PADDLING -- As Bob Whittaker of Republic ran his kayak down the Kettler River Gorge between Orient and Barstow, last weekend, Andy McConnell shot a series of photos. Then McConnell "stitched" them together with a photo software program to create this fascinating panorama that lets…
BOATING -- Officials pondering the Pend Oreille River Water Trail Concept Plan are seeking comments through the month in an online survey. The plan would help develop and promote water access, activities and tourism on a 70-mile stretch of the river from the Newport area…
OUTDOOR NEIGHBORHOODS -- The streets will be wide open for bikes, walkers, in-line skaters an family activities on Sunday. Check it out.
Life is good this week at Sullivan Lake -- or at any lake for that matter. Enjoy.
MOUNTAIN BIKING -- Eager riders are using this summer to tone up for the Tour de Rock Mountain Bike Ride & second annual Rough Ride 4000' at Chewelah and 49 Degrees North Ski Area. The Oct. 1 event -- which benefits the Ski Patrol --…
FISHERIES -- Wild-caught Pacific salmon is more myth than reality on some Puget Sound restaurant menus, a study at the University of Washington Tacoma has found. About 38 percent of samples from Tacoma-area restaurants showed a menu was promoting farm-raised Atlantic salmon as wild-caught Pacific…
STATE PARKS – A more natural view toward Lake Pend Oreille could be in the works to greet visitors to the popular Jokulhlaup lookout in Farragut State Park. The Idaho Fish and Game Department is planning to restore the view shed and the adjacent ponderosa…
BICYCLE TOURING -- OK, so it was done first in cars during a 1920 showcase event. But one cyclist/writer says there's bicycling merit to the Playground Tour, a 4,500 mile, four-month bike ride through the Western United States. Rick Olson, editor-at-large of adventure journal Wend…
FLY FISHING -- Wade aside men – more women are likely to be hip deep in your favorite fly-fishing river soon. A Lewiston-Idaho based set of fly fishing clinics is geared specifically for women ages 12 and older. The clinics will introduce beginner anglers to…
TRAILS – A November storm left a nasty surprise for Forest Service trail crews heading out in the Blue Mountains this summer. “There’s more timber down this year than I’ve seen in the 30 years I’ve been on trails,” said Rich Martin, trails coordinator for…
ADVENTURING -- You think mosquitoes are bad in the the Idaho Selkirks? How about venomous stingrays, killer bees, rabid vampire bats, electrifying thunderstorms, previously uncontacted tribes and a bazillion welt-inducing insects? A Discovery News report tipped me off to Ed Stafford, a 35 year old…
SALMON FISHING -- Spring and summer chinook salmon seasons across Idaho will close at the end of fishing hours Wednesday. The closure affects the main stem of the Clearwater River, the Middle Fork Clearwater River, the South Fork Clearwater River, the Lochsa River, the Snake…
WATERFOWLING -- Duck and goose hunting in Washington this fall will be roughly the same as last year under the season adopted last week by the state Fish and Wildlife Commission approved. Statewide duck hunting season will be open Oct. 15-19 and from Oct. 22-Jan.…
HUNTING -- Waterfowl hunters are being asked to responded to a survey on Idaho hunting season options by the end of the week. "We’ve had some requests for more late season duck hunting, and we’re asking hunters statewide to weigh in on which way they’d…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Perhaps the Internet will usher civility into the meetings the Colville National Forest is conducting to inform the public about proposed revisions to its management plans. The meeting at Colville two weeks ago was, as one man put it, “a freak show”…
POACHING -- Jeremy M. Hill, 33, of Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho, has been charged for killing a grizzly bear, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced today. The information filed today in United States District Court alleges that on May 8, 2011, Hill shot and killed a…
PUBLIC LANDS – They’re vandals on wheels, stealing the common from the wildlife and the public. Off-road vehicle drivers have the capacity to do serious long-term and even permanent damage in minutes with the thoughtless use of their machines. The land carnage by four-wheel drive…
SALMON FISHING -- The latest observations on upper Columbia salmon fishing from Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service include a digression to point out that mackinaw fishing continues to be great at Lake Chelan, as one can see above in the form…
FORESTS -- Hunting access is taking a new twist this season in Southwest Washington as Rayonier starts selling permits for entry to some of its lands most coveted by sportsmen. The timber company’s new hunting permit program for 46,000 acres near Grays River in Pacific…
HUNTING– With the duck factories of North America producing a record high number of waterfowl, Montana and Idaho waterfowl hunters have something to look forward to this fall. This year, 10 primary duck species on the traditional spring survey areas totaled about 45.6 million—a record…
" She's well aquainted with the touch of a velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane." - John Lennon WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY -- This photo was made last night by Lincoln, Mont., photographer Jaime Johnson, who makes more great outdoor photos in a week…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests are planning two toll-free online informational webinars in addition to recent meetings for the public to learn about their Draft Proposed Actions for the Forest Plan Revision. The proposals cover a wide range of forest issues,…
HUNTING -- Montana's wolf-hunting licenses will go on sale Monday, Aug. 8. Licenses will be valid within 14 specifically defined wolf management units. Hunters must obtain permission to hunt on private lands, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say. Idaho's tags already are on sale,…
HIKING –A grizzly bear attacked a hiker around noon today on the trail from Many Glacier to Piegan Pass in Glacier National Park. The hiker was able to walk to assistance after the being bitten multiple times. The 50-year male hiker from St. Paul, Minnesota…
WILDLIFE -- The Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane are presenting their 26th annual Yard & Garden Tour on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This tour has a wide variety of ideas for landscaping, and one always comes away with tips on…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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