What do you know about the person who works on your bike when you take it to a local bike shop? I randomly selected three local bike shop (LBS) mechanics in our area to learn about them and their perspectives. From them, I think we can learn a lot about a wrench turner at any […]
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In his essay “Nature,” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes “Nature never wears a mean appearance.” Nowhere is this truer than in Yellowstone National Park, which is why it attracts more than 3 million visitors annually. Those who visit in the fall will find September crowds roughly half those of July, with October crowds one-eighth of July’s
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2,000 cubic feet of water rushed and roiled past Drae Howell every second as he stood, poised with surfboard in hand, ready to jump into the fast current of the Clark Fork River. He leaps as he throws down his surfboard, planing across the wave in a graceful arc over the chaos of the wave.
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With a nice mix of both fancy and rugged activities – from wine tasting and outdoor art shows to hiking and mountain biking – I’ve never been disappointed by Leavenworth. Only a 3-hour drive from Spokane, this Bavarian village-themed town in central Washington is a great choice for a family-friendly destination or a couples-getaway. As
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If you missed the Dirty Dash and are looking for another opportunity to run, have fun and get dirty for a good cause (this mud run benefits Northwest wounded veterans), Webb’s Slough in St. John south of Spokane has you covered. The Few, The Proud, The Muddy can be experienced as a one-day 5k fun
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Evergreen East Mountain Bike Alliance is organizing a day of group rides, giving back to our trails and park lands, and bike-and-beer inspired fun at Camp Sekani September 19. Meet at Sekani at 9 a.m. to help out with the Spokane River Cleanup in the general Sekani area, followed by group rides (check Evergreen East’s
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When I look at the maps of the fires that are still burning as we go to print, vivid images of pre-fire places come to mind: small, tight-knit mountain communities; out-of-the-way trailheads and campgrounds; vast expanses of pine, sage and grassland; and green, high-country forests like those that spread for miles along the Kettle Crest.
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If you’re not ready to let summer go quite yet, plan to head on up to the Northeast Washington for the Blazing Saddles and Spoons Bike Ride and Chili Cook-off (blazing100.org) September 19 at the fairgrounds in Colville. The quality of cycling on the back-road byways in the Colville area is phenomenal: spectacular scenery, little
Backcountry roads can be the necessary evil of adventure: every recreationist has his or her story of harrowing, white-knuckled mountain driving or late-night tire repair far from the nearest Les Schwab. But sometimes it’s ok to embrace the backcountry drive, not as a means of getting to the destination but as the destination itself. On
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Like many of you, I have been pretending to be gluten intolerant for years. It is only one of the plethora of trendy conditions I randomly pull out of my hat to avoid eating other people’s shitty food. According to various random attempts at scientific journalism, gluten intolerance is something millions of people are mostly
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