Hike of the Month

Mount Spokane State Park (Burping Brook—Smith Gap Loop)

We used to have it so rough. Three years ago, an intrepid snowshoer on Trail 100 in Mount Spokane State Park had three major stream ...

Holly Weiler November 30, 2015

Photo of the Spokane River by Holly Weiler.

Riverside State Park Military Cemetery Loop

From the military cemetery near Fort George Wright and Spokane Falls Community College, begin this hike by walking east on the Centennial Trail. The trail ...

Holly Weiler October 28, 2015

Grassy Top Mountain (Selkirk Mountains, NE Washington)

This month of transition between summer and fall is the perfect time to plan a visit to Grassy Top in the Colville National Forest (assuming ...

Holly Weiler September 9, 2015

Hike of the Month: Copper Butte (Kettle Range, NE Washington)

NOTE: THE ENTIRE KETTLE CREST AREA OF THE COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WILDFIRE ACTIVITY! Although I highly recommend completing the full ...

Holly Weiler August 20, 2015

Hike of the Month: Heart Lake Loop (Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho/Montana Stateline)

To give this route justice, devote at least a weekend to exploration and hike, at minimum, the complete loop around Heart Lake. This route includes ...

Holly Weiler July 2, 2015

Knothead Trail (Little Spokane River Natural Area)

Many volunteer hours have gone into the transformation of this scenic trail, still a work in progress, but drastically improved through the efforts of an ...

Holly Weiler June 28, 2015

Hike of the Month: Fishtrap Lake, Bureau of Land Management (Cheney, Wash.)

Last July’s Watermelon Hill fire, sparked by target shooters using exploding targets, charred over 13,000 acres on the Fishtrap Recreation Area and surrounding land. As ...

Holly Weiler May 15, 2015

Hike of the Month: Feryn Ranch Conservation Area (Spokane County Parks)

A stop on the Audubon Society’s Palouse to Pines Loop, this 164-acre Conservation Futures property is a good place to acquire an appreciation for bird ...

Holly Weiler April 9, 2015

Hike of the Month: Old Kettle Falls, Lake Roosevelt (Kettle Falls, Wash.)

Since I still want to believe that winter will return and there will be too much snow to access the high country, I am recommending ...

Holly Weiler March 6, 2015