Outdoors Notes
Fly Fishing Show to open tomorrow

By Mark Yuasa
Seattle Times staff

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A coastal razor-clam dig will occur at Twin Harbors and Long Beach today through Saturday. Digging is open noon to 11:59 p.m. each day. Copalis and Mocrocks beaches will not be open. Kalaloch Beach also will not be open because marine-toxin levels were above the cutoff. Low tides: today, minus-0.4 feet at 6:01 p.m.; Friday, -0.3 feet at 6:43 p.m.; Saturday, 0.0 feet at 7:22 p.m.

The Jamaican Jam SuperPipe Competition is Sunday at Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area in Oregon. Open to all ages and abilities, cost is $15 per person, plus lift ticket. Details: 503-287-5438 or www.skihood.com

The East Lake Washington Audubon Society is hosting a full-day birdwatching trip to Camano Island/Stanwood on Saturday at 7 a.m. Meet at Kingsgate Park & Ride (off Interstate 405, Exit 20). Cost is $5 per person. Details: 425-881-5422

"The Nature of Winter," a program offering free ski and snowshoe tours, is being led by naturalists in Methow Valley. The guided trips, with a focus on environmental education and wildlife tracking, happen on weekends and holidays through this month. Details: www.mvsta.com or 509-996-4036

The Mountaineers club is offering a five-week outdoor and nature photography course on Thursdays beginning Feb. 26 from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at The Mountaineers building, 300 Third Ave. W. in Seattle. The beginner-to-intermediate course covers instruction on basic film- and digital-camera operation, exposure settings, light, composition and design. An optional half-day workshop is offered on weekends during the course. Cost is $95 per person, including optional weekend workshop. Details: 206-284-8484 or www.mountaineers.org

The East Lake Washington Audubon Society hosts a presentation on the coastal forest merlin, one of the Northwest's least known falcons, on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Northlake Unitarian-Universalist Church. David Drummond, a principal investigator for the Coastal Forest Merlin Project, will be featured. Details: 425-576-8805 or www.elwas.org

The Whidbey Island Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers meets at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club, 3334 Brooks Hill Road in Langley. Details: 360-730-6068

The Kongsberger Stampede cross-country ski race is 11 a.m. Sunday at the Cabin Creek Sno-Park Area on Snoqualmie Pass. Races are15K (freestyle technique), 5k (freestyle), and junior and citizen, plus a 2.5K children's race. Details: 425-673-4800 or susie@nordicsaga.com

Mountain climbers John Roskelley and Jim Wickwire will talk about their Mount Everest adventures Saturday at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church Social Hall at East Aloha Street and 19th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. Cost is $30 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Catholic Community Services Children's Programs. Details: 206-325-8836

The Lake Washington Rowing Club Try Rowing Bash is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at 910 N. Northlake Way in Fremont. Cost is $30 per person, and includes T-shirt and three hours of learning the basics of rowing. Details: 206-547-1583 or lwrcmanager@yahoo.com
 
SKIFORALL, a non-profit organization offering ski opportunities for the disabled, is hosting "A Taste of Crystal," 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Crystal Mountain Ski Area. Participants receive transportation to and from Crystal Mountain, breakfast on the ride up, after-skiing wine tasting hosted by Woodhouse Family Cellars, and an optional mountain tour with National Alpine Team member Chris Kastner. Cost is $250 per person. Details: www.skiforall.org or 425-462-0978

The Hog Loppet Citizen's Cross Country Ski Trek is scheduled Saturday. The course is 21 miles and runs from the top of Mission Ridge Ski Area to Blewett Pass. Details: www.wenatcheevalleysports.com or 509-663-3723

Mark Yuasa can be reached at 206-464-8780; e-mail: myuasa@seattletimes.com; fax: 206-464-3255; address: P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111.

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