The Urban Outdoors
A Park for All Seasons: Exploring Downtown Spokane’s Huntington Park
By Jon Jonckers Cover photo courtesy of Jon Jonckers In the heart of downtown Spokane below the Monroe Street Bridge, tucked against the roaring Spokane ...
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“The Urban Outdoors” Published August 1, 2006 in Out There Monthly.
By Jess Walter Recently I was challenged by a poet in Lycra bike shorts to write an entire column about bicycling without making fun of ...
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Jess Walter Interview – The Urban Outdoors
By Chris Maccini Cover photo courtesy of Jess Walter In 2006 and 2007, a newspaper-reporter-turned-novelist named Jess Walter wrote a recurring humor column for Out ...
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Street Music Week Elevates the Arts for a Good Cause
Cover photo courtesy of 2nd Harvest Food Bank By Alana Livingston Street Music Week is the brainchild of retired columnist Doug Clark of the Spokesman ...
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5 Urban Wild Destinations in Spokane for DIY Tours
Get out there to explore on your own or with a Wander Spokane guided tour and see some of Spokane’s lesser-known urban wilds.
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Wander Spokane Scavenger Hunt
As we wound around the foot of the bluff, looking at houses nestled in nooks and crannies of Peaceful Valley, we peered ahead, hoping to catch a ...
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Urban Scavenger Hunt: Munzee
The goal of summer is to get kids outside. But what do you do on those no-trip weekends when no one wants to hike or bike but ...
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4 Carless Adventures
By Ingrid Hannan Who says you need to own a car to go on an adventure? Sure, it’s harder to get to national parks and wide ...
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Bike or Walk to the Farmers Market
Biking or walking to a local farmers market is great summertime urban adventure, offering exercise and healthy food.
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