Outdoors blog archive for June 2013
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013
Bargain rate offered for Spokane River whitewater rafting
RIVERS -- Wiley E. Waters rafting company is offering discounted three-hour whitewater river float trips for the Washington State Parks Centennial 2013 celebration on Saturday (June 8) at Riverside State Park. Trips will start at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., with shuttles from…
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013
Video: Trail cam catches mountain lion fishing
WILDLIFE -- Mountain lions are resourceful in living off the land. As the Missoulian reports, a remote camera tended by a homeowner's association outside of Missoula captured footage of a cougar fishing... and then succeeding -- near the Blackfoot River, as you'll see in these…
Recent outdoor stories in The Spokesman-Review
State Parks centennial celebration June 8 at Riverside State Park Out & About: Free fishing offered in Idaho, Washington ... US Team shooters at youth clinic in Colville ... Trout derby at Sprague Lake ... Bird dog clinic, fun hunt set Mixed results for Spokane…
Riverside State Park activities celebrate 100 years of Parks
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Washington State Parks Centennial 2013 celebration at Riverside State Park will feature free activities on Saturday (June 8) from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. based at the Bowl and Pitcher day-use area and campground. See story here. The Discover Pass requirement for vehicles…
Wenaha River beckons backpackers
HIKING -- This photo is just a glimpse of the scenic value I enjoyed this weekend with other backpackers as we hiked up the Wenaha River from Troy, Oregon. The Wenaha is a major trib to the Grande Ronde, a former steelhead and salmon fishing…
Kettle Crest areas closed as dangerous trees felled
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Colville National Forest has temporarily closed the Kettle Crest Trailhead, Sherman Overlook Campground and the Sherman Overlook Day Use Area on Sherman Pass to ensure public safety and allow crews to remove a number of dead trees that could fall and…
New Yellowstone fishing rules target non-native species
FISHING -- Yellowstone National Park has enacted a few new fishing regulations aimed at protecting native fish species. In some cases, anglers MUST KEEP certain species they catch. The limit on non-native fish caught in the park's Native Trout Conservation Area has been eliminated. This…
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013
Photo: living in a whitetail fawn nursery
WIlDLIFE WATCHING -- Rich and Faye Krenkel don't have to tell you why they live off the beaten path in the foothills of Mount Spokane. This photo gives you a hint. Here's Rich's observation from inside his house: Mom was real nervous out in the…
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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