TRAILS -- On Sunday, a slick trap was waiting for unsuspecting backcountry snowshoers headed into the Sno-Park lot at the top of Sherman Pass. "We thought we were in trouble as soon as we turned off Highway 20 and headed onto the access road," said...
TRAILS -- With several area steams above flood stage, portions of the Spokane River Centennial Trail are under water. Examples are the inundated section west of Barker Road Bridge (above), with the Spokane River flowing over the trail near Flora Road (second photo above). The…
FISHING -- Managers of Dworshak and Clearwater hatcheries at Ahsahka hope they are choosing the better of two poor choices by releasing spring chinook smolts today to take advantage of reduced flows from Dworshak Dam and lower levels of harmful dissolved gas. But officials at…
FISHING -- Oregon's curious departure from agreeing with Washington on restricting Columbia River gillnetting appears to be retreating from a hard line. This is brighter news for salmon and sport fishermen. Details are in this report by By Andrew Theen of The Oregonian/Oregon Live: PORTLAND,...
HIKING -- Only a few snow patches persist. The scablands are soggy after a record winter for precipitation. Potholes and seasonal wetlands are brimming with water, inviting waterfowl by the thousands. Wildflowers are sprouting by the millions. Happy spring.
FISHING -- The cap of winter ice has disappeared from Hog Canyon Lake in the past 10 days, opening the winter trout lake to the casts of ... hardly anyone. Since the access road washed out in mid-February, the gate to the lake's public access…
WATERSPORTS -- The mood of the Spokane River changes dramatically through the seasons, and no one knows that more intimately than a kayaker. In this short video, Spokane paddler Brian Jamieson starts with a clip of paddling through the Bowl and Pitcher rapids at fall...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.