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Sports >  Outdoors

Lookout Pass, 49 Degrees North gearing up to open Friday

WINTERSPORTS -- Lookout Pass led the pack of the region’s resorts to start its lifts for the season last weekend providing good snow for the opening. Lookout Pass plans to reopen Friday through the weekend. Lifts at 49 Degrees North also are scheduled to run...
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Gun encourages self-defense claim in shooting of wolf

PREDATORS -- An elk hunter got the benefit of the doubt for killing a wolf in self-defense in northeastern Oregon last month, the first time that’s happened since the predator began migrating to the state in the late 1990s, state police said Thursday. The story...
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Mountain bikers roll into the free-fall zone at Beacon Hill

BIKING -- In the attached photo, mountain biker Dan Wilson plummets down an "advanced" roller feature at Beacon Hill/Camp Sekani area. The rock is a purely optional route just above the trail Old School. "It's one of the many rocks up at Beacon, one if not the steepest rollers...
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Scotchman Peak goat ambassadors reduce conflict with hikers

HIKING -- The future for mountain goats on North Idaho's Scotchman Peak is brighter, thanks to "goat ambassadors" who have been hiking the popular trail to educate hikers on avoiding contact with the goats. The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness (FSPW) have wrapped up a...
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Fly-tying classes coming up at Silver Bow Fly Shop

FLY FISHING -- Winter is prime time for fly fishers to build their inventory of patterns. To get novices on the right track at their vise, Wayne Jordan will be teaching four Beginner Fly Tying Classes. The first one is set for Nov. 11 at...
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Hangman-Latah trail corridor project updated at meeting

TRAILS – Progress in research, mapping and planning a public trail corridor along Hangman Creek will be presented at a open house meeting on Saturday, Oct. 28, starting at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5810 S. Meadowlane Rd. in Spokane. The Hangman-Latah Creek...
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Video: Rehabbing a trail takes time, even in fast motion

TRAILS -- This minute-long video offers a fast-motion hint of the intensive labor involved in rehabilitating a section of trail. The video was shot last week by Zach Carter as Washington Trails Association volunteers worked on Trail 130 at Mount Spokane State Park.