The 8th Annual Bay Trail Fun Run features a 5K or 10K Run/Walk along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille in scenic Sandpoint, Idaho. This professionally timed event is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail. All registered participants are entered into a raffle to win Brooks running shoes courtesy of […]
Trailbreaker Cider, in Liberty Lake, Wash., makes some of the best hard cider around. They start with 100 percent Washington grown apples, and then they go berserk. It’s not uncommon to find ciders with plum, mint, cucumber, pear, or ginger. Like a backpacker’s compass, they follow cider flavors in every direction. This ensures they always
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On Jan. 7, 2020, Annie and Abbey rode the gondola to the summit of Silver Mountain Resort—their steady brown eyes conveyed the seriousness of their search and rescue mission. Each wore a ski patrol harness, red with a white cross, matching the jacket worn by dog handler Jeff Thompson, a ski patroller from Schweitzer Mountain
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By Tyler McFarland Hayden, Idaho— For many of us, a pack on our backs and a rugged pair of shoes on our feet is the way to experience the natural world around us. The traveling American Long-Distance Hiking Association West (ALDHA-West) “Ruck” returns to Hayden, Idaho, for its 6th annual conference April 4. The event brings
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Sandpoint, Idaho— After a sizeable turnout at the inaugural Three-Quarter Minus Cykeltur gravel ride last year, the event, which benefits the trail building and advocacy group Pend Oreille Pedalers, is poised for another great turnout with plenty of post-ride revelry. “We had 128 people registered last year and were kind of thinking we would only
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More than 600 tandem cyclists from around the Pacific Northwest are expected to descend on Channeled Scablands for the 35th annual Northwest Tandem Rally July 3-5. The theme for this year’s event is “Wandering the West Plains,” and rides feature tandem-friendly routes through historic communities, scenic byways, and the unique mix of flood-carved landscapes and farmland
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Sandpoint, Idaho— Downtown Sandpoint’s Outdoor Experience, or OE as it’s known to many of the outdoor gear store’s customers, has been a fixture of the community for decades. And thanks to new ownership the shop should be around for years to come. 32-year-old Jenny Curto of Sandpoint stepped up and bought Outdoor Experience from one
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Some of the most dangerous things are not doing what we love and never experiencing the elation that comes with time spent outside, enjoyed with your people.
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On the way back to town after charging the new north runs at Mt. Spokane, I hit the preprogrammed number in my phone. They know my order before I even say it, and exactly 12 minutes later I have 10 delicious chicken wings in a steaming brown bag with the Wing Stop logo. I don’t
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Rock climbing, mountaineering, and ski touring for college credit? Yup! There are classes for these and more in the Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program at College of the Rockies, in Fernie, British Columbia. This nine-month program teaches students how to become an adventure tourism professional and offers certification in swiftwater rescue, wilderness first responder,
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