Facebook Instagram X-twitter Pinterest Linkedin
Main Menu

Search Results for: lakes

Hike of the Month: Heart Lake Loop (Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho/Montana Stateline)

Columns, Get Out There, Hike of the Month, Hiking / By

To give this route justice, devote at least a weekend to exploration and hike, at minimum, the complete loop around Heart Lake. This route includes a visit to sapphire-blue Pearl Lake and gives visitors the option to scramble to nearby Dalton Lake. This portion of the Bitterroot Mountains is within the long-proposed Great Burn Wilderness, […]

Hike of the Month: Heart Lake Loop (Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho/Montana Stateline) Read More »

Public Meeting to Discuss Riverside State Park Recreation Planning (June 25)

Events / By

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to a workshop to discuss several management planning topics for Riverside State Park in Spokane County. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Lakeside Middle School Auditorium,  6169 Highway 291, Nine Mile Falls. (Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/kPP5E). State Parks staff will present key

Public Meeting to Discuss Riverside State Park Recreation Planning (June 25) Read More »

Riding the Woodrat: Ride or Race above Priest Lake

Biking, Get Out There / By

North Idaho’s Priest Lake is known for its pristine waters and high-mountain peaks. It’s a place that’s frequented by many summer vacationers looking to escape the city grind. During the cooler late spring/early summer months, however, the low and mid-elevation mountain biking trails surrounding the lake are where it’s at. Whether you’re looking for a

Riding the Woodrat: Ride or Race above Priest Lake Read More »

River People: A Fly Caster, River Surfer and Whitewater Pioneer

Fishing, Get Out There / By

The Inland Northwest’s arid reputation is baked into its name. While it may be on the “dry side” of the Cascades, with world-class whitewater, blue-ribbon fishing and a place at the forefront of river sports, the region has been quietly racking up river recreation accolades over the years. Meet these three Inland Northwest river people

River People: A Fly Caster, River Surfer and Whitewater Pioneer Read More »

Colville, Wash. and the Colville National Forest Have Hosted the Beginner-Friendly Tiger Tri for 25 Years

Adventure Sports, Biking, Events, Get Out There, Running / By

No doubt the thing that keeps people coming back to swim, bike, and run their way through northeast Washington for the Tiger Tri over the past 25 years is the sometimes painfully beautiful forests, lakes and wide open spaces that dominate the course. Event organizer and Colville, Washington Parks and Recreation Coordinator Jake Wilson hammers

Colville, Wash. and the Colville National Forest Have Hosted the Beginner-Friendly Tiger Tri for 25 Years Read More »

Bellingham to Host 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally (July 4th Weekend)

Biking, Events, Get Out There / By

The Northwest Tandem Rally has been held annually in a different city since its inception in 1986, and this is the first year that Bellingham will be the host city. (Spokane hosted the tandem riders gathering in 2011.) The Mount Baker Bicycle Club is welcoming the 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally July 2-6, 2015. The five-day

Bellingham to Host 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally (July 4th Weekend) Read More »

BikeCDA: Building Bike Connections in the Lake City

Biking, Columns, Everyday Cyclist, Get Out There / By

BikeCdA is all about making connections. And that’s what its founder, Coeur d’Alene Police Officer John Kelly, had in mind last March when he went looking for Tom and Jamie Morgan one day. Tom and Jamie were waiting for other members of the Lake City Flyers cycling group to arrive when Kelly, wearing his uniform,

BikeCDA: Building Bike Connections in the Lake City Read More »

Scroll to Top