WINTERSPORTS -- This photo from Mount Spokane suggests that the prayers of skiers and snowboarders are being answered. Last night's snowfall left a perfect winter wonderland for groomers to work their magic at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park and other resorts in the region....
HIKING -- Today's sunshine over a few inches of new unblemished snow was the perfect opportunity for a hike, except for the miserable masses who had to go to the office.
HIKING -- Holly Weiler chose to enjoy the spectacle of Wednesday morning's new snow on 5,883-foot Mount Spokane (and the rest of the region) from a distance. She went hiking around Antoine Peak Conservation Area instead. The 1,076-acre preserve towers towers to elevation 3,373 feet...
FISHING -- All 2.4 million fall chinook salmon fry at the Fallert Creek Hatchery on the lower Kalama River were lost when floodwaters inundated the facility last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday. This is the first report on fisheries loses…
REFUGES -- The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to rename Nisqually Wildlife Refuge for the late Indian fishing activist Billy Frank Jr. U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, a Washington Democrat and longtime friend of Frank, proposed the idea, which was cosponsored by the entire Washington state...
HIKING -- The advance reservation system for backcountry camping in Glacier National Park is being upgraded and changed for 2016. The new online application and payment system will replace the advance reservation lottery system that has been in place since 2003. The new system will…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.