This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, discussion of possible Northern Lights viewing and descriptions of some designated Dark Sky Reserves.
Idaho
These Are the Most Overlooked Places in the U.S. to See the Northern Lights, According to a New Analysis. Not surprisingly, North Idaho tops the list.
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Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve.
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Some of the best (and most accessible) night sky viewing on public land in southern Idaho: Craters Of The Moon National Monument.
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Idaho Chevy Dealership Offers Free Gun and Flag With Every Sale. (A hat tip to D.S.V. for the link.)
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How to not lose your gun rights in Idaho.
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Idaho Governor Brad Little announces ‘Operation No Return’.
Montana
Western Montana’s night sky reserve: Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge.
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Eastern Montana’s night sky reserve: Medicine Rocks State Park.
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Montana teen grows huge pumpkin.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Designated as Oregon’s first official International Dark Sky Park: Prineville Reservoir State Park.
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Survey shows Wallowa County opposes wolves here.
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Blockbuster celebrates 40 years with nostalgic block party in Bend.
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Central & Eastern Washington
With just 43,000 residents spread out over nearly 5,300 square miles, Okanogan County is known as a night sky viewing mecca. Pearrygin Lake State Park (outside the little town of Winthrop, on the very lightly-populated Highway 20 corridor) has been suggested as an official Dark Sky Reserve.
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Buried Truth: The 1700 Cascadia Quake.
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Spokane ranked among worst drivers in state of Washington, per LendingTree. JWR’s Comments: To be fair, I must point out that Spokane is the only metropolitan area in Eastern Washington. It is connected by two freeways with 70-mile-per-hour speed limits. Many workers in Spokane have very long commutes (up to 1.5 hours, each way), so both speed and fatigued driving are both key factors.
Wyoming
A Dark Sky Reserve: Sinks Canyon State Park.
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Work on westbound tunnel on Interstate 80 will reopen in November.
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Human Remains Found Near Cody Identified as Missing Sheridan Man.
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