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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 3 days, 15 hours ago

High winds forecast Tuesday and Wednesday

MOSES LAKE — While the heavy rain, heavy snow and flooding is expected to stay north of the Columbia Basin, the Ba…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Hunting to save natural diversity

The 2019 Washington Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulation lists all of the big game seasons, from Moose, to deer, elk, bear, mountain lion, etc. One of the c…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Hunter education classes required for some

Yes, we are going to discuss this again, although the topic has been featured in the last few columns.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
A chance to explore Lake Lenore Caves

LAKE LENORE — Just off Highway 17, between Soap Lake and Coulee City, rests a series of caves in Lenore Canyon overlooking Lake Lenore. Guiding along the ridge…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Snippets of outdoor information

There are times when there are scraps of outdoor information available, but there isn’t enough information to make a column. These can be called snippets, scra…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
A chance to explore Beezley Hills Preserve

EPHRATA — Looming above the town of Ephrata, the Beezley Hills Preserve provide a bounty of trails to explore the overlooking landscape, as well as everything …

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Thinking about hunting season

Time to think about hunting season. Actually, this should have been mentioned in the column a month or two ago. However, there is still time to accomplish a fe…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
A chance to explore Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

MOSES LAKE — A pair of hiking areas just south of Potholes Reservoir provide opportunities to explore the geological history of Central Washington area, as wel…

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
Final thoughts about rifle reloading

This is the last of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.

Updated 6 years, 5 months ago
More tools for reloading

This is the fourth of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Application submitted for Fish and Wildlife to kill sea lions

By GARNET WILSON AND DENNIS L. CLAY

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Equipment important when reloading

This is the third of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Reloading is a rewarding pastime

This is the second of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Ginkgo State Park adds new renovations

VANTAGE — Just past the bridge crossing the Columbia River near Vantage, the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park sits just a few miles away, holding remnants of…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Survival means staying alive

This is the last in a series of columns about survival training.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Stop, stay put, is first rule

This is the third in a series of columns about survival training.