CLIMBING -- The Royal Columns climbing area on the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County has been reopened since being closed in late April after a basalt column collapsed, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Geologists contracted to examine the area…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Contractor work to restore the illegal road bulldozed into the South Hill bluff area in April is continuing through the weekend in a race to get hydroseeding done before weeds take over. Here's the latest update from Avista and the city of...
MOUNTAIN ACCESS -- Skis, splitboards and snowshoes are still required to reach the region's high country this week, that is, if you chose the right roads to avoid closures or washouts. Forest Service offices are so understaffed they're barely making a list of what's open…
WATERSPORTS -- The annual Bigwater Blowout is coming up on the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho, on June 3. The name is apt, as you'll see in this rapid carnage footage from the past. The event is a great party and spectator sport even if...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
