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Swampy to South Fork

Shoulder season keeps visitor numbers low and local stoke high

Cooler temperatures bring about a favored shoulder season for local mountain bikers, as the bug-infested, moondust-laden singletrack of the busy summer makes way for the slow times and the coming storms of fall. It’s a coveted time when local trails seem more “ours,” and the often-loose soil of bikers’ volcanic tracks become compact, tacky and […]

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Go Here 1/15-1/21

Snowshoeing Selections

One of the perks of living on this side of the Cascade Range is that hiking season doesn’t come to a screeching halt at the stroke of November and the annual onslaught of the great gray yuck. On the contrary, winter here means crisp, clear days with wide open views; one need just trade hiking […]

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