Out There Outdoors

If you are an avid climber or are just interested in learning more about climbing, you won’t want to miss the inspiring film “Ascension” this Friday night Sept. 13 at Coeur Climbing Company in Post Falls. This short, heartwarming film chronicles the incredible journey of local climber Mason Keough. After losing multiple fingers in a workplace accident, Mason defied expectations by continuing to climb, not just surviving but thriving.

The event kicks off at 5 PM with climbing and a climbing workshop followed by the free film showing at 7 PM with food and drinks and raffle tickets for sale. Find all of the details at the link below and come show support for our local adaptive climbing community and prepare to be inspired!

Coeurclimbing.com/news-updates/an-evening-of-inspiration-coeur-climbing-hosts-film-premiere-for-adaptive-climbing

Load up your mountain bike and head up to Rossland, BC this Friday and Saturday for live tunes, brews, and riding epic trails. Plus score a free lift ticket to RED Mountain for this upcoming winter with your Between the Peaks music festival pass!

In addition to the free lift ticket, save an additional 20% on your festival pass with this special deal for American Out There readers only. Use the code OUTTHERERED24 and have a blast up there!

Redresort.com/betweenthepeak

Looking for a getaway this weekend? Head north for the Cranbrook Beer Fest this Saturday, September 14! Just 3.5 hours from Spokane, Cranbrook, BC is home to two local craft breweries, and the festival at Belmont Park features tastings of some of the best beers from the Kootenay Rockies and Canada!

Bring your bike or hiking boots and plan to explore some of the spectacular trails in the Rocky Mountains or Purcell Range while you’re up there! An added bonus, the current exchange rate favoring the U.S. dollar means you’ll save 25-35% on trip.

Check out our latest article featuring fall adventures ideas around the Cranbrook area!

Outthereoutdoors.com/8-reasons-to-make-cranbrook-bc-your-fall-road-trip-destination

What a fun day to get out and ride at two laps on the gondola will have you feeling sore!

Very blessed to have the Selkirks in our backyards! What an amazing Mountian range they are.

Some cool pictures from across the pond in Europe! Did anyone else travel abroad this summer?

Happy Birthday Out There! 🎂 20 Years of adventures, stories, events, and bringing our outdoors community together. Thanks to the advertisers for making it all possible. Please support them.

And, keep your eyes peeled for Out There’s next chapter.

Happy Birthday! 🎂 20 Years of adventures, stories, events, and bringing our outdoor community together. Thanks to the advertisers for making it all possible. Please support them.

And, keep your eyes peeled for Out There's next chapter.

Tomorrow our ✨20th Anniversary✨ issue hits the magazine racks! What a journey! Thanks to all of our advertisers, readers, and contributors over the years.

In this issue, we reflect on the past and look forward to the future. We’ve got a special interview with Out There founder Jon Snyder, reflections from some of our long-time writers, an interview with past columnist Jess Walter, and so much more. Plus, great regular content like where to hike, fall road trips, and how to help our public lands.

This new super-fun fundraiser for Spokane's Riverside State Park--Game Day--happens Saturday Sept. 7! Get out biking, running, or hiking a mellow, family-friendly course in the park plus play some classic games for prizes. All in support of the amazing park improvement projects spearheaded by the Riverside State Park Foundation!

Check out our article for details and to sign up!
https://outthereoutdoors.com/riverside-state-park-foundations-game-day-2024/

A local group of classmates in an ACT-2 SCC class got inspired by their history lesson on David Thompson and decided to follow in his trapper-era footsteps in Canada. They hired a cultural guide and spent a few days on horseback retracing his steps. Read about their journey!

Following the Footsteps of David Thompson to Howse Pass By Mark Longmeier Our trek to Howse Pass in Banff National Park was born from a Spokane Community College senior-oriented ACT-2 seminar course.

There's some incredible hiking to be had in Fernie, BC!
🖊️James P. Johnson shares some of his favorite locations.

Backcountry Hiking Fernie, B.C. Cover photo courtesy of James P. Johnson By James P. Johnson I noticed Fernie on a map while road-tripping through southeastern British

A writer's experience on learning to love fly fishing: "Frustration is almost always certain, the payoff can be tremendous, and the space in between makes you happy to be alive."
🖊️📸 Sam Lavigne

Learning to Love the Fly By Sam Lavigne Cover photo courtesy Sam Lavigne People ask me why I like to fly fish. What is it about fly fishing that draws me to cold

Believe it or not, there are ethical considerations about how you "go" in the woods. Avoid going near water sources and bury your business. 💩 Keep the outdoors a waste-free place for us all to enjoy!

Waste in the Woods By Holly Weiler Let’s spend a moment thinking about an uncomfortable topic in order to improve everyone’s outdoor experience this summer: waste in

OTO Contributor Joel Sattgast shares some tips from backpacking with his young daughters into the mountains of Idaho.

Lessons From an Inaugural Dad-Daughter Backpacking Trip By Joel Sattgast Cover photo courtesy Joel Sattgast Since returning to the Northwest three years ago, I’ve been gently preparing my daughters

What a beautiful world we live in.

You could see both a meteor shower and the Northern Lights this weekend SPOKANE, Wash.-- Conditions could line up for a double feature in the night skies over the Inland Northwest. The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and at least two solar

Have you been down the Lionhead Slides? Find a unique, local spot to cool off!

Cool Off at These North Idaho Swimming Holes By Eric Deady Cover photo courtesy of Eric Deady When I think of getting out there, especially during the summer months, I think of water, and how to

Alaska at its finest! What an awesome trip to catch fish and explore the beautiful mountains that it has to offer.

🖊️Writer and trailworker Claire Thompson reflects on how fire season affects our landscape, and how we might pivot our perspective.

Fire-Season Palette By Claire Thompson Cover photo courtesy of Claire Thompson I spent most of the summer of 2022 clearing trails in burned forests. The Entiat River

Thank you Spokane Riverkeeper for working to keep our river swimmable and fishable!

What do you know about Wingfoiling? 🖊️Brad Naccarato takes us inside this unique world and shares how the sport has recently evolved.
📸Gwen LeTutour

On a Wing and a Prayer The watersports wonder of wing foiling Cover photo courtesy of Gwen LeTutour There hasn’t been a whole lot of evolution in the wind sports industry

Palisades Park near downtown Spokane is on fire! 🔥🔥🤬 Campfires in our parks and natural areas need to stop!

Huckleberries and running? Win.

Check out the full, family-friendly Wallace Huckleberry Festival and 5K Fun Run: 8/17&18 2024 Wallace, Idaho schedule below!

2024 Wallace Huckleberry Festival and 5k Fun Run Aug 17-18 One of the coolest, family-friendly mountain town festivals in the Northwest, the Wallace Huckleberry Festival offers a wide range of activities in

Enjoy the cooler temps this Sunday pedaling with a positive bunch of fellow riders at Cycle Celebration in Spokane Valley!

🚴 🚴‍♀️ 🚴 Sign up for the 50-miler with plenty of hills, the 25-mile adventure ride, or the 10-mile family-friendly route. Find all of the details 👇

Outthereoutdoors.com/cycle-celebration-2024

How many have you checked off? ✅

Summer Bucket List 85 things to do in the Inland Northwest Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Don’t let summer pass you by: use this roundup of things to do in the