My family doesn’t fish. Sacrilege, I know. I don’t have anything against fishing and I certainly love eating fish but a middle class family of four can only accommodate a finite amount of outdoor pastimes and gear. Fishing didn’t make our short list. Neither did bow hunting, through-hiking, or adventure racing. But lake kayaking did. […]
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Way, way back, during the fascinating craze of the iPod but before the launch of the iPhone, Fitz Cahall initiated a truly genius idea. In 2006, he worked as a freelance journalist for several publications, and spent his weekends and vacations skiing and climbing as much as possible. Always keen and receptive to new ideas
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Bike shop tech downhill wonderboy Joe Perizzo sent us an email a few weeks ago with a picture of his stolen bike. You may remember Joe as our April 2006 cover boy—doing a backflip off a pine tree. When you attempt the kind of jumps and tricks that Joe does your bike needs to be
“I love to run on gnarly trails in beautiful places,” says Rachel Toor, who started running 19 years ago, when she turned 30. “I like training to see how hard I can push my body. I like to run with other people and I like to run alone. Now I’m waiting for my dog, Helen,
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YOUR TRAIL FOR LIFE! BIKE IT, RUN IT, LIVE IT, LOVE IT, SUPPORT IT! All are invited to attend the 3rd Annual Adventure Auction. Location: Northern Quest Resort & Casino Friday March 25, 2011 5:30 p.m. Silent auction begins at 5:30 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Live Auction 7:30 pm Dinner-no host bar (one beer or
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As he raced down the tunnel into the bowels of Olympic Stadium, chasing the East German runner leading the race, it did not matter whether the time gap was 3.2 seconds or 3.2 minutes. On that balmy, wet evening of July 31, 1976, in Montreal, Spokane’s Don Kardong would be “stuck in 4th place” in
Itching to get up to the mountain? Dreaming of first tracks? Yeah, so are we. In between praying for powder and inventing a snow dance, check out these two ski and snowboard film premiers. Spread the Shred Video Premiers will take over the Garland Theatre for its second year on November 6th. Five bucks will
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Running Dry: A Journey From Source To Sea Down The Colorado River Jonathan Waterman National Geographic, 2010, 305 pages Many of us know Jonathan Waterman as the kayaker who paddles around in arctic waters. In Running Dry Waterman takes on a different kind of journey down his local stream, the Colorado River. From the headwaters
An Irish girl in a rez bar with a logging theme and the blues, Somehow, it works. Historic Bobbi’s Bar on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation, on Hwy. 5 in Plummer, Idaho, will celebrate its twentieth anniversary on Nov. 27, during Thanksgiving weekend, with comedy and the blues. There will be a pig barbecue and
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This event supports the Center for Justice’s Spokane Riverkeeper program. * The Spokane Riverkeeper program seeks to reduce the effect of human activity on the river, expedite restoration, be a force for institutional change & to educate and inspire citizens. * Attendees will be able to participate in both live and silent auctions sponsored by
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