Arizona Trails

SE Arizona:

Big Loop, Chiricahua National Monument

 

California Trails

Northern California:

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

 

Colorado Trails

Southwest Colorado:

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: Sand Canyon

 

Idaho Trails

Sawtooth Mountains:

Alice Lake (backpack)

Hell Roaring and Imogene Lake (backpack)

Alpine Lake, Baron Lakes, and Crammer Lakes (backpack)

Edith & Edna Lakes (backpack)

Alice Lake

Hell Roaring Lake

Marshall Lake

Bench Lakes

Cabin Creek Lakes

Fishhook Creek Meadows

White Cloud & Boulder Wilderness and Smoky Mountains:

Boulder Chain Lakes (backpack)

Off trail between Fourth of July and Born Lakes

Island Lake

Boulder Basin

North Fork Big Wood River

Miner – Prairie Lakes Loop

Selkirk Crest:

Beehive Lake

Roman Nose Lakes

Return to Beehive Lake

Harrison Lake

Two Mouth Lakes

Big Fisher Lake (backpack)

Snow Lake

Bottleneck Lake

Bitterroot Divide

Grave Peak Lookout

Diablo Lookout

Goose Lake (backpack)

Stevens Lakes

Revett Lake

Hells Canyon NRA & North Central Idaho:

Seven Devils Backpack (Gem, Basin, and Shelf Lakes)

Lower Cannon Lakes (Seven Devils)

Heart Lake Backpack (Mallard-Larkins)

Weitas Creek (backpack)

Selway River

Feather Creek

Fish Creek

 

Montana Trails

Bitterroot Divide:

St. Regis Lakes

Blossom & Pear Lakes

Heart Lake

 

Oregon Trails

Eastern Oregon:

Wenaha River

Chico to Davis Creek

Imnaha River to Hells Canyon

Bear Creek

Mirror and Minam Lake Loop Backpack

Chimney Lake Backpack 

Lakes Basin Backpack (Horseshoe, Lee, Douglas, Moccasin, Glacier, and Frazier Lakes)

Elkhorn Crest Backpack

Buckhorn Lookout and Hells Canyon Breaks

Upper Imnaha River & Blue Hole

Hidden Lake Backpack

Hurricane Creek Backpack

Main Eagle Backpack (Cached Lake, Bear Lake, and Lookingglass Lake)

Swamp & Steamboat Lake Backpack (Copper Creek Meadows, Swamp Lake, Steamboat Lake)

Ice Lake

Columbia River Gorge:

Eagle Creek (Metlako, Punchbowl, Loowit, Tunnel, and Twister Falls)

Horsetail, Ponytail, & Triple Falls

Wahclella Falls

Elowah & Upper McCord Creek Falls

Dry Creek Falls

Starvation Creek, Lancaster, Cabin, & Hole-in-the-Wall Falls

Mosier Twin Tunnels & Mosier Falls

Tom McCall Point & Rowena Plateau

Lower Deschutes River

Hat Rock State Park 

Latourell Falls

Cascades:

Garfield Peak (Crater Lake)

Shellburg Falls

Trail of Ten Falls (Silver Falls State Park)

Elk Meadows, Sahalie Falls, & Umbrella Falls (Mt. Hood)

Paradise Park (Mt. Hood)

Central: 

White River Falls

Smith Rock State Park: Misery Ridge Trail

Smith Rock State Park: Canyon Trail

Smith Rock State Park: Summit Loop

Deschutes River Trail: Dillon Falls

Steelhead Falls

Coast:

Sunset Bay to Shore Acres (Coos Bay area)

Bandon Beach & Old Town

Port Orford Heads

Cape Sebastian to Hunter’s Cove

Boardman State Scenic Corridor (Northern Half)

Boardman State Scenic Corridor (Southern Half)

 

Utah Trails

Bryce Canyon National Park & Red Canyon:

Cassidy, Rich, and Ledge Point Loop (Red Canyon)

