SKYWATCHING -- The peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight around 11 a.m. or midnight into early Wednesday, with an estimated 40 to 100 meteors per hour. The best viewing may come a few hours later when the moon sets, according to a story…
BIRD HUNTING -- The fog was packed into the Snake River valley today. Steelheaders were scattered up and down the river. But Scout, my English setter, led up up above it all and nearly to the rim to find this first covey of chukars. A…
NORDIC SKIING -- Time to brag: My visits to trout streams have ended weeks of good fishing; showing up at a campsites brought in hail storms. But my Friday effort to ski with family 6 miles into the wood-heated Rendezvous Hut for a three-day overnight…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Interior Department has announced dates in 2013, ranging from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Veterans Day, when more than 2,000 national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges and other federal lands will offer free admission. The fee waiver does…
WINTER SPORTS – Idaho Park N’ Ski areas -- such as Farragut State Park, Priest Lake State Park and Fourth of July Pass -- will offer free access to groomed trails for nordic skiing and snowshoeing on Saturday (Jan. 7). Free Ski-Snowshoe Day is promoted…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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