BEN PIERCE, Chronicle Outdoors Editor Jun 12, 2014 Jun 12, 2014 SLUICE BOXES STATE PARK – Daniel Edwards’ shorts were still dripping when I ran into him on the high ochre cliffs that tower above Belt ...

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A woman was rescued Tuesday in Sluice Boxes State Park. The Belt Rural Volunteer Fire Department reports that a 23-year-old woman was rescued after suffering a leg injury. Belt Rural Fire, Belt ...

SLUICE BOXES STATE PARK, Mont. (AP) - Daniel Edwards’ shorts were still dripping when I ran into him on the high ochre cliffs that tower above Belt Creek. Edwards, along with friends Stephen Hicks and ...

Recreational floating in Belt Creek within Sluice Boxes State Park southeast of Great Falls has been reopened now that the water has receded to a safer level. “We’ve inspected the stream both on foot ...

I woke up with a song stuck in my head the day I was set to hike through the Little Belts. But when I looked outside, a new fresh hell of snow had fallen just when I thought spring was finally here to ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is reminding the public that a state permit is required when using a sluice box to pan for gold. The agency says environmental ...

Not even three miles into my planned 125-mile bike ride and my legs felt dead. Not a good sign. Especially because I was trying to replicate a version of the Sluice Box 100, a slightly crazy 100-mile ...

Three people have been issued environmental citations for using sluice boxes for gold prospecting without a permit, according to the state s Agency of Natural Resources. A news release was sent out ...