On a hot day one hundred years ago this summer, forester Joseph Halm and his crew of firefighters hacked their way through miles of wilderness toward a wildfire burning at Bean Creek near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. Halm noted the withered ferns and grasses and the crisp brown underbrush, parched by drought. […]
Roadtrip: American Hotel Hostel In Seattle By Taylor Weech Traveling on a budget isn’t always easy, but Hostelling International USA at the American Hotel in Seattle’s International District provides a fun, affordable weekend getaway or a kickoff to a cross country hostel tour. Hostels differ from hotels in a few basic ways; they offer dormitory
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A Long Trek Home: 4000 Miles By Boot, Raft, And Ski Erin McKittrick The Mountaineers Books, 2009, 256 pages My shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines “trek” as, “A long arduous journey or expedition, esp. one made on foot or by unconventional means.” While modern usage has lightened the burden of a trek to being simply
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The Runner’s Rule Book By Mark Remy Rodale Press, 2009, 166 pages Every sport has rules, and running is no exception. However, Mark Remy, the executive editor at Runnersworld.com, believes there are also the everyday rules of running. Beyond the governing mandates of the USA Track & Field institution, runners have hundreds of implied rules.
The Runner’s Rule Book By Mark Remy Rodale Press, 2009, 166 pages Every sport has rules, and running is no exception. However, Mark Remy, the executive editor at Runnersworld.com, believes there are also the everyday rules of running. Beyond the governing mandates of the USA Track & Field institution, runners have hundreds of implied rules.
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,
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Centennial Trail in 1989 marked a new chapter for spokane recreation, and a new vision for most of the Spokane River. The freshly paved ribbon of asphalt, albeit incomplete, initiated a swell in jogging, Rollerblading and bike riding in the Spokane area. In the same year as the Tiananmen Square
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Locavores and foodies take note: Paul Roberts is coming to Spokane April 15-16th to talk about his newest book, The End of Food, for Eastern Washington University’s annual Get Lit! Festival. After growing up on Orcas Island, Roberts now lives in Leavenworth and has earned notable acclaim as a journalist covering economics and energy issues. In
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According to some experts David Thompson’s early 19th century exploration and mapping achievements surpass Lewis and Clark. He spent a lot of time in what would become Idaho and Washington. North Idaho College give’s you a chance to travel back in time tomorrow: NIC to offer presentation on David Thompson’s natural world Who: Wildlife education
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The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns Robert W. Sandford, Rocky Mountain Books, 2008, 115 pages From the opening paragraphs to the closing sentence, The Weekender Effect focuses on the sense of place as a critical component of human communities. Through Sandford’s trained eye we see how maintaining the elements of “place” common to a