Golden Wall, Castle Bridge, Buckhorn Loop (Red Canyon)

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument & Area:

Coyote Gulch (Backpack)

Neon Canyon

Choprock Canyon (backpack)

Escalante River (backpack)

Bighorn Canyon

Upper Calf Creek Falls

Hundred Handprints Pictograph Panel and Escalante Natural Bridge

Moab area:

Amasa Back

Dead Horse Point State Park

Cedar Mesa, Natural Bridges, and Comb Ridge:

Double Stack Ruins

Cold Spring Cave Ruins

Big Bob Crane Petroglyph Panel 

Fallen Roof Ruin

Citadel Ruins

Kane Gulch Trail to Junction Ruin (Grand Gulch)

Natural Bridges National Monument

Capitol Reef National Park & Torrey Area:

Cassidy Arch (via Cohab and Frying Pan trails)

Rim Overlook and Navajo Knobs

Upper Muley Twist

Deer Creek Lake (Great Western Trail)

Fish Lake Scenic Byway

Canyonlands National Park (Needles District):

Squaw Canyon – Big Spring Canyon Loop 

Salt Creek (backpack)

Horseshoe Canyon

 

Washington Trails 

Eastern Washington:

North Fork Asotin Creek

Mt. Misery Trail, Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (backpack)

Palouse River Trail (Colfax)

Sheep Gulch (Fordyce Trail)

Sheep Gulch – Cabin Gulch Loop

Rock Creek to Towell Falls

Return to Towell Falls during flood conditions

Hog Lake

Fishtrap Lake

Liberty Creek Loop 

James T. Slavin Conservation Area

Twin Lakes

Central Washington:

Ancient and Dusty Lakes

Frog Lake

Umtanum Canyon

Cowiche Canyon

White Bluffs North (Hanford Reach National Monument)

White Bluffs South (Hanford Reach National Monument)

Frenchman Coulee

Umatilla Rock – Dry Lakes Loop

Northrup Canyon

Northern Washington:

Kettle Crest North 

Columbia Mountain Lookout 

Wapaloosie Mountain 

Thirteenmile Canyon 

Edds Mountain

North Cascades:

Galena Chain Lakes (Mt. Baker)

Maple-Heather Pass Loop (North Cascade Highway)

Blue Lake (North Cascade Highway)

Mt. Rainier National Park:

Grove of the Patriarchs & Silver Falls Loop

Skyline Trail to Panorama Point

Burroughs Mountain, Sourdough Ridge, Emmons Vista, & Silver Forest Loop

Naches Peak Loop

Western Washington & Columbia River Gorge: 

Coyote Wall

The Labyrinth

Coyote Wall – Labyrinth Loop

Columbia Hills Historic State Park (Horsethief Butte, Crawford Oaks, and Rock Art trails)

Beacon Rock

Rodney Falls

Lyle Cherry Orchard

4 Replies to “Trail Index”

  1. I wish I had learned of your site earlier. Love the pictures and the excellent writing in synch with the pictures. My perusal of the site has already had two large impacts. First, it has stoked my already great desire to hike in the Mount Baker area. Second, your coments have chilled my desire to hike the Anthony Lakes area.

    A couple suggestions. On the Foredyce trail, take a left at the road rather than a right for a much more scenic hike. The old road turns into a trail which leads to an old road. Turn left, The old road descends into a saddle where you will find the sign for and the terminus of the 17 mile long Asotin Creek. The road turns into a path on the other side of the saddle which, while travelling along the rim of Asotin Creek canyon, gives extensive views of the Lewiston-Clark Valley, Moscow, Mountain, the Asotin Creek Canyon and the Blues to the rear. The trail finally comes to the lip of a gulch where there is an old fire road. Take this back to the road which is 1.2 miles below the Foredyce trail. The gulch has the best display of Mount Mazama ash I’ve seen. Elk are common. I saw a very large herd in April in the gulch.

