It’s the onset of June, and the 80 and 90 degree temperatures in Spokane. That sloper at Deep Creek actually seems greasier. By this time, visiting the same cliffs with the same folks all spring can leave one lethargic and hot, diminishing the motivation to climb. The remedy is simple. Its a summer road trip […]
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Design the 2011 Bloomsday finisher T-shirt! $1,000 for design selected August 12, 2010—The Lilac Bloomsday Association, in cooperation with The Inlander, is now accepting designs for the 2011 finisher T-shirt. Deadline for submitting designs is Monday, September 13, 2010, and the Lilac Bloomsday Association will pay $1,000 for the design selected. Details are on Bloomsday’s
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I have this theory that in order to encourage summer you have to (almost) act like it’s already arrived. A couple months ago I stopped eating soup. On Tuesday, when it hit 62 degrees in Seattle, I wore shorts instead of pants. Think about it… soup, pants, these just aren’t the things of summer people,
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On a hot day one hundred years ago this summer, forester Joseph Halm and his crew of firefighters hacked their way through miles of wilderness toward a wildfire burning at Bean Creek near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. Halm noted the withered ferns and grasses and the crisp brown underbrush, parched by drought.
Two dollars and seventeen cents. Even a super-part-time writer with a part-time day job can afford a bike tune-up for two dollars and seventeen cents. And even if I couldn’t, Pedals2People wouldn’t have turned me away. Bicycles are supposed to be the great equalizer for transportation, but without do-it-yourself know-how, they can cost a lot
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Next Thursday, February 25, Bricklin & Newman, LLP is hosting a land use and environmental law workshop for citizens, local governments, tribes and their attorneys. The workshop is from 3 – 5 pm at the Magic Lantern Theatre. Afterward, attendees are invited to a reception at the Saranac Art Gallery with complimentary local beers and
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Awhile back, I confessed to editor Jon Snyder that I found the standard Ten Essentials list a little dated. I realize I will be tarred and feathered later for the following outdoor blasphemy, but I always felt the list was great for a classroom or a Boy Scout badge but not always practical in most
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Outdoor folks can seem somewhat nutty at times. They talk a lot about gear, GPS waypoints, and the wild things they’ve done or seen in the woods. They wear a lot of fleece clothing, carry around a 32-ounce BPA-free water bottle, and always seem ready for a hike. They adore organic food, recycling, bike racks,
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GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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