Hiking Areas Finch Arboretum Finch Arboretum is fun all year for children. It is delightful in the Spring with flowers and blossoms on trees. Fun in the summer to play in the stream floating stick boats or leaves downstream and climbing rocks. In the Fall children can make big piles of leaves and jump in […]
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Dishman Hills This beautiful park just off city streets is an example of what can be done to protect the land. Tom Rogers, a high-school science teacher with the cooperation of Spokane County Parks, the Washington Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy devoted his life to saving this valuable resource for all of us.
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Road Biking Road Bike Areas The Spokane area offers the best in road biking. You can live in the heart of our city and ride from home, visiting quiet roads in minutes. We have low traffic rural roads surrounding the city that lead to pine forests, rolling wheat fields and small towns. Spokane has a
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The International Selkirk Loop (ISL), is well known by tourists and locals alike for its 280 miles of stunning scenery that winds through the Selkirks of Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. Established in 1999, the Loop was designated as a non-profit to designed to enhance the local economy through the promotion of tourism along its route. Today, the
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For three months of the year, the lakes of North Idaho are teeming with swimmers, paddleboards, and a wide range of motorized and nonmotorized boats. Once considered a pastime for the wealthy, boating is now more accessible than ever to all water recreation enthusiasts. However, purchasing and owning a boat is still a hefty investment,
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Escape the hustle and spend time at an alpine lake, deep in the wilderness, where moonrise, sunset and sunrise reveal new depths of beauty. With grit and legwork, many backcountry lakes can be reached in 2-5 hours as a day hike or overnight backpacking trip. Here are some ideas to get you started. Heart Lake:
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WASHINGTON Horseshoe Lake: Members of the Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club consider this small lake (128 acres) one of the best for paddling. It’s a designated no-wake lake with a 5 mph speed limit located in Pend Oreille County 4 miles north of the Spokane County line to the west of Highway 2. Horseshoe Lake
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Upon arrival, you first inhale deeply, as your eyes absorb the panoramic view – blue water reflecting sun rays, green trees, brown and gray rocks under your feet, or maybe sand, and perhaps distant mountain peaks. You exhale and then you feel it: burdens lifting, stress dissipating. And whatever encumbering metaphorical baggage you had been
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Slate Creek Brewing started just a few years ago, and they’re already winning awards. Named after a little known tributary to the St. Joe River, Slate Creek has long been a secret spot for anglers and whitewater explorers. Located on the corner of 5th and Spruce in Coeur d’Alene, Slate Creek Brewing features multiple mainstay
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed this past March to remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The Service claims that the grizzly bear population in this area has recovered enough that it no longer needs to be on the endangered species list. The
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