WILDLIFE -- While snowboarding in Japan with a Go-Pro on a selfie stick, and Australian gal says she was oblivious to an Asian bear romping behind her for a way down the slope. Kelly Murphy,19, posted the footage to YouTube on Sunday and gave an...
PUBLIC LANDS -- The growing interest in America's fabulous national parks has a downside: Vandalism increases in Utah national monument, national parks Kenny and Aryn's 2016 declaration of love scratched into the wall of Zebra Canyon in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is just...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Late March through April is prime time to view migrating gray whales off the Oregon and Washington coasts. Many of the Pacific Ocean whales are migrating with their young of the year from Mexico waters to their summer feeding pastures near Alaska....
FISHING/BOATING -- Part of the parking area for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Heller Bar water access site to the Snake River in Asotin County will be closed for re-grading and graveling starting today. The boat launch will remain open, but the restricted…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
