Outdoors

The Frosty Moss Relay is being held Feb. 27 from the Sol Duc River to Blyn.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Registration open for Frosty Moss Relay

Registration is open for teams running in the Frosty Moss Relay on Feb. 27. Because of an Oct. 6 decision by Gov.… Continue reading

The Frosty Moss Relay is being held Feb. 27 from the Sol Duc River to Blyn.
Jerry Wright of Jerry's Bait and Tackle in Port Angeles caught and released this wild steelhead hen while fishing the Sol Duc River on Tuesday. Wright said it's the earliest he's ever caught a wild steelhead.

OUTDOORS: Unexpectedly early wild steelhead caught, released in Sol Duc

Beautiful hen arrives months ahead of schedule

Jerry Wright of Jerry's Bait and Tackle in Port Angeles caught and released this wild steelhead hen while fishing the Sol Duc River on Tuesday. Wright said it's the earliest he's ever caught a wild steelhead.

State Parks announces winter camping, day-use schedule

More than 100 parks remain open year round

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Elwha River last week. The Elwha is flowing free, but chinook returns to the upper stretches of the river have yet to be realized.

OUTDOORS: Chinook are returning to Elwha, but not upper reaches

Carrie Blake Park pond restocked

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Elwha River last week. The Elwha is flowing free, but chinook returns to the upper stretches of the river have yet to be realized.
Dan Ayres/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.

OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs closed until at least mid-November

‘It’s not inconceivable that we’ll have to wait until December before we’re clamming again’

Dan Ayres/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park Pond offers youth fishing opportunity

Rivers productive; squid in Port Townsend, Hood Canal

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Hood Canal Bridge design changes could boost steelhead migration

TRAVELERS ALONG HOOD Canal Bridge in recent days likely have spotted commercial fishing vessels netting migrating chum returning to the Hoodsport Hatchery and/or streams south… Continue reading

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
The officers' quarters at American Camp on the southern tip of San Juan Island. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Vistas and wildlife come with history at American Camp

Tiny national park on San Juan Island a mere 40 miles away

The officers' quarters at American Camp on the southern tip of San Juan Island. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
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OUTDOORS: Rifle deer hunters take to the field Saturday

State biologists seeking buck incisors

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OUTDOORS: Hatchery coho fishing opening Friday on Dungeness River

Evening razor clam digs run Friday through Wednesday

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Peninsula beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvest

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning persists in both counties

Matt SagenA member of Atlas Athletes from Olympic leads the pack at the second annual Frosty Moss relay race held along the Olympic Peninsula in early March. Atlas Athletes won the 80-mile race in a time of 9 hours, 29 minutes, 15 seconds.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Restrictions loosened and outdoor races can return

Inslee order allows live running, cycling competitions again

Matt SagenA member of Atlas Athletes from Olympic leads the pack at the second annual Frosty Moss relay race held along the Olympic Peninsula in early March. Atlas Athletes won the 80-mile race in a time of 9 hours, 29 minutes, 15 seconds.
The basalt cliffs of Mount Constance reflect off Lake Constance. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

Challenging route leads to pristine lake

Fallen logs, massive boulders, narrow ledges greet climber

The basalt cliffs of Mount Constance reflect off Lake Constance. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

DNR lifts temporary ban on lawful shooting

The state Department of Natural Resources has lifted its temporary ban on the lawful discharge of firearms on its lands. The ban, which… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: WDFW urges steps to avoid attracting bears

With black bears fattening up during the autumn for winter hibernation, residents in rural areas are being urged by the state to take… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fall, winter crab season begins

Future impacts of Dungeness crab, chinook salmon populations raise concerns

Jefferson County burn ban reduced

Recreational fires, charcoal cooking allowed again

OUTDOORS: Rains signal recharge for area rivers

Last days of saltwater salmon fishing; three halibut days added; free day Saturday in parks

Man involved in timber poaching, starting wildfire sentenced

A man involved in a timber poaching effort in Olympic National Forest that started a big wildfire has been sentenced… Continue reading

Mount Walker hike offers spectacular views, variety of birds

Mount Walker hike offers spectacular views, variety of birds

Listen to a police scanner on the North Olympic Peninsula and you’ll hear about Mount Walker. The 800-foot pass between Brinnon and Quilcene… Continue reading

Mount Walker hike offers spectacular views, variety of birds