Little Spokane River shuttle starts July 5
WATERSPORTS -- No more worrying about getting a lift back to your car at the put-in on Saturdays in July and August.
WATERSPORTS -- No more worrying about getting a lift back to your car at the put-in on Saturdays in July and August.
GEOLOGY -- The Dry Falls Visitor Center south of Coulee City, Washington, will open Saturday, June 28, with a new exhibit and a festival celebrating the unique geologic heritage of Sun Lakes/Dry Falls State Park. The annual Flood Fest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday highlights…
WATERSPORTS --The 2014 Open Canoe Slalom National Championship starts today and runs through Sunday (June 29) near Missoula on the Blackfoot River upstream of the Roundup Fishing Access Site off Montana Highway 200. Spectators can view the American Canoe Association event for free in the…
CAMPING -- The Forest Service has re-opened Stagger Inn, the Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars and Granite Falls, but visitors will be allowed in the area only during daytime. Camping will not be allowed this season. The sites were closed last summer for removing hazardous…
BICYCLING -- The annual SpokeFest event, with bike rides and activities for the whole family based out of Spokane's Riverfront Park and into Riverside State Park, isn't until Sept. 7. But if you register before Monday, June 30, your name will be entered in drawing…
HUNTING -- The wait is over for nonresidents still hoping to purchase a license to hunt deer and elk in Montana. A number of first-come first-served surplus licenses, good for antlered deer and elk in most hunting districts, can be purchased online or over-the-counter at…
WATERSPORTS -- Lake Quinault on Washington's Olympic Peninsula has reopened for summer activities including fishing and boating after a brief hiatus. Lake Quinault Lodge, located just steps from the lake and in the heart of a temperate rainforest, will again offer fishing, boat rentals and…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.