Rock Climbing Oregon Adam Bolf and Benjamin Ruef Falcon Guide, 2006, 352 pages. BE GONE COLD and snow! I want to be back outside on real rock. I don’t typically read climbing guide books for fun, but Bolf and Ruef (and friends) authored one fun read. Rock Climbing Oregon has Sylvia and I already planning […]
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Most of us only dream about spending an entire season chasing our favorite outdoor pursuit, leaving it to a few hearty souls to make a life out of the sport they love. You’ve seen them before, the unshaven guy sleeping in the back of his truck up at the resort parking lot, the young woman
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By Derrick Knowles, Juliet Sinisterra, & Jon Snyder We’ve compiled five of the coolest outdoor jobs in the Inland Northwest (and one of the worst). Each of these individuals get to spend time outside on a daily basis and get paid for it–we think that is pretty cool. A lot of them are also making
In October I had the opportunity to give bike tour of Spokane trails to Ben Gettleman and Heather Deutsch, two visiting directors from the National Rails to Trails Conservancy. At OTM we spend a lot of time banging our heads against the wall trying to convince folks of the importance of everything from bike lanes
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Bicycling The Lewis & Clark Trail Michael McCoy & Adventure Cycling Association Falcon, June 2003, 240 pages. As the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial celebration enters its homestretch, one lasting contribution that will continue to roll on is the engaging book, Bicycling the Lewis & Clark Trail. Just as Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery
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Welcome to a new feature where we ask some of the best outdoor athletes in the region what equipment they use for their favorite sports. This issue we feature North Idaho off-road tri phenom, Brandyn ROARK Gray, who is working hard to make the jump to full-time sponsored athlete in Xterra series triathlons. She supervises
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EASTERN WASHINGTON SURE doesn’t feel like high desert country lately. So why not set out that rain barrel you bought on sale from Real Goods last fall, under a gutter, and capture some of the recent downpours for the tomato plants? Wouldn’t saving some of the rain water for later use help to prevent the
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Sandstone Spine: Seeking the Anasazi on the First Traverse of the Comb Ridge David Roberts, Greg Child (photographer) Mountaineers Books, 2005, 189 pages. In this compelling story, three amigos, author David Roberts, climber Greg Child and Utah guide Vaughn Hadenfeldt, set off on an epic adventure to hike the length of Comb Ridge,
The Joy of Hiking Hiking The Trailmaster Way John McKinney, The Trailmaster Wilderness Press, 2005, 288 pages. With The Joy of Hiking, John McKinney gives us a new kind of hiking guide-one that not so much guides the hiker in the where to go and the how to get there but in the how to
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Not quite a commune and more than a traditional village, “cohousing” or “intentional communities” aim to provide both the autonomy of a private home with the security of a close-knit community. Cohousing residents want to know their neighbors well. Cohousing developments have traditionally been located outside the city limits. Homes are usually clustered around an
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