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Red, White, and You: A Weekend Ride on British Columbia’s Powder Highway

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding / By Aaron Theisen

The Powder Highway of southeast British Columbia boasts the world’s most concentrated collection of skiable experiences: eight ski resorts and dozens of heli- and cat-skiing operations and luxury backcountry lodges linked by 677 kilometers of pavement. The names of the region’s resorts—Whitewater, RED Mountain, Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Fernie—stoke road-trip plans in skiers’ minds; it’s the […]

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75 Gift Ideas From Local Spokane Shops

Lifestyle, Outdoor Living / By Amy McCaffree

Spend less time shopping and more time on our local trails and mountains. Our annual list features unique and outdoors-inspired gift ideas from locally-owned shops and businesses, including gifts for fellow outdoor enthusiasts as well as less outdoorsy friends and family members on your list. Use this list beyond the holidays for birthday, wedding, and

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10 Winter & Holiday Events for the Whole Family

Columns, Out There Kids, Outdoor Family / By Amy McCaffree

Parenting and coordinating a busy family schedule can feel more hectic during the holiday season. From music concerts to family gatherings to out-of-town travel plans, it takes intentional effort to not let this season of good cheer be overrun by stress and shopping. Remember this: Kids treasure best what we do with them and the

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"Right now we have five different trails that are in progress, including a downhill trail and a new cross country singletrack that will be more advanced and technical."

Spokane Area Mountain Bike Trails

Biking, Get Out There / By Bradley Bleck

The greater Spokane area offers plenty of fall riding. While Beacon Hill/Camp Sekani is open following this summer’s fire, if ever there was a time to stay on the trails, that time is now at Beacon. Other choices include: Riverside State Park, Mount Spokane State Park, the South Hill Bluff/High Drive, and Liberty Lake. For

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Ride into history in Summerland

Destinations, Sponsored, Travel / By Aaron Theisen

History Comes Alive on the Kettle Valley Railway Summerland, in British Columbia’s south Okanagan, exudes history, from the summer homes of Canada’s first fathers to the orchards of the region’s first fruit growers–settlers here brought the first cultivated apple tree to the Okanagan. The best way to step into Summerland’s past? Step aboard the Kettle

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Silveroxx Mountain Bike Festival, Sept 21-23

Biking, Events, Get Out There / By Out There Venture

Race and Play at Silveroxx Sept 21-23 This 3-day Mountain Bike festival is an awesome event for savvy bikers and spectators alike. If you’re interested in riding, you can register here, but there will be several free and family-friendly events to join, including a ride for the kids. Events will include a night ride, ladies’

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Off the Grid Angling

Fishing, Get Out There / By Amy McCaffree

So much of the Pacific Northwest’s public lands and backcountry are located east of the Cascades. With the help of five outdoor enthusiasts, some who make their living out in the woods, we explore the diverse ways people work and play across the Inland Northwest’s vast wildlands. Their stories offer behind-the-scenes insights into the wild

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5 Favorite Backcountry Hikes in the Inland Northwest

Get Out There, Hiking / By Out There Venture

Recommended backcountry trails in Eastern Washington and North Idaho to bring your fly rod, native plant guide, or birding binoculars.

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Navigating the Backcountry with Kids

Columns, Out There Kids, Outdoor Family / By Amy McCaffree

Beaver fever, iodine tablets, “Cathole” digging, bear-proof containers—these are just a few aspects of backcountry adventuring, where you can enjoy exceptional landscape beauty and natural serenity with your children. To better understand how to start planning, here are some ideas and recommendations. Begin with a “backcountry lite” experience, or seeking out enough primitive wilderness without

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Barefooting the Spokane: the Short-lived, Spokane River Water Ski Craze

Uncategorized / By Lisa Laughlin

In the late ‘80s, near a now-defunct riverside restaurant called Shenanigans, a niche group of locals started jumping off the bridge into the Spokane River, bruising backs and spraining necks in the process, all in the name of learning a new sport: barefoot waterskiing. They “scorpioned” when their form strayed, face planting at eye-lid-peeling speed.

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