Outdoors blog

Mon., Jan. 12, 2015

Ferry County Rail Trail Ski Day a hit

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Ferry County Rail Trail Ski Day attracted 87 participants, many of them trying cross-country skiing for the first time. (J. Foster Fanning)

WINTERSPORTS -- The fifth-annual Ferry County Rail Trail Ski Day was a huge success on Saturday at Curlew with nearly 90 people showing up, many of them taking their first shot at cross-country skiing.

The event is sponsored by the Ferry County Rail Trail Partners.

Thanks to J. Foster Fanning for capturing images of the moment.

Posted Jan. 12, 2015, 6:01 a.m.

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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