WINTERSPORTS -- Cross-country skiing trails have been groomed in the Coeur d'Alene area today by the Idaho Panhandle Nordic Club to take advantage of low-level snow. "Avondale was groomed this morning for track and skate skiing," reports Geoff Harvey, who heads up the club grooming...
HIKING -- Enough walkers have been out on Tubbs Hill overlooking Lake Coeur d'Alene to pack trails and make for easy walking, that is if you have ice-grabbing traction devices on your boots. "Tubbs Hill hike this morning, great way to work off some of…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- "This guy didn't get the message that winter is here," says Montana outdoor photographer Jaimie Johnson. The photo of a Western meadowlark was captured as the songbird of the prairies puffed out its downy underfeathers to hold in body heat. The temperature…
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