While Hawaiians have long known the joy of stand up paddle surfing, also known as “beach boy surfing,” freshwater fans in the Inland Northwest have only recently been enjoying the sport of stand up paddling (SUP). Although Hawaiians get the credit for developing the modern sport of SUP, it actually descended from the styles of […]
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From a lunchtime escape to a months-long journey, we sought out the toughest, most breathtaking and the craziest rides for Northwest riders to attempt.
Epic Rides: 8 Bike Treks You Can Conquer Read More »
I grew up near Seattle, where the merest dusting of snow provoked round-the-clock weather coverage and an endless freeway backlog. As a kid I watched winter weather reports with anticipation. An inch of snow could delay the start of school; two inches almost guaranteed a full-fledged closure—a day I’d spend in mittens, hat and snowsuit—even
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BLOOMSDAY ROAD RUNNERS CLUB HOSTS 15TH ANNUAL SPOKANE MARATHON SPOKANE, WA (October 6, 2010) – The Bloomsday Road Runners Club (BRRC) will be hosting the 15th annual Spokane Marathon this Sunday, October 10, 2010, beginning at 8am. Other events include a marathon relay, also beginning at 8am; a half-marathon at 8:45am; and for the first
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If you have a kid and you’ve looked into buying that kid a bike then at some point you’ve encountered the kid bike conundrum. For the purpose of this discussion, kids are defined as age 6 to age 13 or so. Or more generically: from the time they can comfortably ride a bike a mile
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The City of Spokane Parks and Recreation department is right now engaged in a great multi-year public planning process called “Roadmap to the Future.” In a recent draft of the planning process findings one word pops up again and again: trails. Some direct quotes from the draft: • According to survey data, the greatest future
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The Spokane Bicycle Club is looking for corral users, also for volunteers to man the corral. For the 16th year, the Spokane Bicycle Club will be hosting free, attended bike parking in Riverfront Park during Bloomsday.
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Springsteen got it right when he sang, “Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run.” At the most basic level, young children need to run. If you doubt this, watch a four or five year old play with a hyper dog in a wide, open space. Their delight is instinctual and completely undeniable. Their
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Nature Exploring In Eastern Washington And North Idaho Rich Leon Adventure Trail Publishing, 2009, 68 pages With my initial scan of the Table of Contents of Nature Exploring I knew this book would bring back memories. From Boy Scout camping trips in the environs of the Little Pend Orielle Wildlife Refuge to hikes in the
Join Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, who hails from Boise, Idaho, for a bicycling event benefiting the North Idaho Centennial trail. The Blue Cruise Charity Ride Coeur d’Alene on August 15th includes 15-, 30- and 62-mile fun rides, an after-ride picnic and a health fair. The ride starts and finishes at North Idaho College in
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