Banff. Bend. Playa del Carmen. Leavenworth. Whistler. These are among the places we have visited while staying in vacation rentals thanks to our family travel planner, my wife Rachel Peters. While she’s not available to be your travel planner, keep reading and learn some of what she knows about the vacation rental market gleaned from […]
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The 3rd annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Saturday, July 8 at Camp Sekani Park on the Spokane River has grown into one of the biggest and most fun events of its kind in the region. The outdoor-recreation oriented festival with live music, a beer garden, and over 50 exhibitor booths, is one of the biggest
This high-capacity, three liter water bottle is a durable, ultra-light hydration storage system for long, thirsty hikes, backpack trips, climbs or floats. The feather-light, abrasion resistant thermoplastic polyurethane construction stands up to everyday outdoor use and collapses down to the size of a crushed beer can when empty, making it a great choice for thirsty
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My wife and I have enjoyed road cycling around our Colville area for decades. We also enjoy traveling to other regions and hauling our bikes with us on road trips. Exploring the cycling possibilities of a new destination is always the best way to experience what an area has to offer. Cycling provides a nice
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Picture an XY line graph. The X axis is labeled “Runner Extremes,” and the Y axis is labeled “Cultural Extremes.” Plot an intersection point at the far ends of each axis, and you have the Burning Man 50K Ultramarathon, which I chose as my first foray into ultrarunning. Burning Man At the end of every
Only 120 total cases made the cut to be hand-bottled. This is truly an extra special and limited release from No-Li Brewhouse. Basically, if you have an opportunity to purchase the Ioane Coconut Porter, then do it. “John Ioane Coconut Porter is a tribute to family, sacrifice and the journey,” says John Bryant of No-Li Brewhouse.
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Why do children always seem to be smiling on their bikes? Maybe it’s because they haven’t forgotten how much fun it is, and they know this truth: Hopping on a two-wheeled, pedal-powered vehicle means relishing in the simple, joyous freedom of rolling off in the great, wide expanse of buzzing life outside of the stuffy
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SATURDAY, JULY 13 & SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019! SAT: 9 A.M. – 10 P.M., SUN: 9 A.M. – 3 P.M. Try stand up paddleboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, geo-caching, SUP yoga, slacklining, disc golf, and the latest bikes, kayaks and paddleboards, and other boats at the 5th annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival! General admission
Spokane’s Great Outdoor & Bike Expo Spokane’s Great Outdoor & Bike Expo is a two-day celebration of all the awesome outdoor recreation and travel opportunities and the amazing lifestyle we enjoy here in the Inland Pacific Northwest. Don’t let the indoor setting fool you. Discover fun, entertaining and engaging activities throughout the show. A bike
Following an unplanned disembarkation from a standup paddleboard into Jimsmith Lake, south of Cranbrook, British Columbia, I found myself sitting, shivering, on the dock of a local resident I’ve never met. “Want a cookie?” one of my paddling companions, a considerably more proficient SUPer, asks. “The owner of this dock leaves this plastic tub of
