Recent stories by Rich

• Back Country Horsemen tend Pend Oreille park trails

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Land managers were in high gear last week, working to get Inland Northwest campgrounds open for Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally ushers out the season’s first big wave of outdoor …

• Local Trail Angels: Back Country Horsemen

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Along with similar groups in Idaho and Montana, Back Country Horsemen of Washington was founded in 1976 by trail- riding horsemen dedicated to preserving the rights of people to use …

• Woman anchors The Guide Shop 20 years to tap Clearwater River fishing

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Orofino, Idaho, has quite a few things going for it along U.S. Highway 12. The spring chinook are en route this week via the Clearwater River. The steelhead will be …

• Long-distance relationship: Sandpoint couple scores backpacking Triple Crown

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 After enduring six months backpacking the Appalachian Trail, Phil Hough and Deb Hunsicker were pretty sure their relationship was good for the long haul. They confirmed they could go the …

• North Idaho hikers find peak place close to home

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 The Scotchman Peaks area northeast of Lake Pend Oreille is a roadless area the Sandpoint couple prizes. For seven years, Hough and Hunsicker have been leaders in Friends of the … 3

• Backpackers gear down for long distance hikes

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 Phil Hough and Deb Hunsicker have winnowed their long-distance hiking gear to a base weight (sans food and water) of 15-19 pounds, depending on how many luxuries they bring, such … 1

• Veteran vouches for Smart Cycling class

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 We learn to bicycle when we’re young. No license is required. But it’s not just kid stuff, as you can learn in one of the League of American Bicyclists’ classes … 1

• Landers: Anglers at odds with Colville Tribe

  May 10, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Colville Confederated Tribes fish and wildlife officers recently cited several Lake Roosevelt anglers for fishing without a tribal fishing license on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The … 1

• Curriculum hooks up with Trout in the Classroom

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Trout are spawning a watershed of educational opportunities for Spokane County kids. A thousand fertilized rainbow eggs divvied out to 10 elementary schools have hatched a semester of lessons in … 6

• Pend Oreille River pike thinning continues

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 The official crackdown on invasive northern pike in the Pend Oreille River behind Box Canyon is in its last stages for this season. A late-April survey indicated gillnets deployed by …

• Landers: Coyotes aren’t the main issue

  May 3, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Coyotes defending their pups on the bluff below High Drive last week – sending a few dogs to the vet for stitches – created a minor stink on the South … 13

• Kayakers were ill prepared

  May 2, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 A kayaking group apparently was ill prepared for the lethal combination of near-freezing temperatures, cold water and high winds that took the life of a Gonzaga University honors student April … 8

• Anglers embrace season as dozens of lakes open for fishing

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B1 Night owls made the first casts at 12:01 a.m. Saturday to ring in the opening of Washington’s lowland fishing season. Docks at Fishtrap and other popular camping-fishing lakes were lined …

• Landers: Coyotes protecting den of pups

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B1 Coyotes defending a den of pups are not tolerating dogs coming through their territory between High Drive and Hangman Creek. Following a story in Saturday’s Spokesman-Review about two dogs being … 21

• Photos incriminate hunter in bear baiting case

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 A Pierce County man built a picture-perfect case – against himself and others – to help prosecutors file charges on more than 40 counts involving baiting and killing black bears …

• Coyotes attack dogs on South Hill

  April 28, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B1 A trio of aggressive coyotes took on two dogs running loose with their owner on the South Hill bluff trails Thursday, sending one dog to the vet for a chest … 1

• Landers: Opening day of fishing still special

  April 26, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Opening day of fishing season isn’t what it used to be. The crowds have declined – a blessing in many ways – partly because most of the region’s waters have … 1

• Paddling, biking, fishing in Alaska has couple wanting more

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Time is the issue that keeps most outdoor vacations from blooming into full-fledged adventures, especially in Alaska. How could any vacationer from Spokane do justice to a place that large?

• Frigid waters pose springtime risk

  April 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Water in area rivers and lakes may look tempting during warmer weather forecast for the weekend, but experts say rivers and lakes remain deadly cold. Air temperatures will soar into … 3

• Landers: Northern pike gillnetting remains divisive issue

  April 19, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Invasive species are a curse to people who value native fish and wildlife. But some people consider exotics a prize in their backyard. 8

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