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Escapes: Adventure Travel for Seniors
April 20, 2015
Remember our youth when we thought tours were for old folks?
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NW Trails: Victoria’s Backyard Wilderness
April 20, 2015
Surrounded by a stunning coastline, golden hillsides, emerald ridges and snow-capped mountains…
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National Park Week
April 14, 2015
The National Park Service invites you to celebrate by providing free entry to all national parks April 18-19
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A Surge in Requests Halts Wonderland Trail Permits
April 14, 2015
A good problem to have for one of Washington state’s most visited national parks.
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Why Camp is Important for Kids
April 2, 2015
It is no secret that many children spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen
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Vote for us to be the best!
March 17, 2015
Let’s show the nation that we have the BEST State and National Parks, Hikes and Lodging in USA Today’s Best Of Polls.
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REI Spurs Opportunity for Women with $1.5 Million
January 30, 2015
Women leaders in the outdoors industry are transforming their roles in the industry
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Movie Review: WILD
December 11, 2014
I predict most hiking boots on the market next year will sport bright red laces . . .
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NW Kids: Winter Getaways in Fire Lookouts
December 5, 2014
These ready-made shelters sit in some of the most desirable wilderness of the Northwest
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Join Us for a Special FREE Screening of WILD!
December 2, 2014
You are invited to a FREE screening of WILD at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Regal Thornton Place in Seattle, WA.
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Hiking the Klickitat Trail near the Washington-Oregon border
November 11, 2014
Hike/bike this 31-mile trail amid spectacular river scenery
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NW Trails: Monumental Hiking in the San Juans
September 23, 2014
Westernmost of the San Juan Islands and nearly surrounded by Canadian waters and islands
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Enter to WIN an REI giftcard from Washington State Parks
August 20, 2014
Enter for a chance to WIN an annual Discover Pass and a $250 REI giftcard from Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission by answering 10 quick questions at www.parks.wa.gov/ONSG
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Editor’s Note: Why Hike?
August 19, 2014
What is it about hiking that you like so much?
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Profile: Green Trails Maps
August 18, 2014
Do you like maps? Who doesn’t? If you’re like me, you probably have a few Green Trails maps . . .
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NW Trails: Backpacking Olympic National Park’s Wild Wildcatter Coast
August 16, 2014
Large wild stretches of coastline in the Lower 48 are about as common as phone booths.
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Three Guys and a Stroller
August 1, 2014
Maybe this kooky running-as-a-vacation thing has a future after all.
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Get up and GO with SylvanSport
July 24, 2014
The SylvanSport GO camping trailer might provide the most versatile and comfortable camping experience you’ve ever had.
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Mountains to Sound Greenway Proposed as National Heritage Area
July 23, 2014
On July 16, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray introduced Senate Bill 2602 . . .
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NW Trails Columnist Craig Romano
July 2, 2014
Craig began writing for OutdoorsNW magazine in 1999. He has written for over a dozen . . .
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NW Kids: Top 5 Lakes
June 30, 2014
Ah, the quintessential Northwest summer vacation: take the kids, pack the car, set up camp and just add water.
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NW Trails: Hiking the Hanford Reach National Monument Near Tri-Cities
June 23, 2014
Protected as a national monument, it surely would have been developed and farmed if not for the atomic bomb.
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Bike-Camping at Goldmyer Hot Springs near Snoqualmie, Wash.
June 18, 2014
We’d mapped our route to Goldmyer Hot Springs at less than 10 miles each way . . .
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The Stillaguamish Valley offers world-class outdoor recreation
June 18, 2014
Rafting, hiking, climbing and unbelievable backcountry . . .
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Escapes: RV’ing in Alaska
June 9, 2014
Denali, Kenai and Homer — Oh My!
Rolling through Alaska on a 31-foot land yacht
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National Trails Day June 7
May 27, 2014
Dozens of Northwest organizations will spearhead National Trails Day events on June 7
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BeWild Event: Tami Asars June 20
May 27, 2014
Northwest author Tami Asars invites you to be adventurous in your own back yard.
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BeWild with Expedition Denali May 16
May 14, 2014
The 2014 BeWild Speaker and Film Series is underway at the Mountaineers, and you’re invited!
