Deep Creek Canyon Loop, Riverside State Park, Nine Mile Falls, Washington
Deep Creek Canyon is so beautiful. You walk through the forest, along a ridge, then through a field, before you cross a beautiful bridge and then walk along the river. I hosted this full moon night hike for my group, Inland Northwest Hikers. I was so lucky to do it with Barbarian Scientist, My Therapist, […]
Northrup Canyon, Steamboat Rock State Park, Washington
Go hike Northrup Canyon right now. Go! If you wait any longer, then you’ll miss this. It is vibrant and lush and overrun with countless marmots, but as the heat of summer in central Washington sets in, the green will turn brown, wildfires will smother the crystal blue skies, and rattlesnakes will be out. I […]
Spokane South Hill Bluff, Spokane, Washington
100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest lists Spokane South Hill Bluff under their Three City Choice Hikes. I had already written about their first choice, Tubbs Hill, and their second choice, Q’emiln Park. It is described in the text as: An evolving network of trails in Spokane graces the south-facing slope below High Drive and […]
Bernard Peak, Farragut State Park, Athol, Idaho
Farragut State Park is an incredible place, but somehow only one trail made it into 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest, and it ended up on the last page of the Appendix: Farragut is a sprawling park on a former military camp on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille east of US Highway 95 and […]
Indian Cliffs, Heyburn State Park, Plummer, Idaho
Indian Cliffs is in the Appendix of 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: Heyburn State Park, 6 miles east of Plummer, Idaho, and then north on the shore of Lake Chatcolet, has a couple of nice trails. Indian Cliffs Trailhead is passed just after crossing railroad tracks before turning into park headquarters, where details can […]
Round Lake State Park, Sagle, Idaho
Two years ago, I would never suggest Round Lake as a hike unless you asked for suggestions for a place to take children or seniors or the very unathletic. How rude. Truly. Within that time, I was watching what was happening to my so-called peers as we tackled big goals and set our sights on […]
Steamboat Rock Loop, Steamboat Rock State Park, Washington and More
For a very long time, it has been planned that for Earth Day weekend, I would be kicking it on the trails in Hells Canyon, doing rad trail work with rad people and Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative for four days. It makes for an incredible weekend, as I have written about here. But cancer ruins […]
Crystal Lake, St. Maries, Idaho
Crystal Lake Trail is a hiking hidden gem in Appendix A of 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: From Interstate 90 at Cataldo, Idaho, take Exit 40 and head south 20 dusty miles to Sheep Camp on the divide between the Coeur d’Alene and St. Joe River drainages. The campsite is used mostly by locals […]
Palouse Falls and Kamiak Butte Loop, Eastern Washington
One of the last waterfalls from the Ice Age, Palouse Falls, is in Appendix A of 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: South of Washtunca, Washington, choose the larger campground at Lyons Ferry State Park on the Snake River or the tiny campground upstream at Palouse Falls State Park, which is managed by Lyons Ferry […]
Diamond Lake, Superior, Montana
Diamond Lake, in the Lolo National Forest, near Superior, Montana, is in Appendix A of 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: Diamond Lake has a small, primitive campground with a pit toilet reached from Dry Creek Road, which is south of Interstate 90 between Superior and St. Regis, Montana. The trail goes to Cliff Lake, […]