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Jake Cook might be the top junior bass fisherman in the country.
REI and Arbor – a collective of artists, designers and friends who snowboard, skateboard and surf – is inviting people to enter a snowboard design contest.
The state Recreation and Conservation Office continues to look for volunteers to help review and evaluate grant proposals in the Recreational Trails Program.
The Tacoma Mountaineers have scheduled events to offer information on the programs the group sponsors.
Tyler Farrar, native of Wenatchee and the only Washingtonian to race in the Tour de France, will speak Wednesday in Seattle.
The next razor clam dig opens Saturday at four beaches. Twin Harbors will be open for four days of digging, while Kalaloch will be open for just one day. Here is the digging schedule:
Runners have until Sunday to take advantage of early registration for the 2009 Turkey Trot at the Centre at Norpoint.
I need a good, fairly cheap walkie talkie. My main use will probably be skiing, so where can I get one that will guarantee reception in the forest? – Mark, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Snow was melting on the tips of Shelley Callaghan’s ski boots as she laughed her way through lunch Wednesday afternoon.
If you don’t have plans for Veterans Day, you can add skiing and snowboarding to your list of options.
If you don’t have plans for Veterans Day, considering digging out your snow ride gear.
There are plenty of reasons to head outdoors to watch wildlife this fall and winter, including opportunities to see feeding elk, spawning salmon and migrating shorebirds.
Mount Rainier National Park staff has begun developing an environmental assessment to gauge the effect of work to be done on the road from the Nisqually entrance to Paradise. The work is not expected to begin until 2012.
The first winter chill can send even the hardiest humans into a flurry of preparation for the months ahead.
The Puyallup chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual fundraising banquet Nov. 19 at the Showplex Exposition Center at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center.
A record number of people volunteered at Mount Rainier National Park this season.
Entrance to federal recreation sites will be free for everyone on Wednesday to honor active members of the U.S. armed forces, veterans and their families.
Bird hunting is a topic I very rarely address but it comes to mind each fall and winter. Hunters and birdwatchers have the same targets in those seasons: birds.
What more could ski and snowboard addicts want in early November besides snow? Well, how about the brand new Warren Miller movie, “Dynasty,” that stars veteran Crystal Mountain skiers Ingrid Backstrom and Tyler Ceccanti?
The Skookum Archers Club and Range will be hosting a 3D Fun Shoot Saturday.
We have switched to a new blogging system at The News Tribune, and that means a new URL for fans of our Adventure Guys blog.
Does wearing an ankle brace when hiking form a dependency, preventing your ankle from getting stronger? Also, do you advise wearing an ankle brace on both ankles for extra protection, or just on the ankle with which I have previously had problems? – Ben, Hagerstown, Md.
Two ocean beaches will open next week for the next razor clam dig. Twin Harbors will open for late-evening digs Wednesday through Nov. 7, while Long Beach will open Wednesday, Friday and Nov. 7 only.
The fifth annual ForeverGreen Trails Conference will be held Nov. 12.
Two marine areas in Puget Sound will reopen to recreational crab fishing Sunday. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife made the decision based on summer catch assessments that show more crab are available for harvest.
Key Pen Parks has opened a nine-hole disc golf course at Volunteer Park, its main sports complex in Lakebay.
Nearly 60 people raised $35,000 for the Washington Trails Association by hiking during August. This year’s Hike-A-Thon had 58 participants
Mount Rainier National Park got its first full taste of winter earlier this week. While the park has received several dustings of snow already this fall, almost a foot of snow fell at Paradise Monday and Tuesday, according to data from the Paradise weather station.
The Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail, located between Olympia and Shelton, will be open for visitors on weekends beginning Saturday. The trail, offering the chance to see thousands of chum salmon spawning in a natural environment, will remain open through Nov. 29.
Problems can arise when we attempt to attract birds to our yards. Some are difficult to handle. Others require a little more work than we want to get involved in. Rodents can be a problem. Frozen water in the birdbath is a bother. Woodpeckers pounding on the house definitely fall into the “problem” category. I can’t solve all of these, but I can offer some suggestions or relate how we deal with them.
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