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Bellingham to Host 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally (July 4th Weekend)

The Northwest Tandem Rally has been held annually in a different city since its inception in 1986, and this is the first year that Bellingham will be the host city. (Spokane hosted the tandem riders gathering in 2011.) The Mount Baker Bicycle Club is welcoming the 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally July 2-6, 2015. The five-day […]

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Find New Hiking Trails and Camaraderie with Local Hiking Groups

A lackluster Northwest winter is rapidly turning to spring, which means the time to hike is now. With hundreds of trail miles waiting to be explored on our local public lands, there is no excuse to stay indoors. When checking out Spokane County’s Conservation Futures properties; state parks; or our surrounding state, BLM and National

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You Just Ran 100 Marathons — What are you Going to do Next?

Running a single marathon is a serious accomplishment. It takes dedication, mental discipline, and plenty of training to cross the finish line still running after 26.2 miles. Completing 100 marathons is something entirely different, a benchmark that relatively few highly goal driven, resilient athletes reach. Elaine Koga-Kennelly, the current Race Director for the Windermere Marathon,

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What’s Driving the Inland Northwest Marathon Boom?

“Bloomsday is really just a gateway drug for the marathon,” says Michelle Miller. At a recent gathering of the Flying Irish running club, runners Michelle and Steve Miller referenced the many reasons people choose to run a marathon. Year after year, the same popular answers resurface, including fitness, bragging rights, weight loss, the challenge or

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A variety of songbirds use the shoreline grasses and reeds of area wetlands to hunt insects and keep an eye on predators. Photo: Aaron Theisen

Spring Wildlife Hikes

Like some people, wildlife get winter-weary too. Fortunately there are plenty of opportunities for both to bask in the warming temperatures of early spring. A transition zone between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains, eastern Washington’s low-elevation wetlands, rivers and forests provide the perfect habitat for a rich array of plant and animal life, including some

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The Wildest Winter Festival in the West: Whitefish Winter Carnival (February 6-8)

I’m dressed as a Flying Elvis. I’ve joined a troupe of Vegas-era Elvis impersonators – Whitefish Mountain Resort employees any other day – swiveling their jump suit-clad hips and windmill-strumming air guitars through a cloud of red capes as they hand out candy during Whitefish’s Grand Parade, the centerpiece of the annual Whitefish Winter Carnival.

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