Upper Priest Lake – Trapper Creek, Priest River, Idaho
North Idaho Bushwhacking Backcrappers (the hiker trash formerly known as the North Idaho Backpacking Babes). The Trapper Creek Debacle. Day 1: Do not find the trail, so bushwhack up and down and around an entire mountain in the pouring rain. Sacrifices were made: we lost blood, a can of bear spray, and a cell phone […]
Q’emiln Park, Post Falls, Idaho
For many years, my New Year’s Day activity has been to run and walk the number of miles of the year we are in. For example, last year was the New Year of 2022, so I completed 22 miles. I was already sick, with my primary symptoms being chronic pain and nausea, and I had […]
Stories About Stehekin, in North Cascades National Park: Chapter Two
Find Chapter One here. As a substitute for solo hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the plan was that I would begin hiking it in sections this year. I was part of a group of women from North Idaho Backpacking Babes (NIBB) who were working all year to do Section K of the PCT, which […]
Stories About Stehekin, in North Cascades National Park: Chapter One
Lakeshore Trail #1247 thru-hike to Stehekin, Washington, in the Sawtooth Range of the North Cascades. You can only get to Stehekin by hiking, boating, or flying. There is no hospital or medical clinic. There are 22 miles of road and one stop sign. The staff that works here and the locals are so excellent it […]