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, […]
Sullivan Lake Trail, Metaline Falls, Washington
Sullivan Lake Trail, also called Lakeshore Trail, in the Colville National Forest, on Sullivan Lake, near Ione and Metaline Falls, Washington, is in Appendix A of 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: Trail 504 runs from cool, shaded creek crossings to open scree slopes along the east shore of Sullivan Lake, which is 6 miles […]
St. Regis Lakes, Superior, Montana
We are all living in cages with the door wide open. George Lucas St. Regis Lakes Trail, in the Lolo National Forest, behind Lookout Mountain, on the Idaho/Montana border, is hike 29 in 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest. “The hike is easy, except for the fairly steep last 0.5 mile up to the main […]
Heart Lake, Superior, Montana
Heart Lake is hike 27 in 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: Some backpackers consider this a model mountain trek. Hike into an area proposed as part of the Great Burn wilderness and camp at the largest alpine lake in this western Montana portion of the Bitterroot Mountains. Walk a reasonably east 3 miles to […]
Blossom Lakes, Wallace, Idaho
Blossom Lakes once tried to kill me. Dramatic, huh? It began with the forecast saying the high would be 60 degrees and the night would be 40 degrees with clear skies. We planned to arrive at the trailhead an hour before sunset with Thing 4, hike up to set up our camp, and have a […]
Revett Lake, Wallace, Idaho
Revett Lake, in the Lolo National Forest, near Wallace, Idaho (one of my favorite towns), is my go-to recommendation for new hikers and backpackers. It’s an easy and beautiful 90-minute drive from Coeur d’Alene, with an easy and beautiful trail to a big payoff. It is hike 24 in 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest, […]
Liberty Lake Loop, Liberty Lake, Washington
Waterfalls, water crossings, and a swimming beach, oh my! That’s not all. There are picnic shelters, camping spots, open fields, established bathrooms, and wildlife. This is an excellent location for a good workout (8 miles and 1,400’eg), an easy saunter to a cedar grove, swimming on a designated beach, or hanging a hammock between playing […]