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May 10, 2012 Buzz: Outdoors News Shorts
Kitsap Peninsula Releases Water Trails Map. Northwest paddlers have always known the Kitsap Peninsula is a world-class destination for water fun. Also: Bike to Work day May 18, Ilwaco Lighthouse Celebration May 19
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Unleash the Beast NW
Port Gamble, Wash. — There is a secret outdoor mecca waiting to be discovered just an hour from Seattle and Tacoma. On June 9–10, 2012 join us for the NW Adventure Sports Festival in Port Gamble.
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Escapes: Tokeland, Wash.
Once upon a time, the oceanside town of Tokeland bustled with activity. In the late 1800s, this serene area on the north end of Willapa Bay on the southwestern coast of Washington throbbed with business from the oyster and lumber trades. Guests arrived in droves
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Weekender: Seaside, Ore.
If you are looking for a weekend getaway, consider hiking Tillamook Head from Cannon Beach to Seaside, Oregon. It is an easy to strenuous 6-mile walk across the headland that juts into the Pacific Ocean.
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Escapes: Long Beach, Wash.
The Discovery Trail on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula crosses a broad Pacific beach, grassy dunes, seaside forests and postcard-ready ocean bluffs.
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NW Trails: Lighthouse Hikes
Consider lighthouses the coastal equivalent of fire lookout towers. Utilitarian in their function and design, yet they possess a simple and eloquent beauty as well. Guiding lights through rough and stormy waters, we oft forget about their purpose and become more enamored by their settings.
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Cyclocross: The Mommy Race
I could be cozy right now. I could be in my sweatpants, sipping a latté and reading the paper. It is Sunday after all. But I’m at frigid Woodland Park in Seattle squeezed into spandex bicycle shorts and a jersey.
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Weekender: Port Ludlow Biking
As soon as I felt the wind on my face from the ferry deck, everything seemed to slow down. I watched the blue waters of Puget Sound distance me from
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Sports Medicine: Upper Body Stretching Decreases Cycling Pain
The time of year has arrived when we start to think about pulling out the road bikes and logging some miles. Road cycling involves sitting in a fixed position for long periods of time . . .
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Outdoors NW Pick Up Point of the Month: REI
REI Downtown Seattle Our Pickup Point of the Week is the downtown Seattle REI, the granddaddy of outdoor retailers. Where else is there a waterfall and a climbing wall all within steps of enough Gore-Tex to blanket South Lake Union? The Outdoors NW magazine rack is located by the exit. Grab your copy right after [...]
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