Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Pair do well at rifle competition
Two members of the Kootenai Valley Junior Rifle Team traveled to Spokane on Nov. 2 to participate in the first mat…
It's Thanksgiving ... let's talk turkey!
“Forever on Thanksgiving Day, the heart will find the pathway home”
Raven or crow? Here's how you know
When Edgar Allen Poe had to find a bird annoying enough to drive a man insane, the choice was easy: a raven. Corvids — the avian family that includes ravens an…
Deep Creek Trail: A great fall hike
The magpie: Handsome and dressed in a tuxedo
“He is a handsome creature, with snowy white decorations, and is a singer; he has a murmurous rich note that is lovely. He has talent, and cuteness, and impude…
Boundary County's beautiful fall landscape
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” — Albert Camus
Snowshoe hare: It's time to change coats!
This past weekend I had the opportunity to travel on the south face of Harvey Mountain to explore one of my favorite mountain areas. The location is north of B…
The blue jay: beauty, brains and spirit with a perky little crest!
I was alerted one morning by a blue flash in my backyard and heard a piercing jay, jay, jay, sound. I wondered to myself if it could be a blue jay! I couldn’t …
Meet the small, but lethal, sharp-shinned hawk
I was watching my bird feeders last week when suddenly a small hawk landed on a branch above the feeders and set quietly blending into the branches of the pond…
American red squirrel: 'Chatter box' of the forest!
I remember it was the first encounter with our terrier/Shih Tzu and the neighborhood American red squirrel. Our dog was wanting out on the deck so we opened th…
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Black walnut tree, a tough nut to crack!
“There rises the moon, broad and tranquil, through the branches of a walnut tree on a hill opposite.”
Copper Ridge Road 403 closed
Copper Ridge Road 403, located northeast of Bonners Ferry, on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District, is being closed for public health and safety during road recon…
Taking fall in stride ...
At first you seem to notice, that there may be a slight shortening of days, then the increased traffic and activity that comes with harvest, and the gathering and storing of fruit for the winter, and then it slowly…
Bald-faced hornets preparing for fall
“I may think that hornets do not have an ideal social organization. But I know better than to poke their nest.” — Fred Reed
Evening grosbeaks: Magnificent but elusive
Last weekend I was scanning the ponderosa pines surrounding my bird feeders when some unfamiliar birds caught my eye. I reached for my Nikon with my 600 mm len…