Outdoors
John Sutherland welcoming visitors and guests during the grand opening. Photo by Carol Forhan
John Sutherland, the sixty-year-old developer of the controversial new Tumwater Twister in Leavenworth, was eight when his mother first put him on a roller coaster—a rickety wooden affair in the 1960s in Maryland. At the start, “It kind of freaked me out,” Sutherland said. “I was basically shaking...
The is an example of one of the newer style of bottomless arch culverts that allows fish and other aquatic organisms passage under a road. This one is located along the Alder Creek Road #6208 on the Wenatchee Johnson, Wenatchee River Ranger District Fisheries Biologist Photo by McLain Johnson, Wenatchee River Ranger District Fisheries Biologist, USDA Forest Service.
Leavenworth - Five aquatic restoration projects are planned this summer on the Wenatchee River Ranger District. A portion of these projects will require temporary closure of roads, trails, and campgrounds.
“We would like to give folks a heads up that it is a busy summer out there. You would be hard...
From beach barbecues to walks in the woods, here’s how to safeguard yourself against ticks and mosquitoes, so you can stay bug-free this summer for whatever takes you outside. PHOTO SOURCE: (c) monkeybusinessimages / iStock via Getty Images Plus
STATEPOINT - Bug bites are not just a nuisance; they can cause discomfort and even pose health risks for some.
“Mosquitoes that may carry Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue fever and West Nile virus are always out in full force during the summer months and new evidence suggests that tick populations are...
OLYMPIA – Members of the public are invited to weigh in on longer-term hunting season planning as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) begins its latest three-year season setting effort. Comments received during an ongoing scoping period will be used to inform game managers about...
Nine-year old Will Clarke with one of several shad he caught near the John Day Dam. Courtesy John Kruse
Most folks think of the S&P 500 as a stock market index but on a recent trip to the Columbia River Gorge, I realized it had a fishing meaning as well. Namely, the opportunity to catch 500 shad and pikeminnow over the course of a week.
My friend Rusty Johnston and I spent a couple of days...
Hiking into the wilderness. Photo by J. Kruse
As a young Boy Scout who went on monthly hiking and camping trips, the Ten Essentials for survival was drilled into me as the items I always needed to have with me, even if I was on a day hike. In the last few years, Search and Rescue teams have become increasingly busy, in large part because...
Opening day coaster riders Submitted photo
The mounds of steel upon the hill, the mark we loved to point at, has completed its metamorphosis. Leavenworth Adventure Park (LAP) opened to the public on June 1. During the grand opening John Sutherland, LAP’s general manager and developer, offered a tour of the main attractions: a three story...
Marc Bush and a happy client with an American shad Courtesy M. Bush
WENATCHEE RIVER IN LEAVENWORTH OPEN FOR SALMON FISHING
The Wenatchee River from the US Highway 2 bridge to the mouth of the Icicle River is now open for Chinook salmon fishing, thanks to a healthy run of springers heading back to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. The limit is three hatchery...
John Kruse with a big largemouth bass caught on a spinnerbait. Courtesy R. Johnston
Catching bass in the shallows during the spawn is a fun thing to do in the spring but when it comes to summertime fishing, few things are more enjoyable than catching aggressive largemouth and smallmouth bass. Here are a few of my favorite ways to hook them:
TOPWATER FUN
There are a lot of ways...
Almost 60 years ago The Wilderness Act set forward the strongest set of protections for our public lands with a vision of maintaining our wildest places for future generations. But today, across the West, there are still over 180,000 acres of privately owned property within federally designated...
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