Inland Northwest Hikers - One Trail After Another

Badger Mountain and other hikes near Richland, Washington

By Wild Wanderer March 31, 2023

Plan A: Backpack Weneha River Trail with Trailkat, near Enterprise, Oregon, with Washington Trails Association, and complete four trail work days. Then, I got sick – because you cannot have cancer and freely expose yourself to others at an epic getaway with your friends without consequences. Plan B: Camp near the river trail and day […]

Palouse to Cascades Trail, Iron Horse State Park, Washington

And She Hiked Happily Ever After, Beverly Bridge, Columbia River, Great american Rail Trail, Hole in the Ground, Inland Northwest Hikers, Iron Horse State Park, One Trail After Another, Palouse to Cascades State Trail, Palouse to Cascades Trail, Rails to Trails, Rails to Trails Concervancy, Rock Lake, Trailkat, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer March 26, 2023

At Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, we believe that every person—regardless of race, gender, geography, income, age, ability, sexual orientation or expression, or other minority status—deserves access to free, accessible and safe places where they can walk, bike and be active. We believe trails have the power to transform communities and create joyful, vibrant public spaces that are […]

Fishtrap Recreation Area, Sprague, Washington

100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest, And She Hiked Happily Ever After, Fishtrap Lake, Fishtrap Recreation Area, Folsom Farm Recreation Site, Hog Canyon Lake, Hog Canyon Waterfall, Inland Northwest Hikers, North Idaho Hiking, One Trail After Another, Trailkat, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer March 26, 2023

Fishtrap Recreation Area is 9,000 acres of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land approximately 30 miles west of Spokane, Washington, near Sprague, Washington. It is home to two lakes (Hog Canyon Lake and Fishtrap Lake), the historic Folsom Farm Recreation Site, multiple habitats (forest, shrub-steppe, grasslands, wetlands), and channeled scablands. There are endless miles of […]

Upper Ford Ranger Station Cabin, Kootenai National Forest, Yaak, Montana

Global Sisterhood Day, Inland Northwest Hikers, Kootenai Falls, Kootenai Wildlife Refuge, MickDuffs Brewing Company, Myrtle Falls, North Idaho Hiking, One Trail After Another, Spring Equinox, Trailkat, Upper Ford Cabin, Wild Wanderer, Yaak Falls Scenic Area, Yaak Montana

By Wild Wanderer March 20, 2023

We had two Honda Pilots packed full of gear for the wilderness, enough food for an army, and the fears, regrets, worries, love, and hope of five women (TrailKat, J-Go, Princess Hannibal, and My Therapist) needing a getaway from the routine of a long winter to celebrate Global Sisterhood Day and to ring in the […]

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-Morrison, Colorado Roadtrip

And She Hiked Happily Ever After, Bell Tent Life, Bozeman Hot Springs Montata, Cascade Creek Grand Tetons, Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, Dinosaur Ridge Trail, Fall Creek Falls, Geo-Thermal Caves and Pools, Ghost of Paul Revere, Grand Teton National Park, Hidden Falls Grand Teton National Park, Hot Springs State Park Wyoming, Idaho Springs Colorado, Indian Hot Springs Colorado, Inland Northwest Hikers, Inspiration Point Grand Tetons, Irwin Idaho, Island Park Idaho, Jenny Lake Boating, Jenny Lake Trail, Jenny Lake Wyoming, Lewis And Clark State Caverns, Monument Hill, One Trail After Another, Rainbow Terraces, Red Rock Trail, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Red Rocks Colorado, Sneiders Point Overlook, Sonrise Grass Creek Guest Ranch, Swan Valley Idaho, Targhee National Forest Wild Wanderer, The Revivalists, Thermopolis Springs, Trailkat, Triceroptops Trail, Valley Villages Swan Valley, Wander Camp, Wander Camp Yellowstone

By Wild Wanderer March 7, 2023

I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again. Anais Nin This is a story about friendship and love. Before Covid-19 rocked the world, Barbarian Scientist bought me two tickets to see The Revivalists at the Red Rock Amphitheater. There was no real plan on how I would […]

Coeur d’Alene – McCall, Idaho Roadtrip

And She Hiked Happily Ever After, Burgdorf Hot Springs, Goose Creek Falls Trail, Heavens Gate Vista, Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative, Hells Gate Trail, Inland Northwest Hikers, McCall Brewing Company, McCall Idaho, One Trail After Another, Payette National Forest, Ponderosa State Park, Salmon River Brewery, Sawtooth Flying Backcountry Flying Service, Sawtooth Wilderness, Seven Devils Mountains, The Brunchette On The Lake, Trailkat, Virgil Philips Farm Park, Wild Wanderer, Zims Hot Springs

By Wild Wanderer March 4, 2023

If I am paying attention, I discover that I have met and am meeting a wide array of incredible people. And if I am paying attention, those people notice. Last year I was leading a women’s only hiking group called Hikerbabes, which I no longer participate in because I could not reconcile myself with their […]

Hiking for Freedom with Atlas Free

Atlas Free, Freedom Hiker, Freedom Hiking, Hiking for Freedom, Inland Northwest Hikers, North Idaho Hiking, One Trail After Another, Rescue Freedom, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer February 26, 2023

Freedom defined: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Hiking defined: the activity of going for long walks, especially in the country or woods. Human trafficking defined: the unlawful act of transporting or coercing people in order to benefit from their work or service, typically in […]

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, managed by the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, on the Snake River and the border of western Idaho and northeastern Oregon

HCRC, Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative, Inland Northwest Hikers, Kirkwood Ranch, North Idaho Hiking, One Trail After Another, Sand Creek Camp, Seven Devils Mountains, Snake River, Trail Work, Trailkat, Wallowas, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer February 22, 2023

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” – John Muir Hells Canyon is located on the border of Idaho and the Seven Devils Mountains (I very badly want to backpack) and the Oregon Wallowas (I also want to […]

Towell Falls and Escure Ranch, Central Washington

Escure Ranch, Inland Northwest Hikers, Matt Haig, One Trail After Another, Rock Creek Recreation Area, The Humans, Towell Falls, Trailkat, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer February 21, 2023

Did you know that Washington is the location of SIX biomes? When we think of Washington, we think of the temperate forests of the Seattle area, but it is also home to prairies, wetlands, estuaries, shrub steppe, marine waters, and grasslands. I love the vibrant greens of the forests in western Washington, especially in the […]

Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, Washington

And She Hiked Happily Ever After, Enchanted Valley, First Beach, Forks Washington, Hall of Mosses Loop, Hoh Rain Forest, Hoh River Trail to Mineral Creek Falls, Hoh Valley Cabin, Hurricane Ridge, Inland Northwest Hikers, La Push Washington, Oly P, Olympic National Park, One Trail After Another, ONP, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Quileute Tribal School, Sea Stacks, Second Beach, Sol Duc Hot Springs, Sol Duc Trail and Falls, Spruce Trail, Trailkat, Wild Wanderer

By Wild Wanderer February 20, 2023

Being one of the last temperate rainforests in the US, with over 3,000 miles of rivers, more than 600 miles of trails, 73 miles of coastline, 60 named glaciers, and over 12 feet of rain, the Olympic National Park (ONP) is a vibrant paradise. I had reserved a spot with a women’s adventure group to […]

Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures