A gentleman called the Out There Monthly office the other day to voice concerns about a popular trail that runs from 35th and Havana behind Chase Middle School on the South Hill. He told me that the dirt trail, which he said had been used by dog-walkers, trail-runners, cyclists, and middle school students for years, […]
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Come hike with us on one of INLT’s easements in Kootenai County.
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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
By Jon Snyder, founding publisher of Out There Monthly I wish there was an automatic people-counter on the newly paved portion of the Fish Lake Trail. Annecdotal evidence suggests that the mild winter and the long wait for the new trail segments has combined for an explosion of users. This winter also saw a $2 million
Here’s a news release detailing who to look out for at this weekend’s USATF Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry. American record holders Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) and Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.) lead the fields at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships scheduled for Saturday at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash. Ritzenhein, a
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Development Of The City With the opening ceremonies just days away, Vancouver seems well positioned to declare the games a success: all of the competition venues have been built on schedule, most of them completed two years in advance, allowing ample time for practice and other events to serve as testing for the venues. Not
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5. TRANSFER OF BIG ROCK CLIMBING AREA TO THE DISHMAN HILLS NATURAL ASSOCIATION. In a year that a had several significant conservation wins this transaction stands out because it was completely private—no public money involved—and because the biggest benefit from the acquisition goes to local rock climbers, who have accessed Big Rock/Rocks of Sharon for
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A year in tnhe life of a stimulus fund dollar goes something like this: the prospect of it travels from federal to state governments, through local branches of state agencies, to the local organization assigned to put them to use and then to the contractors who are to carry out the work. But while the
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A year in tnhe life of a stimulus fund dollar goes something like this: the prospect of it travels from federal to state governments, through local branches of state agencies, to the local organization assigned to put them to use and then to the contractors who are to carry out the work. But while the
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5. TRANSFER OF BIG ROCK CLIMBING AREA TO THE DISHMAN HILLS NATURAL ASSOCIATION. In a year that a had several significant conservation wins this transaction stands out because it was completely private—no public money involved—and because the biggest benefit from the acquisition goes to local rock climbers, who have accessed Big Rock/Rocks of Sharon for
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