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Outdoors blog archive for Jan. 8, 2012

SUNDAY, JAN. 8, 2012

Ski tracks on the thin snow cover on the Ferry County Rail Trail on Jan.8, 2012. (Ferry County Rail Trail Partners)

Ferry County Rail Trail skiers make do

WINTER SPORTS -- The mountains are in need of new snow for skiers an the hopes of river runners. But at the valley level north of Republic, Wash., there's boundless optimism for the Ferry County Rail Trail Partners Ski Day on Saturday, Jan. 14, at…

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Asian duck drawing crowds in California

WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A duck normally only seen in Asia has somehow turned up in California, drawing excited bird watchers from all over the U.S. and Canada to a wildlife refuge in the state’s Central Valley, the Associated Press reports. Wildlife officials say a male…

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