WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- My Sunday story about a female wrangler, her horse and their showdown with a grizzly bear has generating numerous emails from people for a wide range of reasons. Some are simply glad to finally hear some positive news about people and their…
PUBLIC LANDS -- National parks and many other public land management areas will be waiving entrance fees on Saturday (Sept. 24) to celebrate National Public Lands Day. The Park Service is waiving fees for a total of 17 days in 2011, the weekend of Veterans…
BICYCLING -- The annuam Methow Valley Fall Mountain Bike Festival is next weekend, packed with activities from ranging from races and good exercise sitting backto watch films. Check out the entire schedule at the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association's festival website. Read on for info…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.