Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by local fishing expert Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake.

Even in a story as long and involved as the one I wrote in Sunday's paper about the River West Open Space Area, some stuff inevitably gets left out.

Jason Torlano and Jonathan Blair are more than just extreme skiers who earlier this month made the first descent of Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park.

California residents spend $85.4 billion annually on outdoor recreation, which supports 732,100 California jobs, generates $27 billion in wages and produces $6.7 billion in state and local tax revenues, according to a report by the Outdoor Industry Associ

One of the region's oldest (and most popular) running events returns for its 34th year benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of Central California. And 61-year-old Brian Sturgeon still leads the 2-mile walk (8 a.m.).

Last week's article about lightweight backpacking must've whet some appetites because my email inbox is clogged with requests for suggestions on where to go.

There aren't a ton of hiking trails in the foothills east of Fresno, at least not on public land. Fortunately, the ones we do have are worth revisiting.

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