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OUTDOORS REPORTER
Eli Francovich elif@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508Eli Francovich joined the Spokesman Review in 2015. He currently is the Outdoors reporter for the SR.
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May 24, 2020, 4 a.m.
The storm formed off Canada’s west coast, north of Seattle, in early January. It was a typical winter storm in the Pacific Northwest: heavy precipitation first, followed by a front of cold air.
May 17, 2020, 6 a.m.
Canada lynx are an elusive, lithe cat that thrives in powdery snow at high elevations. Where other carnivores – coyotes and bobcats, for instance – flounder, lynx excel with snowshoe like feet and long limbs allowing them to chase their preferred prey, snowshoe hare, through deep snow.
May 17, 2020, 6 a.m.
Spokane’s hometown outdoor consignment shop expanded its inventory and rebranded this month.
May 17, 2020, 4 a.m.
Mount St. Helens is considered one of easiest Cascade volcanoes to summit and requires little technical knowledge. However, there is a better way. Skiing up using specially designed “skins” on the bottoms of your skis to grip the snow. Once on top you can ski down, avoiding a long slow slog downhill.