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Mon., Dec. 3, 2018
Then and Now: Spokane’s rocky landscape
When Spokane city father James Glover arrived in 1874, science had yet to explain the rocky buttes and basins of Eastern Washington or the other varied landscapes of the Washington …
Sun., May 10, 2015
Field reports: Big bass haul at Long Lake Classic
FISHING – Lake Spokane (aka Long Lake) produced some eye-opening stats during a May 2-3 tournament organized by the Spokane Bass Club. Justin Cox and Ben Schilling weighed in a …
Sun., May 3, 2015
Out & About: Mudders trash restored national forest meadow
OUTLAW – Colville National Forest officers are looking for tips in the case of a four-wheel-drive vehicle that left deep marks in a restored meadow this month. After the meadow …
Sun., March 8, 2015
Scabland trails: Smell of sage lures hikers, bikers in March
Great horned owlettes are hatching, coyotes are denning and rattlesnakes are still groggy – all signals that it’s prime time to hike, bike or ride a horse through the sagebrush …
Sun., June 17, 2012
Book Notes: ‘Ice Age Floods’ authors set to party
Bruce Bjornstad and Eugene Kiver will celebrate the release of their geological guidebook “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: The Northern Reaches,” with a series of parties this …
Sun., May 13, 2012
Field reports: June fishing clinic geared to adults
FISHING – Sign-ups are under way for 30 openings in a two-session basic fishing clinic for adults who haven’t been introduced to the sport. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department …
Sun., April 8, 2012
Out & About: Sign-up deadline looms for Kid Fishing event
OUTFISH – April 20 is the deadline to sign up kids ages 5-14 for the May 5 Kid Fishing event at Clear Lake. Up to 950 youths will be preassigned …
Sun., July 24, 2011
Escure Ranch near Sprague offers another unique landscape
For the past two summers, I’ve taken my great-nephews on field trips to see the evidence of the ice age floods that swept through the Inland Northwest in prehistoric times. …
Mon., Aug. 17, 2009
Trip to Dry Falls provides kids with historical perspective
For our day trip to Dry Falls, a geological marvel located 95 miles west of Spokane, we have the following ground rules: •No hand-held gaming devices. No music-playing devices.