Holly Weiler

2 weeks ago | outthereoutdoors.com | Holly Weiler

Cover photo courtesy of Holly WeilerMany years in the making, Mount Spokane’s Trail 182 is ready for visitors! Initially included in Mount Spokane State Parks’ trail plan over a decade ago, and after several summer seasons of build work, the trail wrapped up construction in the late fall of 2024. However, summer is the prime time to visit this lushly forested trail on the southwest side of the park. Start from the quiet Green Bluff entrance where Day Mount Spokane Road dead ends at a park gate.

3 weeks ago | outthereoutdoors.com | Holly Weiler

June marks the return of the popular Wednesdays in the Woods events at Riverside State Park in Spokane, Washington, hosted by the Riverside State Park Foundation. These free public events offer family-friendly educational presentations on local wildlife, Spokane hiking trails, and outdoor recreation in Washington’s largest state park. The event series kicks off June 4 with the “Hoot Show,” featuring live owls and raptors—plus free ice cream for all attendees.

Mar 26, 2025 | outthereoutdoors.com | Holly Weiler

Cover photo courtesy of Holly WeilerArguably the most unique wilderness area hike in Washington State, Juniper Dunes Wilderness consists of over 7,000 acres of designated wilderness on Bureau of Land Management property. Adjacent to the wilderness area, BLM additionally manages nearly 4,000 acres of Off Highway Vehicle(OHV)-accessible lands.  This area contains the largest juniper forest in Washington and serves as a refuge for a wide variety of native wildlife.

Feb 27, 2025 | outthereoutdoors.com | Holly Weiler

If you are a mountain biker, hiker, skier, climber, road biker, whitewater boater, snowmobiler, off-roader, or do just about any other outdoor activity in the backcountry or travel on back roads in the Inland Northwest, you should already have a Life Flight Network membership.

Feb 14, 2025 | wta.org | Holly Weiler

By Holly WeilerSpokane-area assistant crew leaders Mary Beth and Jim Fitzgerald celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on-trail last fall by joining a day work party. While they met through their shared workplace, it was a shared love of the outdoors that has shaped their relationship and shines through in their commitment to both each other and to trails. From the beginning, their relationship has had an outdoor component.