FISHING UPDATE -- The Clearwater River is NOT the temperature of bathwater, as reported yesterday. The Idaho Fish and Game Department's steelhead update report posted Tuesday said Clearwater River water temperatures were around 65 degrees. That caught MY attention. That's way too warm for normal…
PARKS – A hanging glacier that’s captivated hikers, climbers and tourists for as long as humans have explored Jasper National Park, Alberta, broke loose from its precarious perch on Mount Edith Cavell this month, according to a story with photos at Examiner.com. The crash of…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- More than 800 hunters and anglers, birders and wildlife watchers and others interested in wildlife conservation have signed up to participate in the Idaho Wildlife Summit that starts Friday and runs through Sunday (Aug. 24-26). “It is extremely gratifying to see so…
HIKING -- Reports of aggressive mountain goats have forced rangers once again to close some trails in Olympic National Park, where a hiker was gored and killed by a goat two years ago. Hikers can play a role in preventing these otherwise docile creatures from…
PARKS -- Trail rehabilitation and restoration projects around Beacon Hill and Camp Sekani are getting a boost from the REI store in Spokane. The store's presented $4,464 to the Spokane Parks & Recreation board for use in the popular mountain biking and hiking area. This…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
