Pretty mountain lake with abundant huckleberries Distance: 6.85 miles roundtrip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate with 1.358′ elevation gain Best season: July – September The Selkirk Crest in northern Idaho is one of our favorite Inland Northwest hiking destinations. This…
Pretty mountain lake with abundant huckleberries Distance: 8.75 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate with 1,600′ elevation gain Best season: July – September The Selkirk Crest in northern Idaho is one of our favorite Inland Northwest hiking…
Backpack to a beautiful high mountain lake in an impressive granite cirque Distance (round-trip): 11.0 miles Type: Out and back Difficulty: moderately difficult with 3,300′ elevation gain Best season: mid-July to late September Once again, the rugged Selkirks called to us. Straddling…
High mountain climb to one of the most beautiful lakes we’ve visited. Distance: 9.0 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderately difficult with 2,040′ elevation gain Best season: July – September Early in July 2013, we headed north…
Short hike to three high mountain lakes in northern Idaho near the Canadian border. Distance: 4.5 miles Type: out and back with spur trails and a loop in the middle Difficulty: moderately easy with 1,228′ elevation gain Best Season: July…
Mountain hike to two lakes snuggled under the Selkirk Crest near the Idaho-Canadian border. Distance: 9.0 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate with 2,000′ elevation gain Best season: summer and early fall The Selkirk Mountains of…
Last spring, our nephew Max asked me to shoot his senior photos. I was uncomfortable with this since I have very little experience taking portraits. Senior photos are a special thing and I was worried about not doing a good…