SOCKEYE – It has been a banner year for sockeye salmon. Over 663,000 sockeye passed through Bonneville Dam this year, the largest run on record since they started counting salmon there in 1938. …

I do love to hike and earlier this week I took off from a U.S. Forest Service trailhead to walk an old logging road that followed a creek and then went up a ridgeline along the eastern slopes of the …

This story starts on June 26 of 2021 on a dock at Loon Lake in Northeast Washington.  Caylun Peterson and his daughter were staying at the family cabin and had gotten up early to go fishing. …

WENATCHEE -  Campfire restrictions are now in effect on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Campfires will be allowed only in designated developed campgrounds and congressionally designated …

WENATCHEE -  The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is looking for nominees to fill nine soon to occur vacancies on its 15-member Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). We have been very …

Bordering Washington and Idaho, Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa County offers all sorts of outdoors fun. I visited there this week and had a fulfilling day and a half of outdoor recreation. I …

BPT- Spending time with your crew on the water this summer? There's no better place to be! Boating, a longstanding American pastime, has seen a surge in popularity as millions of people recognize …

Georgia was an unlikely addition to our family. It was 2014 and I was looking for a dog that could hunt both upland birds and ducks. I settled on the springer spaniel as the breed I was going to get …

NCW - As the temperature rises, so does the popularity of recreation at area lakes and rivers. On the surface, rivers, streams, and lakes can seem calm, warm or shallow. Yet every year even the most …

  Wenatchee - - Beginning today, Thursday, July 28 , campfire restrictions go into effect on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Campfires will be allowed only in designated …

EASTERN WASHINGTON  – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is now restricting campfires and other activities on WDFW-managed lands in Eastern Washington to help reduce the …

July 21 CHELAN - Nineteen of us turned up to play last Thursday. The competition was Mystery Nine where the pro shop draws 9 holes after we tee off and we use the gross score of these holes less …

Joe Harris has been actively involved with The Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (W.I.B.C.A) since 1994 and for the past four years has served as Board President. He is also …

A unique opportunity is available for kids between 12 and 16 years of age who have never hunted for big game before but who want to go on their first deer hunt. It’s the 2nd annual Chris …

BREWSTER – The next evolution for the Gamble Sands golf course and destination resort will involve a near-doubling in size through the addition of a second, still-unnamed 18-hole course, …

Last week I got the opportunity to go fishing in Alaska again with my daughter, Faith. Our destination was Sportsman’s Cove Lodge on Prince of Wales Island, offering the opportunity to catch …

LAKE CHELAN - Known for its beauty and pristine waters, Lake Chelan is the pride of the community and Washington’s largest natural lake. Home to fishing, boating, swimming and other activities, …

Playing it Safe Outdoors The wilderness and waters here in Washington offer a wonderful playground for outdoors recreation but far too many people underestimate the dangers out there, turning a …

Submitted by Sherry Fisk, Lake Chelan Ladies Golf Club Tee Time    July 7 CHELAN - Twenty seven players and one guest came to play last Thursday on a beautiful bright …

CHELAN - Several 4th Quarter Road Biking Group members participated in three Cycle Chelan Bike events,  sponsored by Lake Chelan Rotary) on Saturday, June 25. Most Members participated in …