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OutdoorsNW 2015 Dog Photo Contest
April 7, 2015
We want your dog photos in the pages of our 2015 July/August Hiking edition! Submit your photos by midnight, June 1, 2015, of those awesome (and in focus!) shots of your pooch doing something cool outdoors! >>Go to our contest page to enter!
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Our 2015 OutdoorsNW Annual Event Guide is now online!
April 7, 2015
Our newest digital edition is now just a click away!
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Mild Alaska Winter Forces Shift of Historic Iditarod Start
March 6, 2015
The Race will begin in Fairbanks rather than Willow, Alaska, for only the second time in the event’s history.
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Gear Review: Grins for Winter Gear
February 10, 2015
If these gear reviews were a Bob Ross painting, he’d tell you about happy little Pacific Northwest travelers staying warm and dry
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Our 2015 OutdoorsNW Winter Edition is now online!
January 30, 2015
Our newest digital edition is now just a click away!
Mt. Baker: Snowboarding Mecca; NW Resort Updates!; SNOW in B.C.!; and more!
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Recipes We Love: Curried Pumpkin Soup
January 26, 2015
Cozy up with a good read, and warm your belly with this curried pumpkin soup!
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Celebrate Belgium Brews Jan. 31
January 21, 2015
The Washington Beer Commission will celebrate its sixth annual Belgianfest beer tasting event
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Outdoors Gift Guide!
December 2, 2014
Just point and click for great deals on holiday gifts!
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Win Arc’teryx Gear – and a Whistler Trip!
October 14, 2014
In celebration of its new Portland flagship store grand opening Nov. 1 Arc’teryx is hosting a Crowd the Store contest
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evo Announces New Portland Location
September 29, 2014
Seattle-based action sport and apparel retailer evo is opening a new location this October in Portland, Ore.
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South Sound IPA Festival Oct. 18
September 29, 2014
Washington Beer Commission invites you to the inaugural South Sound IPA Festival on Oct. 18
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New Minimalist Landscape Sculpture at Earth Sanctuary
September 16, 2014
Earth Sanctuary, a sculpture garden and nature reserve on Whidbey Island, Wash., has introduced the first . . .
Our 2014 OutdoorsNW September/October Digital Edition is now online!
September 5, 2014
Our newest digital edition is now just a click away! San Juan IslandsMonumental Hiking on Stuart Island Bicycling Bliss: Olympic Peninsula’s Discovery TrailIt’s Oktoberfest Time!Run More; Spend LessPreviews: Snow Shows; Warren Miller Fall Calendar of Events
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Boundary Bay Brewery Honored for Philanthropy
September 2, 2014
Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro in Bellingham, Wash., has been named the 2014 Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business
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Top Oregon IPAs
September 1, 2014
Oregon IPAs are as diverse as the brewers that make them, and it’s no easy feat to pick just 10
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10 Best Oregon Craft Beers
August 30, 2014
Compiling a short list of the best beers from Oregon is a nearly impossible task.
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Fresh Hop Festivals
August 28, 2014
The nation’s entire annual hop crop comes from the Pacific Northwest.
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It’s Oktoberfest Time!
August 26, 2014
Bring on the lederhosen, dirndls, oom-pah music and beer!
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Beer Sales to Benefit Eastern Washington Fire Victims
August 19, 2014
Icicle Brewing Company of Leavenworth, Wash., and Iron Horse Brewery of Ellensburg, Wash., are kicking off a fundraising effort
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New Summer Gear for Happy Camping
August 12, 2014
Lace up your trail shoes, and pack your bags. It’s time to check out what’s hot in summer outdoor gear
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5 Summer Activities that Connect Children with Nature
August 11, 2014
Summer is the perfect time to teach children about their natural surroundings and connect them with nature.
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Attract Summer Birds to Your Backyard
August 11, 2014
This summer, Seattle residents will have noticed many migrating birds, including the Black-headed Grosbeak . . .
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Outdoor Industry’s New Gear Tweets Aug. 7-8
August 6, 2014
OutdoorsNW Publisher Carolyn Price is at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market through Aug. 8
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Everett Craft Beer Festival Aug. 16
August 5, 2014
The third annual Everett Craft Beer Festival is on its way Aug. 16
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Nine-Month Closure at Gas Works Park
July 23, 2014
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in cooperation with Seattle Parks and Recreation is working on a soil cover project . . .
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Lightweight Gear We Love
July 21, 2014
Teva Originals; DexShell Waterproof Thermalite Socks; ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Briefs; SweatHawg’s Helmet Liners; and Arkel Dry-Lites, Ultralight Saddlebags
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Green Commuting with a Toddler
July 14, 2014
There’s a woman who lives near me who commutes with her bike via bus with a baby strapped to her chest and her four- or five-year-old son . . .
