I don’t know which is more fun, cyclocross racing or mountain bike racing. It’s a toss-up for a late bloomer like me, but it doesn’t matter because they take place during different seasons. Spring is mountain bike racing, so break out whatever size or style of bike you have and come out every Wednesday evening […]
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Back in 1914 a woman named Ora Maxwell was a librarian at the downtown Spokane Public Library, and on nice nights she would walk home after work. One night a co-worker asked if she could walk with her. This was the beginning of something big. Somewhere along the way, an idea of more interesting and
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An update and a cool event related to the whitewater park courtesy of Friends of the Falls: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Kayaking Exhibition: 6pm Dinner: 7:30-9:30pm Bitterroot Lodge 21850 E. Bitterroot Lane Liberty Lake Enjoy a live demonstration of whitewater kayaking on the Spokane River and an evening with Gary Lacey, the designer of the
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SPOKANE WAS NOT UNLIKE hundreds of other cities and towns at the time that discovered the rivers that ran through them were a tremendous source of waterpower. Now, despite the efforts to harness the river-which Avista Utilities and its predecessor Washington Water Power did a thorough job of by placing a half-dozen dams along its
It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of a long road trip: the open highway, the sense of freedom and adventure, and the anticipation of exploring new and unfamiliar places. But there is a downside, too: the road-rage-inducing traffic on those highways, the sense of claustrophobia and numbness from hours in the cramped
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If you want to know what’s up with urban cycling you’ve got to talk to folks who put rubber to the road everyday. OTM recently sat down with four bike commuters who are all dedicated to the idea of bicycles as transportation. We got a great roundtable discussion-including some crash stories. Henry Seipp Shadle Park HS
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If you thought Coeur d’Alene would be less interested in promoting bicycle and pedestrian use because it’s a smaller metro area than Spokane-you would be wrong. “We are looking at going to the city council and requesting to expand the board to 15 members,” says Mike Gridley, Coeur d’Alene City Attorney and Coordinator of the
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Family Rafting on the Spokane River Terry Bain IF YOU’RE ANYTHING like me, you look at Spokane River downtown and think, “Oh, nice river.” You take out-of-town visitors to Riverfront or Riverside State Park, and they take pictures. How often do you actually interact with the river? Most of us probably spend a scant few
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Family Fun Guide to Riverside Statw Park Juliet Sinisterra & Amy Silbernagel McCaffree MOST OF US KNOW IT SIMPLY as the “Bowl and Pitcher,” but Riverside State Park covers nearly 10,000 acres of land and 60 miles of trails. The Park offers an amazing array of outdoor activities for all ages throughout the entire year.
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I didn’t start for sports-but for my back, but when I started crosscountry skiing again I noticed a big difference in my body. – Claudia The Big Eraser-gets rid of moods, fatigue. I have had more energy for hiking and bicycling and I am more in tune physically-a good core for any physical activity. –
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