Kamiak Butte going to the dogs?

Letting dogs run free on the slopes of Kamiak Butte is becoming an issue.

County park rangers last month discovered a blog with multiple photos of dogs running loose on the butte. The blog was on a northwest hikers Web site which encourages hikers to post details about local hikes.

The pictures on nwhikers.net depicted dogs running free along the Kamiak ridge, with users leaving supportive comments.

Dogs run free in a photo from the nwhikers.net web site. The blog has listed Kamiak Butte as a leashless dog park.

Even in the winter, the area is popular for dog owners.

Todd Heitstuman, ranger fo...