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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 15 years ago
Think deep for kokanee these days

If you're fishing for kokanee on Lake Coeur d'Alene, think deep, says Steve Holweg of Cabela's.

Updated 15 years ago
The Pelican Briefly: What adventures await!

You never know what adventures await when you go out your front door. I planned to launch on Killarney Lake, paddle downriver to Rainy Hill boat ramp and meet …

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
The Haunt of the Hiawatha

The Route of the Hiawatha is but a dusty skeleton of what it once was.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
A cutt above

Dave Londeree was casting near Big Hank Campground, many miles up the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River, when he hooked the largest cutthroat trout of his …

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Timing is key for good fishing

Great fishing on area rivers and lakes as long as anglers pick the right times to be out on the water, said Johnny Booey of Cabela's.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
America's first

Old Faithful was about 20 minutes late.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Think deeper, earlier, later on warmer days

Anglers should think deeper, earlier and later when it comes to fishing during the warmer part of summer, said Steve Holweg of Cabela's.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Graham Creek camping area reopens to public

No guarantees, but for now, the bears are gone.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Cd'A River Ranger District closes portion of Forest Road 1551

Due to construction activities associated with the Jack Waite Mine and Mill Site Removal and Reclamation Project, the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District has closed a portion of Forest Road 1551 to address forest v…

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Bullseye

Paul Clock aimed for the fake mountain goat perched on a rocky hillside 35 yards away.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Eighth grizzly bear moved to Cabinet Mountains

Another grizzly bear has been moved to the Cabinet Mountains in an ongoing program to augment the imperiled Cabinet-Yaak grizzly population.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Great time to be on the water in North Idaho

Chinook salmon fishing on Lake Coeur d'Alene continues to shine, said DeWayne Sunell of Cabela's.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Record run

The Kenai River was black with bodies.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Hiawatha sets attendance record

Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area announced a new Route of the Hiawatha record on Tuesday.

Updated 15 years, 1 month ago
Lakes, rivers yielding fish

Kokanee salmon are still biting in Lake Coeur d'Alene.