The joy of trail running
By Ed OhlweilerReader Contributor One thing about living in North Idaho, we sure are blessed with a smorgasbord of outdoor activities. These days, I find myself returning to the one with the least amount...
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Winter paddleboarding
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor When winter temperatures get into the 40s, I find myself excitedly wiggling into a wetsuit; which, despite being thin (the wetsuit, not me), proves surprisingly arduous. I only have...
Feeling thankful for the Fall Folk Festival
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor My wife Pam and I have been attending the Fall Folk Festival for 15-20 years now (let’s just say “umpteen” years for argument’s sake); and, once again, the festival...
The extraordinary and brief life of Bob Marshall
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Just who was this luminary comet of a man? This figure whose heart failed at the young age of 38 and yet at different times was a forester, philosopher,...
Everything you need to know about ultrasports (part 1)
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Growing up in the ‘80s, it seemed Ironman triathlons were king. We watched them on TV, talked about them in school and had our favorite athletes, much like baseball...
Shedding light on Helen Keller
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Let’s imagine that Helen Keller were not deaf and blind. Let’s forget temporarily that infamous defining moment around the well pump with Anne Sullivan, all the people she inspired...
The colorful history of the Tour de France
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Perhaps you developed an appreciation of the Tour de France, as I did, while watching Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong dominate what was historically a European sport. Or maybe,...
Sister Madonna Buder: Spokane’s ‘Iron Nun’
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor To those of you who’ve attended Catholic school, the words “Iron Nun” may conjure up strong images, but certainly not a picture of the sweet, unassuming octogenarian that has...
Junoon: The biggest band you’ve never heard of
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor There are questions we will never know the answers to: Why is there suffering in the world, why does Hawaii have interstate highways, and what would chairs look like...
