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Outdoors NW E-Newsletter
Volume 7, Issue 8b
August 22, 2013
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In This Issue
Buzz: Bicycle Alliance Raises Funds for Guidebook, Portland Bike Commute Challenge, Tacoma Craft Beer Festival Moves, Tennis Center Sand Point
New Electric Commuter Bike from OHM
Rue Mapp, Founder of Outdoor Afro
Labor Day Demo Sale at Alpine Hut
Health Nut: Best Snacks for Day Hikes
NW Kids: How to make lifetime backpackers out of your kids
Beat Stress: Head Outdoors!
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Buzz
Bicycle Alliance Raises Funds for Guidebook
A new Washington bicycling guide could be speeding to the press next spring with a little help from the Washington cycling community. "Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Washington" is the brainchild of Ellee Thalheimer

Bike Commute Challenge
Get your bike in gear for some friendly competition. September is Bike to Work Month in Portland, which means it is time once again to team up with workmates for the annual Bike Commute Challenge sponsored by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA).

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Craft Beer Festival Moves to Cheney Stadium
The Tacoma Craft Beer Festival moves from Foss Waterway to Cheney Stadium on Sept. 7 in anticipation of the event's biggest year yet.

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Tennis Center Sand Point Celebrates Opening

Dust off those rackets. There's a new tennis center in town! Tennis Center Sand Point will host Tennis Fest, a grand opening celebration, at Magnuson Park Aug. 30-Sept. 2. 

 

 

New Electric Commuter Bike from OHM
OHM Urban XU450 E2: OHM's new electric commuter bike with SRAM 250W auto-shifting E-Matic motor, Gates Carbon Drive and sturdy OHM Hydroformed frame. Available in four frame sizes: 16.5", 18.5", 20.5" and 22.5" and three battery sizes: 6Ah, 8Ah and 10Ah. MSRP: $2,899.00

  

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Rue Mapp, Founder of Outdoor Afro

By Hilary Meyerson 

Rue Mapp is changing the world, one mouse-click at a time. Mapp is the founder of Outdoor Afro, a website and online community that reconnects African-Americans with the outdoors and one another 

 

Raleigh-Diamondback-LaPierre Labor Day Demo Sale
Aug. 31-Sept. 1!
The sale not to be missed! Staffed by Raleigh America and Alpine Hut employees, our "intelligent" selection of bikes will be priced to move! No bikes will be shipped. All sales are final. No warranty-but all bikes will carry the iconic Alpine Hut free labor for 2 years on all bike purchases. Find us in the Alpine Hut parking lot: 2215 15th Avenue West, Seattle. Want more deals? Alpine Hut is offering HUGE discounts during its annual Labor Day Ski & Bike Sale Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Find specials on all 2012 and earlier ski gear and find the best prices on all NEW 2013/14 ski gear in stock! Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday: 12-5 p.m.; Monday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
 
         Visit Alpine Hut online . . .

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Health Nut: Best Snacks for Day Hikes
By Kelly Turner
You and your crew have been hiking all day, enjoying the beautiful, lush forests of the Pacific Northwest. Your tummy starts rumbling so you find a gorgeous place to plop down and enjoy . . .

 
NW Kids: How to make lifetime backpackers out of your kids
By Amy Whitley
I grew up backpacking with my parents, so as soon as we had kids of our own, my husband and I couldn't wait to continue the tradition . . .

  

Beat Stress: Head Outdoors!
By Elizabeth R. Kovar M.A.
If you're a runner, you've heard the term, "Runner's high" when you reach that certain endorphin state. Same can be said of spending time outdoors . . .

 

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