AVALANCHE -- A woman who was buried by an avalanche at Crystal Mountain on Wednesday was rescued by a group of skiers, one of whom had a helmet cam on during the entire event. She was wearing no avalanche beacon to help her rescuers with…
Quote of the day: "We would like to caution people about the fact that there are live traps in the area. They legally can be there. People should probably keep their dogs on a leash or leave their dogs at home." Bitterroot National Forest recreation…
TRAILS -- Numbers stood out to me in several cases as I researched today's Outdoors column on the Spokane River Centennial Trail, a 37-mile ribbon of park that's the envy of cities across the country. Four years ago, Riverside State Park had two full-time Centennial…
Quote of the day: "If trends continue, baseline tree mortality rates in western forests are projected to double every 17 to 29 years." From the report, "Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecoystems and Ecosystem Services," released Tuesday that said climate change is already affecting…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
