Adventure Sports

Kayaker taking short drop from a rock into whitewater river.

Trip Report: North Cascades Whitewater Kayaking

Bridge Creek to the Stehekin River is a remote, multi-day, self-supported whitewater run through the North Cascades to Lake Chelan, Wash.

Out There Outdoors February 7, 2022

Olivia Dugenet and friends approaching a high mountain pass.

A Woman’s Place Is In The Wild

Personal essay by Olivia Dugenet about how women challenge stereotypes and social expectations when they adventure in the great outdoors.

Out There Outdoors January 25, 2022

Sunbeams behind a rocky hillside in the background of a rugged wild nature landscape.

Keep It Wild: #TagResponsibly

The #TagResponsibly movement wants social media users to think twice before identifying sensitive backcountry areas.

Aaron Theisen October 25, 2021

Sandy beach on an island in Priest Lake.

31 Ways to Explore Inland NW Lakes

OTO writers share their ideas for recreation, adventure, and simply enjoying time at any lake in the Inland Northwest.

Out There Outdoors July 19, 2021

Man standing on wind foiling board, getting towed behind power boat, on Lake Pend Oreille.

Wing Foiling on the Lake

Learn about the fringe sport of wing foiling—where riders use boards equipped with a hydrofoil and inflatable, hand-held sail called a wing.

Derrick Knowles July 19, 2021

Polo players riding brown horses, wearing helmets, and carrying polo sticks.

Playing Polo in Spokane: Spring Clinics

The Spokane Polo Club, located only minutes from downtown Spokane, hosts a clinic every spring to recruit new members.

Kelly Chadwick May 24, 2021

Man holding on to a wooden aerial ladder among trees at Mica Moon.

Spokane’s Mica Moon Zip Tours Expands Again

Driving down I-90 past Liberty Lake, you might never know one of the region’s biggest zipline tours was tucked away in the forested hillsides of ...

Derrick Knowles May 24, 2021

Rafting the Owyhee River

By Paul Delaney For those who wonder what the pioneers might have seen as they traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1840s, take a trip ...

Out There Outdoors June 26, 2020

Skier being pulled by a horse while they go off a jump/

Spurs and Ski Boots

By Jean Arthur Cowboys and cowgirls gallop their horses out of the start, snow clods flying, chaps flapping as skiers hang tight to ropes attached ...

Out There Outdoors March 31, 2020