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Bremerton Summer BrewFest July 12
July 9, 2014
Savor and celebrate summer and craft beer at the Bremerton Summer Brewfest July 12
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Our 2014 OutdoorsNW July/August Digital Edition is now online!
June 17, 2014
HIKE! Backpacking the Wild Wildcatter Coast; Profile: Green Trails Maps; 5 Yoga Poses For Hikers; Top 12 Bike Trails! Health Nut; NW Kids, Buzz and more!
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Celebrate Salish Sea Native American Culture
May 27, 2014
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites you to attend the Ninth Annual Celebration
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Top 10 Washington Beers
May 22, 2014
Washington now has more than 200 craft breweries and many of them are producing some of the finest beers in the nation.
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Prost! It’s NW Beerfest Time!
May 20, 2014
A German “toast” is universal in any language
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Washington Brewers Festival June 13-15
May 16, 2014
Calling all craft beer connoisseurs, hops enthusiasts, keg-toss champs and world’s-best dads! Washington Brewers Festival returns
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The Bellingham Beer Boom
May 15, 2014
Ever since Boundary Bay Brewery opened in 1995, and then Chuckanut Brewery in 2008, Bellingham has shown its faithful support
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Top Washington IPAs
May 5, 2014
Washington continues to be a leader in all beers hopped, plus it is one of the largest hop-growing regions in the world, so it’s no surprise that the state is filled with many fine IPAs.
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Seattle’s Rue Mapp Accepts Prestigious Award
May 1, 2014
Rue Mapp was awarded the National Wildlife Federation’s 2014 Communications award.
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Gov. Inslee Creates Outdoor Task Force
March 5, 2014
Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Feb. 19 to create a blue ribbon task force to help solve some of the major challenges
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Northwest Beer Festival Guide
May 15, 2013
Around here, we do not take our summers or our craft beers for granted; they are both precious commodities. When the days get long and we venture out of our caves, there is no shortage of beer festivals to keep us hydrated and entertained.
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Outdoors For All Foundation
March 4, 2013
“The outdoors, a lot of times, is about freedom,” said Ed Bronsdon, the Executive Director of Outdoors for All, a Seattle-based, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing children and adults with disabilities into the outdoors.
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Pacific Northwest Brewing: Fresh Hop Ales
September 19, 2012
I walked into the tasting room at Two Beers Brewing Company in Seattle on a hot August afternoon. To my surprise, I saw a group of people gathered around a large table separating cone-shaped hop flowers from a sprawling mountain of freshly cut bines.
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Pacific Northwest Beer Festivals
September 6, 2012
Oktoberfests and Fresh Hop Celebrations in the Northwest – Enjoy a vast assortment of seasonal and other brews . . .
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Weekender: Camano Island, Wash.
July 2, 2012
Last fall I wanted to find a cozy place to celebrate a milestone birthday for my wife. I opted for Camano Island—less than an hour and a half away.
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NW Beer Festival Guide
June 7, 2012
The Pacific Northwest is known to the rest of the country for many things: green forests, blue coastline, outdoor adventures, rain, and its location as the center of the universe for craft beer.
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Northwest Seasonal Summer Beers
June 7, 2012
Winter beers are more common than summer beers around the Pacific Northwest. Depleted of Vitamin D in winter, we need a lot of help making it through the long, dark months.
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Outdoor Bags:
Review and Pinterest Contest!
May 30, 2012
Repin It to Win It Outdoor recreation requires stuff. This also means you need to carry your stuff, which means in bags. We solicited outdoor gear bags from manufacturers in all aspects of the outdoor industry and selected these 10 as our top choices for toting your goods around. Read our reviews — then [...]
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Western Snow Sports: Northwest winter forecast
November 28, 2011
Ready for the slopes and wondering what kind of snow year it’s going to be? Some of the early forecast models are suggesting a La Niña pattern setting up.
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Access to Christmas Trees Limited
November 2, 2011
If you and your family are planning to cut a Christmas tree in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest this year, you may want to do it before the snow falls in the high country. Permits to cut trees go on sale Nov. 14 – Dec. 24.
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Beers to You
May 19, 2011
There’s nothing like a good beer after a heart-pumping run, bike, paddle or hike. And as the Pacific Northwest continues to get warmer and sunnier, après-activity beers are increasingly in order.
Trail Running Gear
May 18, 2011
When it comes to running in general, the beauty of the sport lies in the fact that you need so very little to get started. Even shoes, it seems these days, are optional.
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Northwest Beer Festival Guide
May 17, 2011
The Pacific Northwest may well be the center of the craft beer universe – or at least in the U.S. – judging by the number of small brewpubs, as well as the nearly religious fanaticism with which beer lovers treat the region.
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