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New Weekend Bus Service to Columbia River Gorge
May 14, 2014
The month of May marks the beginning of a new weekend bus service in Skamania County.
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Writer Spotlight: Rebecca Agiewich
May 8, 2014
Agiewich is a novelist, essayist, humor writer and creative writing teacher
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Hut-to-Hut Biking in Mt. Hood National Forest
May 5, 2014
Woven through the Mt. Hood National Forest—20 miles east of Portland, Ore.—you’ll find a network of more than 50 miles of fantastic singletrack
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Welcome to GEAR Up!
April 17, 2014
We’re excited to invite you to the second year of the GEAR Up Expo April 26–27 at the Comcast Arena in Everett!
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GEAR Up Expo Exhibitors and Speakers!
April 17, 2014
Check out who all will be exhibiting and/or speaking at GEAR Up Expo!
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Donate to Red Cross for Oso Relief at GEAR Up Expo
April 15, 2014
The American Red Cross Snohomish County Chapter will be accepting donations to help with Oso landslide relief efforts at booths 114-115
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BeWild Speaker and Film Series
April 15, 2014
You are invited to the 2014 BeWild Speaker and Film Series at the Mountaineers!
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GEAR Up for Adventure April 26-27
April 8, 2014
The GEAR Up Expo is back for its second year to help you get the best experiences and outdoor gear
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National Forest ePasses Now Available
April 1, 2014
The National Forest Service in Washington and Oregon are offering a new ePass for hiking and camping on National Forest lands
Weekender: North Cascades Institute
February 13, 2014
Tucked away in the North Cascades off Highway 20, you’ll find the North Cascades Institute (NCI)
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Escapes: Northwest’s Best Kept Secrets
February 3, 2014
Whether you’ve lived in the Northwest for a month or a lifetime, there are always more secret places to be discovered.
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NW Trails: Cape Horn Trail on the Columbia River Gorge
September 17, 2013
There are scores of magnificent hiking trails within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Yet, none of them captures the full essence of the Gorge like the Cape Horn Trail.
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Bicycle Alliance Raises Funds for Guidebook
August 14, 2013
A new Washington bicycling guide could be speeding to the press next spring with a little help from the Washington cycling community.
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NW Kids: How to make lifetime backpackers out of your kids
August 9, 2013
I grew up backpacking with my parents, so as soon as we had kids of our own, my husband and I couldn’t wait to continue the tradition.
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NW Trails: Lake Lacrosse
August 1, 2013
Sparkling Lake LaCrosse lies in a flower-saturated meadow surrounded by jagged snow-streaked Olympic National Park peaks
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Backpacking 101
July 29, 2013
As an adult, backpacking is one of my favorite escapes. And one of the great things about it is that that anyone can learn to do it at any age.
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Guest Editorial: National Parks, Forests make Sequestration cuts
July 26, 2013
Sadly, the verb sequester has taken on an altogether different meaning in the past year.
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OutdoorsNW Summer Gear Review
July 22, 2013
Our outdoor gear review for summer 2013. Packs, boots, bottles and more including: Rakuda, ENO, Mountain House, Hi-Tec, Platypus, Therm-a-Rest, Liberty Bottleworks, Eureka, Easton, Deuter, Eton
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Weekender! Bend, Ore.
June 18, 2013
Bend is one of our perfect four-season getaways for the recreational athletic competitor. If your idea of rest and relaxation includes a race bib and a finish line followed by a great meal and a hot tub, plan a trip to this high-desert town.
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NW Trails: Bike and Hike Williams Lake and Dutch Miller Gap
June 7, 2013
When the upper reaches of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road were decommissioned to vehicles a few years back, more than a few hikers bemoaned the action. A big, sparkling alpine lake near a dramatic pass on the Cascade Crest was no longer accessible as a day hike.
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NW Kids: Camping in National Parks
April 22, 2013
Poll my kids on their favorite outdoor vacations, and they’ll give you a long list of national park campgrounds, lodges, and cabins. A national park vacation is appealing to parents too . . .
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The outdoor community mourns Don Hanson
March 5, 2013
On Saturday, March 2, the outdoor community suffered a loss when Don Hanson, owner and proprietor of the Scottish Lakes High Camp died in a tragic accident.
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