Hayden Recreation is offering a chance for intermediate-level whitewater kayakers to hone their skills on the water. Their clinic runs from 5:30 pm to 8 pm Thursday and Saturday at the Upper Spokane River. Contact Hayden Recreation at 208.209.1080 for details. Check out the city’s summer recreation guide for a listing of this season’s outdoor […]
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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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An update and a cool event related to the whitewater park courtesy of Friends of the Falls: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Kayaking Exhibition: 6pm Dinner: 7:30-9:30pm Bitterroot Lodge 21850 E. Bitterroot Lane Liberty Lake Enjoy a live demonstration of whitewater kayaking on the Spokane River and an evening with Gary Lacey, the designer of the
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Water Search And Rescue rarely involves rescuing a live human being. The Spokane County Water Rescue team’s last live rescue subject was a moose, which they pulled out of Newman Lake this April. More often than not, a person makes it out before help arrives—or falls victim to the water’s surprising weight. Then rescue turns
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Brian Burns hits the river. // Photo courtesy NWWA It must be spring if the Northwest Whitewater Association has started up Friday Night Floats on the Spokane River. You need solid skills and you must RSVP. Here’s the scoop: Friday Night Floats Start This Week, May 1: The long-standing tradition of weekly floats on the
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2008 Spokane River Run. // Photo Jeff Ferguson This Sunday Spokane has two cool running events: Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure Great event, great vibe, good short downtown loop through Brown’s Addition. I have to laugh at their poster this year–at this rate their sponsor logos are going to outnumber participants next year.
With spring now officially here, despite the lingering snow drifts, it might be time to start looking for the wildlife returning to the area. One great way to do just that? Bird watching. Meet Lindell Haggin, treasurer of Audubon Society. A bird watcher since 1970, Haggin has served the Audubon Society in several official positions,
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Will bill 6036 negatively impact fish on the Spokane River? The legislature is considering a bill that would extend pollutions control compliance in the Spokane River by ten years. River advocates contend if the state takes this action the river will be more polluted and the Federal Lawsuit under the Clean Water Act is all
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Too much snow. // Photos by Jon Jonckers. I saw a forecast today that predicted light snow and a high of 18. I thought to myself “Pretty sweet. I’ll take that.” That’s what kind of week it’s been. Thank God for the bus. I’m sick of driving my car in this weather, mostly because of
As a kid growing up in Medical Lake, Washington, Shawn Graves wasn’t much different than his buddies. As a self-described “outdoors type person”, he used to love to to ski, snowmobile, hike and fish. Just about anything that would get him outside. “Now,” he says, “I can’t do anything like that alone for fear of
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