WILDLIFE -- It's no secret how skilled wildlife photographers live in harmony with the wild creatures they photograph. It's called a TELEPHOTO lens, which allows them to keep a distance that affords comfort for the animal and safety for the photographer. The advent of the...
WILDLIFE -- At 9:30 a.m. today wildlife managers were rushing to the scene of an injured moose on Northwest Boulevard near York. Not only are they dealing with an unpredictable animal, they're also dealing with clueless people trying to get close and take selfie-photos with...
WATERSPORTS – The Little Spokane River shuttle service for paddlers will resume this summer with an expanded season that starts on Saturday July 2 and will run hourly on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., through Sept. 3. The shuttle is operated by Spokane Parks and Recreation...
HIKING -- The Lions Head is a formation of two 7,200-foot-plus granite peaks on the Selkirk Crest east of Priest Lake Idaho, often seen from a distance. But it's a tough cross-country grind -- bushwhacking and boulder-hopping -- to reach the faces that lure climbers. Brett...
WILDLIFE – Montana transportation officials are addressing a decades-old problem on elk in Interstate 90 in Granite County. The Missoulian reports that the Montana Department of Transportation is considering a $1.5 million fencing project to funnel roaming elk under the interstate at existing underpasses in…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
