This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. [1] (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest.
Redoubt News Links
- Yellowstone’s first bear attack of 2026 leaves two hikers injured and a swath of the park in lockdown [2].
- Glacier National Park’s First Fatal Bear Attack Since 1998 Underscores Anomaly of Lethal Encounters [3]. JWR’s Comments: Folks often ask me if I carry Pepper Spray when I leave my ranch house. Yes, sometimes I do. But I far more often carry Lead Spray. Thankfully, open carry and concealed carry are legal in National Forests and in National Parks if also legal under geographically-overlapping state law.
- 366th Fighter Wing to host free Gunfighter Skies Air Show featuring Thunderbirds May 16-17 [4].
- ‘You want to go fight a fire?’ Culver teens grab tools, help save homes from Juniper Butte fire [5].
Send Your Media Links
Please send your links to media from the American Redoubt region to JWR [6]. Any photos that are posted or re-posted must be uncopyrighted. You can do so either via e-mail or via our Contact [7] form.