Great fishing in beautiful alpine lakes at the top of North America’s deepest river gorge Distance: 17 miles round trip as described here (longer and shorter options available) Type: out and back Difficulty: difficult with nearly constant elevation change over…
July 1 – 14, 2019 Just because we have returned to the fraternity of RV owners doesn’t mean we don’t still love to rough it. Nothing beats summer tent camping and backpacking in the Inland Northwest. With river levels starting…
Memorial Day 2019 It had been just over a month since our last travel in the Greyhawk. We were itching to get back out and take the boys with us. Typically we don’t like traveling on holiday weekends, but each…
April 22 – May 5, 2019 The past two weeks have been a blur as we’ve been spending time with family and friends, working on spring projects around the house, and I’ve been working extra hours to meet a self-imposed…
Great late spring hike with abundant wildflowers, pretty creek views, and some interesting history Distance: 8.5 miles roundtrip to Obia Cabin Type: out and back Difficulty: moderate with 700′ elevation gain Best season: late spring – early summer *watch for…
Stunning sub-alpine mountain lake with delicious huckleberries & very curious neighbors Distance: 16.5 miles round trip Type: out and back Difficulty: moderately difficult with approximately 2,500′ elevation gain and 1,300′ loss to Heart Lake Best season: mid-late summer thru early fall …
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…
Pretty mountain stream with no crowds Type: out and back Distance: 20 miles round trip (can be made shorter or longer to suit the individual) Difficulty: moderate with around 1,500′ elevation gain over the trip Best season: May – October …
Lovely nature hike. Distance: 5.25 miles round trip Type: Loop Difficulty: easy with minimal elevation gain Best season: April – October We discovered this hike on Mary Aegerter’s website Hiking From Here. Mary was a professor of mine (more than…
Day hike or backpack along one of Idaho’s wildest and most beautiful rivers Distance: 13.5 miles round trip for our two day backpack Type: out and back (a long shuttle makes a 50 mile backpack possible—on our bucket list!)…