Recreation

The Forest Service will no longer allow outfitter camps in Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness to feature propane refrigerators, wood cookstoves or piped water. These changes stem from rulings issued last fall by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan in response to a lawsuit filed by the environmental group, Wilderness Watch. […]

Lift construction suspended Yellowstone National Park has suspended improvements on a small ski area in the park. Last month, workers began installing a used poma lift at Undine Falls ski area, five miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., to replace a rope tow that was considered unsafe. But after receiving phone calls and letters […]

Bullet holes in bungalows In Prescott, Ariz., living near a national forest can be dangerous. Stray slugs from target shooters have pockmarked residents’ hot tubs, porches, roofs and patio furniture. “They think they’re out in the middle of nowhere and they can just shoot,” says Carol Brownlow, a Prescott homeowner, in the Arizona Republic. On […]

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wanderlust West.

The U.S. Forest Service cancells a special-use permit for the Valbois ski resort in Idaho. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Ski resort slides into financial pit.

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Death in Grand Canyon.

The Forest Service proposes a plan to appease jet-boaters and other river users in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A timely solution for the Hells Canyon river war.

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Subterranean snacks no more.

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Water still flows towards money.

This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The cost of being lost.