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Tue., Jan. 22, 2013

Skijorers back their dogs at Mount Spokane

Skijoring with dogs is is allowed on designated groomed nordic skiing trails twice a week at Mount Spokane State Park (Diana Roberts)

WINTER SPORTS -- Learn to ski with dog power in a skijoring clinic Sunday (Jan. 27), 2 p.m., at Mount Spokane State Park.

The Mt. Spokane Skijor Group will teach basic skills and etiquette for the trails that are open to skijorers at designated times twice a week.

Cost: $10, due by Thursday (Jan. 24).

Preregister: Diana Roberts, email dianaroberts21@comcast.net or call (509)570-8242.

Posted Jan. 22, 2013, 8:31 a.m.

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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