MOUNTAIN BIKING -- A fat tire event with tours for riders of all levels will debut Saturday at Fourth of July Pass trail system. Although it's called "50 Miles at the Pass," the event's Gran Fondo format has different starting areas for rides of 10,…
RIVER RUNNING -- Avista has lifted its recreation closure on the Spokane River at Post Falls. With runoff subsiding, the utility has closed the gates on Post Falls Dam, which allows recreational use to resume in the water between the Spokane Street Bridge and the…
SALMON FISHING -- Check out the photos sent to Northwest angler Buzz Ramsey by Bob Toman, who'd been fishing in Alaska's Nushagak River, which sports one of the largest king salmon runs in the world. The scratched and battered Mag Lip plug had caught 43…
TRAILS -- Never leave a purse, wallet or valuables in sight in a car seat while parked at a trailhead, whether it's along the Centennial Trail or at the edge of a wilderness. The latest reminder occured Monday around 10 a.m. when a vehicle parked…
HIKING -- The Inland Northwest has logged the fourth death this season of a hiker/climber who died after slipping on snow slopes On Monday, a hiker on a steep snow field on Glacier National Park's Grinnell Glacier Trail slipped and slid downhill 50-100 feet. Initial…
FISHING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Department will present its proposals for the 2011 wolf hunting-trapping season during an open house meeting Thursday at the agency's Panhandle Region office, 2885 W. Kathleen Ave. in Coeur d’Alene. See map. Regional staff will be on hand…
SALMON FISHING -- While the fish have just begun entering the Puget Sound area, this year's big crop of pink salmon is already making itself known to anglers along the north Olylmpic Peninsula. From LaPush all the way to the western edges of Port Angeles,…
FISHING -- A group of players and friends from the Seattle Mariners took advantage of the All Star break to catch a nice pile of Lake Chelan mackinaw on July 11. At left, Aaron Laffey of the Mariners caught with the big fish of the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.