A serious, full-time hiker friend of mine, Dick, who also goes by the trail name “Hike On,” shows up in town every year or so to visit family and friends between long strolls in the backcountry. He has thru-hiked all three of the major American long-distance trails: the Appalachian Trail back east; the Continental Divide […]
Backcountry alpine lakes are the summer equivalent of a hidden powder stash: highly coveted, accessible for only a short part of the year, and all the more special for the human-powered effort required to find them. To outsiders, the Inland Northwest is not known for its alpine lakes; the Central and North Cascades to the
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The seed was planted a few years ago when my dad and I rode our motorcycles into Glacier National Park. As we followed the two-lane highway through the narrows and I struggled to stay on the road, I wondered to myself what it would be like to pedal instead. Wouldn’t it be great to enjoy
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There’s no shortage of options when it comes to planning out a summer full of adventure here in the Inland Northwest. With recommendations for families, casual adventurers, and those in search of more hardcore challenges to push their limits, there’s a trip and a place in here for anyone who loves the outdoors. Visit someplace
I’ll be honest. I didn’t even know where Whitefish was when I considered going there. Somewhere on the Montana side of the border for this geographically inept traveler. I live on a scale of forestry maps, apparently. But on a Friday night, with my Outback loaded full of ski gear, almonds, and a weekend staple
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IMAGINE THROWING ON A backpack and walking from Glacier National Park in Montana to Olympic National Park on Washington’s coast in one long 1,200 mile hike. An increasing number of long-distance hikers are making that trek each year. Day hikers who aren’t up for a three- or four-month slog are also ticking off segments of
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By Callae Frazier And Dale Tessin What inspires and encourages us to step away? Why do we intentionally present ourselves with physical, mental and psychological challenges in the backcountry? For some it’s the sense of adventure. Others are instilled with confidence by the experience. And many simply revel in the opportunity to spend as much
Planet Ice: A Climate For Change James Martin Braided River, 2010, 176 pages. Suggested alternate titles: Ice: A Love Story; An Elegy for Ice; or Ignore the Melt at Your Peril! Forget polar bears. Rapidly retreating ice flows, sea ice and glaciers could spell major disaster for another mammal at the top of the food
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Gold was recently discovered just ten miles outside of Glacier National Park in Montana. This Backpacker.com blog post explains why that has conservation groups, the state’s U.S. senators and others concerned, and the hurdles the Canada-based mining group Max Resource Corp will have to overcome to mine in the area. For background on the issue,
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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