically capable they were under the weight of fully-loaded backpacks, hopping over boulders and streaking through the undergrowth. In
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