Gifford Pinchot National ForestIn September, we went on our longest wilderness camping trip to date, of three nights over the Labor Day weekend. Since we had a more time than usual, we ranged a little farther near Mt. Rainier. We started out at Elbe Hills State Forest, one of two state...
Is it safe to hike or camp In Gifford Pinchot National Forest? Take all precautions when camping, hiking, or walking outside your neighborhood. Bear spray, a whistle, and a basic first aid kit are always good ideas. Also, a fire blanket, matches or lighters, a saw, and warm clothing a...
WILDERNESS RULES GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST UNVEILS ITSPROPOSAL FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPING LIMITSALLEN THOMAS, Columbian
What remained for Pinchot the younger to do was to stir the political pot and prove that something could be done to repair the gross damage of a century of environmental rape. Gifford Pinchot took the family calling much further than even his father could have imagined. In the turn of the ...
ALLEN THOMAS, Columbian staff writer