The Adventure Guys
We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about  adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com

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The inside story on outside recreation for South Puget Sound and beyond
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Posted by Jeff Mayor @ 04:23:56 pm

The state Department of Natural Resources says two of its Pacific County campgrounds will likely be closed for the remainder of the hunting seasons.

In a news release sent out this afternoon, the department announced that Western Lake and Snag Lake Campgrounds are closed as a public safety measure during salvage logging operations. The C-Line, C-2600, and C-4000 roads are closed to public access until further notice.

The campgrounds are popular with hunters all over the state, the state said. With the number of logging operations currently scheduled, it is unlikely that they will reopen before the end of hunting season.

Posted by Jeff Mayor @ 03:52:45 pm

Our focus in this week's section is on the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Mount Rainier National Park. The $22 million building will open on Friday, and we look at the new exhibits and the energy-efficient building itself.

We have a preview for the general modern firearm deer hunting season that opens Saturday. Based on reports from early hunts, there seems to be plenty of deer in the woods.

For folks who want one boot that can handle mountaineering and trekking, the Gear Guy has a couple of suggestions.

We also have a preview of the first razor clam dig, that begins one week from Thursday.