TAG: hiking
Hiking the Summer Reading Program Around Spokane
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 29, 2017 at 6:00 am
by Abra Cole If you signed up for the Summer Reading Program at scld.northwestreads.org, then you might have noticed all the great hikes listed within many of the library-specific challenges. As a non-native to the Spokane area, this was just the motivation I needed to explore my new home. The summer for my family means […]
Tags: Centennial Trail, Dishman Hills Conservation Area, guidebooks, hikes, hiking, hiking trails, Holmberg Park Conservation Area, local hikes, online summer reading, spokane, Spokane Centennial Trail, Spokane Fish Hatchery, Story Trail at St. George's School, trail guidebooks, Turnbull
A Conversation with Jennifer Pharr Davis
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Parents and Teachers, Prime Time, Teens on August 7, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley After reading Called Again, I was really eager to have a conversation with the author, Jennifer Pharr Davis. I caught up with Jennifer by phone as she, her husband Brew, and 20-month-old daughter, travel all 50 states on a book tour, and hike whenever they can. You set off on your first […]
Tags: Appalachian Trail, Called Again, college students, hiking, Jennifer Pharr Davis, kids, marriage, q&a
Living in a Screen Saver: learning to love hiking with my dog
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time on July 29, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker Other than the trail being uphill and I being a bit out-of-shape, I had stepped into a screen saver, surrounded by a lush green forest and the spring run-off rushing down the stream providing the perfect soundtrack for the splendid setting. My legs were beginning to ache as it seemed like I […]
Tags: Alan Bauer, Craig Romano, dogs, exercise, hiking, pets, Rich Landers, work/life balance
