SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
FISHING -- Micah Smith caught this huge mackinaw while ice fishing at Priest Lake on Saturday, says lakeside reporter Pecky Cox in her As the Lake Churns blog. No other details, however. Most lake trout caught by ice fishermen are in the 3- to 6-pound…
WINTER SPORTS -- Spokane wide-tire mountain biker Dan DeRuyter traveled to Island Park, Idaho, for the annual ultramarathon race called Jay's Backyard Fat Pursuit. Riders chose from 60K and 200K snow-covered routes. Hours after this starting photo was shot at minus-zero temperatures, DeRuyter logged another…
SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are "150 miles up the trail and all is well" as they repeat their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile. "We're hearing constant horror stories about things ahead," reports…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
