Lovely wetland hike with solitude yet just minutes away from the Spokane metropolis Distance: 6.0 miles (shorter options available) Type: out and back Difficulty: easy trail with good tread Best season: May for the wildflowers. Accessible most of the year…
Lovely forest hike that visits two waterfalls in the greater Spokane metropolis Distance: 7.5-8.5 miles round depending on where you park Type: lollipop Difficulty: moderate with 1,350′ elevation gain Best season: spring to fall (I recommend May when the wildflowers…
360 degree views of the Bitterroot Divide from this lookout along the Idaho-Montana border Distance: 11.5 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderately difficult with 1,700′ elevation gain Best season: July – October I’m a sucker for lookouts.…
Views of four states from a lookout above America’s deepest river gorge and a beautiful alpine lake Distance (round trip): Heaven’s Gate Lookout 0.7 miles; Lower Cannon Lake 8.4 miles Type: both are out and back hikes Difficulty: Heaven’s Gate…
Redrock canyons, a large natural bridge, and rock art await in this desert oasis Distance: 19 miles Type: car shuttle required Difficulty: normally moderate hike made more difficult by recent flooding Best season: spring and fall Day two of our…
Redrock canyons, a large natural bridge, and rock art in a desert oasis Distance: 19 miles Type: car shuttle required Difficulty: normally moderate hike made more difficult by recent flooding Best season: spring and fall It was October 1st and…
Stunning scenery and panoramic views from one of the best trails in Capitol Reef National Park Distance: 4.6 miles round trip to Rim Overlook or 9.4 miles round trip to end of Navajo Knobs Type: out and back Difficulty: moderately…
Quest for fall colors along Utah’s largest natural mountain lake Leaf peeping – informal term in the United States for the activity in which people travel to view and photograph fall foliage in areas where leaves change colors in autumn.…
Stunning fall colors and fine mountain lake along the Great Western Trail Distance: 6.0 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate with 800’ elevation gain Best season: summer and early fall I’m a type A personality, Jason is…
Three day backpack into Utah’s famed Coyote Gulch Distance: 26.5 miles Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate (beware of poison ivy, especially near the springs in Coyote Gulch) Best season: spring and fall It had been another warm late September night…