Fat biking in North Idaho
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Chances are you’ve seen someone biking around town or on snowy trails with a fat-tire bicycle. If you’ve ever wondered what they are all about …
Tagged: outdoors
Three nights of mountain bliss
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s time once again for all outdoor enthusiasts to gather at the altar of winter sport to herald in another year of movies from the …
The Oregon Coast, where the skies didn’t reign but dogs did
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
This article is mainly for Sandpoint dogsters. What is a Sandpoint dogster? It is a citizen who couldn’t imagine walking in a park or on …
Trail Dispatches: Trails for Conservation
By Regan Plumb
Reader Contributor
Trails may be most immediately associated with providing opportunities for fresh air and exercise, but there are more subtle factors at play just beneath the …
Sick situation
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As hunters hit the mountains this fall on their annual mission to fill their freezers, many harbored a concern that the meat they harvested might …
Bless this hunt: The many ways we prepare for a successful elk season
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last Sunday, I found myself at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for the Blessing of the Hunters. I saw the event online, advertised as a …
Trail Dispatches: Nordic Adventures
By Ross Longhini
Reader Contributor
Nordic skiing is one of the oldest forms of locomotion across snow-covered landscapes. Historic evidence shows that Nordic skiing has been around for over 6,000 …
Reflections of Nature
By Phil Hough
Reader Staff
We launched our canoe into strong head winds and waves. Forward progress was slow, so we camped early, on a muddy shore only five miles …
Why Wilderness?
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
When I was 10 years old, my dad and I took a 10-day adventure along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a canoe route established in northern …
Fractured Lines:
By Melissa Hendrickson
Reader Columnist
Melissa here, the forecaster from the St. Regis/Silver Valley forecast area, sneaking in an article about our region down here. If you ever need a …
