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Bassmasters founder Ray Scott a pioneer

PINTLALA, Ala. (AP) – Special occasions call for special celebrations, and Ray Scott pulled out all the stops on a recent Friday afternoon as he observed his 80th birthday. The ma...

DATE: Sep 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Auxiliary helps keep order during Salmon run

Members help Coast Guard during busy Buoy 10 season

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

2-wheelin’ on a famed Cascades singletrack

MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – It might be the most thrilling, most scenic trail in Oregon – perhaps even in the entire Northwest. But the 26½-mile-long McKenzie River National Recr...

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Nature Studies to offer naturalist training Durango Nature Studies will offer volunteer naturalist training for its Children Discovering Nature Program next week. The t...

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

A devil of a backpack

Idaho’s Seven Devils: Scenic mountains, Hells Canyon

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors announces activities Senior Outdoors will host these activities: Larry Beck, president of the Natural Bridges and Arches Association, will lead an easy...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Sharing the water

Kayaks vie with barges for slice of urban rivers

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Wash. island: Secluded hideaway in busy park

DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK, Wash. (AP) – I was told the paddle to the cabin would be short. I didn’t expect it would be shorter than the time it took to lift the kayak off the Suba...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Kelly Creek country an angler’s dream

KELLY FORKS, Idaho (AP) – The orange-colored artificial fly landed on the golden waters of Kelly Creek. It drifted like a puff of lint on the surface before a scrappy cutthroat shattered the...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Crater Lake: Ore.’s pride and joy

CRATER LAKE, Ore. (AP) – Imagine my embarrassment. I, an Oregonian since age 2, and a professional photojournalist at the Statesman Journal for more than a decade, had never visit...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors