Get Out There

Students pouring water from cups onto the ground while learning at the Spokane County Water Resources Center. Instructor looks on.

Nature Schools in the Inland NW – 2021

Schools and childcare programs in Eastern Washington and North Idaho that provide play-based, hands-on, outdoor learning and environmental curriculum.

Amy McCaffree May 28, 2021

Main lodge at Camp Four Echoes at dusk with all the lights on and reflection of lodge and lights on the calm, flat surface of Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Outdoorsy Summer Camps in the Inland NW – 2021

Annual list of regional summer camps and nature-based schools to help #OutThereKids live their full-potential during this COVID-era summer.

Amy McCaffree May 28, 2021

Happy teenage girls at Camp Spalding during summer 2020, gathering in a line, looking at camera, smiling behind their COVID face masks, and giving the camera thumbs-up signs. Trees in the background.

Summer Camps in the COVID Era

Re-connecting with nature, being more physically active, and learning social-emotional skills are more important than ever for kids.

Amy McCaffree May 28, 2021

Rock climber Kyle Tarry ascending vertical mixed, rocky terrain on first pitch off Eliot Glacier -- climbing a ribbon of ice.

Spokane Climbers Achieve First Ascent of Mount Hood’s Cathedral Ramp

On April 17, 2021, Nick Sweeney and Kyle Tarry, both from Spokane, along with Matt Zavortink and Aaron Nelson, from Oregon, completed the first ascent ...

Jon Jonckers May 28, 2021

Man taking a selfie with thumbs-up sign to celebrate his walk in a new neighborhood in Spokane. House and street in background.

Walking or Running Every Single Street in Spokane

Tom Griffen, who moved to Spokane in early 2020, is getting to know Spokane by walking every one of its streets.

Sarah Hauge May 28, 2021

Female river raft guide, wearing a life jacket, sunglasses, and hat, sitting in a raft surrounded by colorful gear bags, with the river and rocky riverbank in the background.

River Guiding in the Covid-19 Era

Three river guides from ROW Adventures share their stories of their time on the river last summer during a global pandemic.

Lisa Laughlin May 27, 2021

volunteer trail builders standing on a trail boardwalk-bridge in the forest, holding mallets

Volunteer with Idaho Trail Association This Summer: Work Projects in Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Idaho Trails Association organizes volunteers to help clear trails around the state, and have a summer 2021 schedule of work projects in Idaho Panhandle National ...

Derrick Knowles May 27, 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