Banks Lake Paddling

Guidebook
Banks Lake is an anomaly on several fronts. Basalt cliffs flanking the western shoreline of Banks Lake on the Cache Butte Loop. First, without extreme forces of nature and determined efforts of human eng... Read More...

Palisades Sagebrush Steppe

Guidebook
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by Glade and Andrea Brosi The frozen waterfall. Photo taken by Sarah Shaffer. Last Sunday we decided to explore the Palisades and were rewarded with the first wildflowers of the spring season. They wer... Read More...

Dutch Henry Falls Trail

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Description of trail: This trail is found on The Nature Conservancy's Moses Coulee Preserve. It takes you on an open path through thick shrub-steppe, and leads to a riparian area below Dutch Henry Falls. It's a... Read More...

Camping Memories

Adventure, Gear, Things to know
by Sarah Shaffer Cody Graf and Kate Bonnett trail running through wildflower blooms on the top of Steamboat Rock. The goal for myself and my family this spring and summer is to get out backpacking and ca... Read More...

Motherload

Adventure
For all you mothers out there, or you parents that are feeling the overload of 2020/2021 and this pandemic life we are living, this video is for you. It struck a chord with some of our staff members, feeling th... Read More...

The Togetherness Quotient

Things to know
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The Togetherness Quotient by Andy Dappen “Too much togetherness – it drives people apart.” It’s what I tell people when they ask, “Why doesn’t your wife join you on more of your outdoor adventures?” E... Read More...