7:57 pm
I got a email yesterday from Mayor Mary Verner’s office inviting folks to a Planning for Climate Change and Energy Security event on February 6.
This is very cool. No pun intended.
I hope a lot of folks attend. This seems like a great opportunity to advocate for more non-motorized transportation in Spokane. You can read the complete email here: (more…)
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5:06 pm
The Inlander emailed a couple weeks ago asking me to contribute “some big, stupid, revolutionary ideas that the Spokane area can — and should — implement in 2008.” Here’s what I sent back:
At the risk of being too policy oriented:
1. Adopt a comprehensive plan to reestablish the salmon run in the Spokane River–all the way to their historical spawning grounds at the base of the Monroe St. Bridge.
2. Implement a major Transit Oriented Development initiative–including light rail.
3. Abandon the North South Freeway project.
They must not have liked the last two ideas becuase they only interviewed me about the first one. (The salmon idea is one that I credit Brian Flett for giving me when I interviewed him for OTM‘s very first issue in 2004. Otherwise known as the issue that resurrected the downtown whitewater park from the dead.)
Now that I have thought about it more there’s one other idea I wish I would have shared. We need a way to capture more tourist dollars from Canada. Why not build a curling rink?
7:52 pm
If you are looking for a cool job that will keep you outdoors you might want to check this out:
The Spokane Farmers’ Market Association (located at Division and 2nd) is accepting employment applications from candidates for the part-time position of Coordinator of the Market’s on-site Community Nutrition Education Program (CNEP). Sought are candidates who are personable as well as professional, very communicative, highly self-motivated, meticulous and detail oriented. While formal training in nutrition science is not a job requirement, an understanding of and interest in local food and agriculture are definitely preferred.
The Spokane Farmers’ Market will hire a candidate for this position by April 1, 2008. Applications are being accepted until February 10.
Please refer to the Position Description on the Spokane Farmers’ Market website for details: http://www.spokanefarmersmarket.org/
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7:15 pm
The Mugs Stump awards are given each year to handful of climbers to support ambitious new routes or first ascent around the globe. One of the awards major Sponsor’s is Spokane’s own Mountain Gear, who, along with Patagonia, Black Diamond, Climbing Magazine, and Gore-Tex work to promote the spirit adventure in mountaineering embodied in famed climber Mugs Stump. The money for this year’s awards has been increased over last year. Check out this killer list of expeditions that received awards.
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8:43 pm
My call for outdoor recreation album covers has finally yielded a masterpiece. I just about did a back-flip when this image showed up in my email box courtesy of Hank Greer. Apparently the record is some sort of soft jazz-rock fusion, but the cover is 100% hardcore: classic 70′s cycling gear straddling the center line.
9:10 pm
With the passing of the great Evel Knievel I thought folks might dig this excerpt from his excellent 1974 LP. This sequence is part of ‘Evel Talks with Kids.” Apparently he’s trying explain how painful it is to crash on his bike.
Evel Kneivel slaps a child
Click the link above to hear. (3mg)
10:10 pm
Regular OTM reader Tanner Grant has been posting some really cool trip reports at www.nwhikers.net. His latest is a snowshoe trek from Mt. Spokane:
“With good weather in the forecast I couldn’t spoil a good opportunity to get my ass outdoors. These days are far a few between with my new son Jameson in the picture, but i’m one lucky bastard, and I know that. It’s amazing how quickly your priorities change in life once you have held your first child.
Anyway, Robin and I dropped Jameson off with grandma about 10am and made our way for the snowmobile parking lot on Mount Spokane. I’m beginning to really love this place, only 30 miles from my door step is a winter oasis complete with ski runs, cross-county ski trails, snowshoe trails, warming huts, and unfortunately snowmobile trails. After visiting Bald Knob last week we decided to try our luck with the Beauty Mountain warming hut.”
You can read the of the report here:
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=327424&highlight=#327424
Tanner has posted a bunch of cool trip reports under the name trailjunky at www.nwhikers.net. Thanks for the report Tanner!
