MOUNTAINEERING – Rescuers who had come to a man’s aid after he tumbled down Mount Hood in Oregon say he had not been using an ice ax. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports today that witnesses heard 32-year-old John Thorton Jenkins say, “I should have had my ice...
FISHING -- Hiking across Rocky Ford Creek north of Moses Lake will get a boost from new footbridges that are being prepared for installation on the popular fly fishing stream. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department has been looking into replacing the dilapidated bridges for…
WILDLIFE – Two and possibly three pairs of trumpeter swans are among the wildlife making babies at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge this spring. Mike Rule, refuge wildlife biologist, said nesting activity has been occurring at Middle Pine, Cheever and McDowell ponds.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
