Pete Thomas

Outdoors


Recent Columns:
August 18, 2008
The common fishing refrain does not compute for Michael Bennett.

August 14, 2008
Zac Sunderland sits alone on his 36-foot sailboat, three days out of Majuro in the Marshall Islands, pointed toward Darwin, Australia, but with nary a breeze to fill his sails.

August 12, 2008
This is fast materializing into an ordinary summer to put El Niño summers to shame.

February 1, 2008
The killer whales, at least three dozen of them, coursed through and even leaped across the wind-swept ocean.

July 6, 2007
To gaze out over the city and contemplate the almost unfathomable scope of humanity below would not rank high on a hiker's list of things to do.

November 12, 2006
As he did as a troubled youth growing up on Oahu's rugged west side, Sunny Garcia is turning to the ocean for salvation.

May 4, 2004
Rusty Dalton of Oxnard learned what a drag it can be when the windy season ends and fishing season begins in the Sea of Cortes.

April 20, 2004
The parade of cars and trucks stretched more than 250 miles, from Los Angeles through Bishop and up toward the peaks of the Eastern Sierra.

April 20, 2004
The great bait debate is no joke. Ask Tom Loe.

April 20, 2004
Forecasters predict sunny skies and mild temperatures Saturday, the opener of the Eastern Sierra general trout-fishing season. So pack an extra parka and gloves because openers often bring wild surprises.