You may remember the intense discussion we had about the YMCA sale to Spokane Parks for a STEEP $4.5 million. If not read here. It’s a terrible idea. And I’m not the only one that feels this way. Check out Barb Chamberlain’s thoughts here. I wrote an editorial strongly opposed to this sale. The whole […]
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A red band trout. A frequent contributor to OTM and an avid fly fisher remarked to me recently that the trout fishing is the Spokane River is a lot worse than last year. What could be the reason? Where could he go to find out answers? I posed that question to our resident water expert
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Lot’s of interesting stuff in the news today: – The Spokesman Review reports “Blue-green algae blooms recently were spotted in Fernan and Hauser lakes and in Lake Cocolalla.” – Ken Burn’s next documentary project “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is set to air in autumn 2009 on PBS. – Wolves are protected again. See
ONE OF THE BEST PARTS about cycling in Spokane is how close we are to real rural riding. The city of Spokane is surrounded by relatively quiet rural area in every direction. If you’ve not explored some of the outer edges of the county by bike, you’re really missing out on some great riding. In
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Backpacking in Glacier National Park’s wilderness requires careful planning. Learn about a 4-day itinerary in the Belly River area.
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This arrived in the inbox today: Here is a great opportunity to have an enjoyable cruise on Lake Pend Oreille AND support the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. Summer is right around the corner and what better way to enjoy this rite of passage than cruising on the Shawnodese. And on Sunday, June 8th, Lake
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An Interview with Paddling Washington Co-Author Rich Landers Melting snow packs, flooding rivers, and even the future of our city’s summer time falls have many local paddlers thinking about water and itching to dust off our boats once again. For those of you who’ve learned to never head off for a float without Rich Lander’s
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By Angie Dierdorff & Jon Snyder DESTINATION races are becoming more and more popular and the Pacific Northest has a bunch of fun ones. Two of the best are right here: Bloomsday and Ironman Coeur d’Alene. But where should you go when you want to race out of town? Use our guide to help pick
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Steve Rumsey, of North Columbia Monthly, sends us this advisory: Spring Mushroom Hike at the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Mycologist Jim Groth will lead a one-day mushroom foray on Saturday, May 17, on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. Emphasis will be on collecting morels for the table, but also included will
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
