Hiking safely in mountain goat country
By Rose Olson
Reader Contributor
The days are getting longer, the snow is melting and wildflowers are blooming. That means it’s time to get out and hike Scotchman Peak. The …
Tagged: Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
‘The lessons that wilderness can teach us’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Phil Hough can pinpoint exactly when he fell in love with the wilderness.
He remembers paddling down the Allagash River in a canoe in the …
Winter hiking in the Scotchmans
By Reader Staff
Hiking season doesn’t have to end once the snow starts falling. Despite the low snow down low, the local mountain snowpack is looking strong. The winter hike …
A Few Thoughts… On wilderness and what it really means
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Fall is falling. Sunday morning, it becomes official. I will — hopefully — be in a spot that cares nothing for the arbitrary Gregorian calendar, …
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
On Sept. 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, preserving 54 areas as wilderness, totaling 9.1 million acres in 13 states. More …
CHAFE 150 returns for 17th annual fundraiser bike rides
By Reader Stafff
The CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo bicycle ride is celebrating its 17th year on Saturday, June 15, tallying another year of supporting the Book Trust Program of the …
Altered perspective
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The last time I went up in a small aircraft from the Sandpoint Airport had to have been sometime between 2001 and 2002. A high-school …
From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson
Reader Staff
The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on …
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration — Pt. 3
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
This article is Part 2 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and sponsored by …
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration
By Zach Hagadone
Special to the Reader
This article is Part 1 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 