OUTDOOR RETAILERS -- John R. Conley Sr., who founded the Spokane White Elephant Stores 71 years ago, is dead at 90, The Spokesman-Review reported today. He deserves local legend status for creating a business model that started with military surplus before evolving to routinely deliver...
PARKS -- The Washington State Supreme Court on Friday issued an order preventing logging that would clear new ski runs on Mount Spokane until after a legal challenge brought by conservationists is decided. After years of effort, Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park received it's...
PARKS -- Wildflowers are still putting on a show at Mount Spokane State Park, according to Patty Sparks, who put together this short video of images after she and her husband hiked Trail 140 near the summit on Wednesday. "The wildflowers were prime," she said.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.