WILDLIFE ATTACKS – Montana wildlife officials say a 38-year-old mountain biker who was killed by a bear riding just outside Glacier National Park likely collided with the bear before he was attacked, and they have called off the search for the bear. Wildlife response team...
PARKS -- Illegal fire-making appears to have contributed to one of Whitman County’s most popular campgrounds – Kamiak Butte – being closed until further notice. The county park’s five miles of forested hiking trails remain open for day use, but as of Friday the park’s…
TRAILS – Although work is still underway to clear boulders that have blocked Harts Pass Road northwest of Winthrop since November, vandals got through and vandalized Forest Service structures. Harts Pass, the highest point in Washington accessible by car, is a popular trailhead for the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
