Hiking Guide: Lower Lena Lake & beyond
The path leaves the Hamma Hamma road and climbs 1,200 feet through a mix of old-growth and second-growth forest to Lower Lena Lake (3 miles, one-way). The Lena Lake area…
Hiking Guide: Bean Creek Basin & Earl Peak Saddle
Bean Creek Basin trail climbs through fragrant flower meadows and offers great looks up to surrounding peaks, but even better views of the incredible ponderosa pine forests and dry-side wildflower…
Time on your hands? Clean up for season opener
Here in Washington, not only are we under a stay-at-home order but even if we venture out, we can't fish. All state lands are closed, and the Washington Department of…
Best Binocs for Wildlife Adventures
Many of us like to watch wildlife, it seems. According to the latest survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), more than 23 million people participate in wildlife…
Photo Essay: NW Wildlife
My appreciation for wild things came early. My mid-western family relocated to the west when I was just 4, and it didn’t take long for me to fall in love…