Photo galleries in Outdoors

• Recreation blooms on the bluffs

  May 6, 2012 Wildflowers are bursting into their spring bloom in the region’s lowlands. The next few weeks are prime time for golden arrowleaf balsamroot flowers and wedding-white serviceberry blossoms to greet the …

• A snapshot of opening day fishing

  April 26, 2012 The opening day of Washington’s lowland trout fishing season is a timeless tradition for many Inland Northwest families. The fishing action and camaraderie that lures anglers to area lakes on …

• College kids go WILD on spring break

  April 14, 2012 While some students head to party destinations for spring break, the outdoors crowd is more likely to release the pressure of mid-terms by scaling mountains, running rivers, biking trails, muscle-powering …

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (2012)

  March 13, 2012 Sixty-six teams began the nearly 1,000-mile race on March 4. Fifty-seven teams remain.

• 2012 Langlauf Nordic Ski Race

  February 13, 2012 About 250 competitors launched from mass start into the 34th annual Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country ski race Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Mount Spokane. The fastest skiers through the foggy conditions …

• Survival expert builds a fire

  February 5, 2012 See the 10 sure-fire steps to building a fire in damp conditions in this photo summary of a demonstration by Air Force Survival School instructor Nick Weber. Point your arrow …

• Working Man’s Retriever hunt

  January 20, 2012 Pro dog trainer Dan Hosford of Medical Lake and cameraman Mickey Hough of Spokane put in a long day of waterfowl hunting and dog training in mid-January 2012 along the …

• Aerial eagle assault

  January 18, 2012 Bald eagles generally seem to be at peace with each other as they congregate each winter to feast on spawning kokanee at Lake Coeur d’Alene’s Wolf Lodge Bay. But for …

• Snow-tubers living in the fast lane

  December 25, 2011

  Generations of snow sliders dreamed of a rope tow that would allow them to speed down hills in their sleds or inner tubes without having to trudge up the hill …

• White Christmas duck returns to Riverfront Park

  November 28, 2011 She’s back! A wood duck once again is bringing the “White Christmas” spirit to Riverfront park. Some have speculated it’s an albino, others have suggested the duck with the pink …

• Hiking Canada’s Lake O’Hara

  September 23, 2011 The 45 miles of trails in the basin around Lake O’Hara in are among the most scenic and coveted treks in Canada’s Yoho National Park. Strict quotas allow no more …

• Metaline Falls exposed one more time

  September 19, 2011 A rare Pend Oreille River drawdown behind Boundary Dam reached its low point last fall, exposing Metaline Falls for the first time in 27 years. In the morning of Sept. …

• Footloose on the St. Joe

  August 21, 2011 Starting on the Bitterroot Divide on the Montana-Idaho border, Outdoors editor Rich Landers and David Moershel of Spokane hike to the source of the St. Joe River in the heart … 1

• Paddling the Pend Oreille River

  July 18, 2011 Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club members learned about wildlife, habitat restoration and Native American heritage as they paddled the Pend Oreille River with representatives from the Kalispel Tribe and Pend …

• Fish Lake Trail mural vandalized

  May 30, 2011 Less that two weeks after it was virtually completed, the colorful mural in the tunnel on the Fish Lake Rail Trail near Marshall has been ruined by vandalism. Eastern Washington …

• Teach a kid to fish…

  May 8, 2011 About 95 volunteers from Spokane-area sportsmen’s groups treated around 900 youngsters to the thrill of fishing on Saturday during the annual Kids Fishing event at Clear Lake. The kids get …

• Fishing season opens

  April 30, 2011 Anglers — some lured by family tradition — were out in force today for the opening of Washington’s lowland lake fishing season. Outdoors editor Rich Landers brought back this keeper …

• Early spring hike along Bead Lake

  April 15, 2011 Some stretches of Bead Lake Trail 127 were still covered with snow on April 3 when 22 members of the Inland Northwest Hikers Meetup group made the 11-mile round-trip trek …

• Dishman Hills gets a makeover

  April 9, 2011 Workers from kids to senior citizens gave up the first beautiful Saturday of a soggy spring to pull weeds, build trail, obliterate unauthorized routes, groom a native plant garden and …

• Turnbull trumpeter swans

  April 3, 2011 Trumpeter swans were introduced to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge south of Cheney in a series of cygnet releases that started in 1963. The first hatch of trumpeters documented in Washington …

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