Hiking

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

The Best of Priest Lake: Hikes, Resorts, Paddling, Fishing, and More

The Northwest has hundreds of lakes ranging from tiny alpine tarns to giant pools that sprawl for miles through the mountains. The region’s many diverse ...

Out There Outdoors July 28, 2015

Pitching in for Trails — Our Local Trails Need You

A well-known local hiker and trail maintenance project leader, Lynn Smith, ends his emails to other trail maintenance volunteers with these words: “Days spent on ...

Out There Outdoors July 28, 2015

Escaping the Lake Crowds at Leigh Lake

Have you ever noticed the crowds at the local beaches? The noise of Jet Skis; whining, crying and yelling kids; and the endless boat traffic? ...

Out There Outdoors July 25, 2015

10 Ways to Explore Sandpoint (The Locals Guide)

Because Sandpoint happens to be flanked by the Selkirks and the Cabinets, and folded into the curves of Lake Pend Oreille and the river, and ...

Ammi Midstokke July 17, 2015

Pend Oreille Road Trip: Native American Culture, Hiking and History

Come summer, the mountains of the Inland Northwest offer a surfeit of high-elevation locations to escape the heat. But the forested foothills and meandering Pend ...

Aaron Theisen July 17, 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

Northeast Washington Hiking/Camping Road Trip

Let me be your concierge for a Northeast Washington hiking weekend this summer that includes hiking Thirteen Mile Trail, an overnight car-camping stay at Swan ...

Out There Outdoors June 28, 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