    Other local places I suggest, if you have not already been there, would be Heart lake in the Mallard Larkins, Last year I backpacked all the branches of Eagle in the southern Wallowas which really impressed me. Kelly Creek and Hanson Meadows in the spring. That was one of many hikes I have had the good fortune to do with Mary Aegerter. We saw a moose, four bears, elk, and a wolf. But be sure you can cross Bear Creek if you do the hike in the Spring. One more. If you enjoyed the lower Weitas, I believe you will enjoy the upper Weitas from 12 mile on the 500 road. The upper part has beautiful meadows. I saw 5 bears within 24 hours there.

    I try to get out every weekend hiking. We are very fortunate to live in an area with such great hiking opportunities and yet so few people. Hope to run into you sometime. And please keep the blog going.

    1. Randy,

      Thank you so much for the kind words and all the wonderful recommendations. It didn’t take me long to figure out that you and I like the same types of destinations! We actually have every one of your recommendations on our “bucket list” and intend to do several this year. We’re planning Kelly within the next few weeks. I’d like to hike it earlier in the season, but Jason is wanting to do it a little later season when the fly fishing is better. We’ll be sure to make it in to Hanson after reading your comments. We also plan to make our first trip into the Larkins this August for a four day pack.

      Ironically, I’ve been trying to decide between one of the Eagle trails or a loop pack to Swamp and Steamboat Lakes for our summer Eagle Cap trip. I would appreciate any words of advice/recommendations you could provide on the Eagle branches, specifically Bear and Eagle Lake up Main Eagle or Echo, Traverse, and Tombstone Lakes up West Eagle. We love the east side Eagle Cap, but we’ve been curious about the west side trails and wondering if “this year is the year” to give one a try. Thanks in advance for any tips.

      You nailed it- we are so fortunate to live in an area with such great opportunities. We love the variety we can get within a relatively small radius. I do hope we see you on the trail someday. Please be sure to say hi if you recognize us! Thanks again for your very kind words on the blog. I have way more blogs left to write than are posted and feedback like yours keeps me motivated.

      Happy trails,
      Lusha

      1. Hope you do publish some more! I am enjoying your reports on North Idaho trips as I have only done a few day hikes in the area except for a wonderful backpack down Long Canyon.

        Thank you for your gracious reply. I avoided the southern Wallowas for years. How could they be prettier than the north Wallowas? And what’s the business about Mountain Lakes and dams. I wish I had listened to Mary earlier.

        I find it difficult to recommend one place over another as each drainage of eagle creek has its own unique charm. The West Eagle is probably the most popular. I was lucky enough to be there on a weekday and had Traverse lake all to myself. But you can’t stop there. Wonker Pass beyond Traverse Lake is amazing. I did not make it up to tombstone lake, but Mary tells me that it makes up in solitude for its lack of beauty when compared to Traverse Lake.

        Perhaps because it was my first exposure, I have my warmest memories of the main eagle. I camped four and a half miles in at the trail junction to bear lake in a beautiful meadow along side the stream. It was really nice to hike up to culver lake, Bear Lake, and looking glass lake without a full pack. The views are spectacular. I have forgotten the geological term, but above Looking Glass Lake there is the best display I have ever seen of a thick band of brilliant red rock separating a continuous rock cliff indicating a major earthquake. I also hiked up to eagle lake. Actually, the truth is that initially I missed the cut off to eagle lake and instead ascended over 2000 feet to reach a ridge with gorgeous views of the minam river canyon. Look for a post and turn right to go to eagle lake.

        On East Eagle, I camped at a beautiful spot just a little bit up the hidden Lake Trail. I hiked to hidden Lake and Fraser pass as day hikes. I only met six people and they were all headed up to hidden Lake so you may not wish to camp there.

        The southern Wallowas are particularly well-suited for setting up a base camp and then exploring the beautiful granite tarns that lie above the narrow valley filled with verdant meadows. I have plans late summer to backpack with a friend from the south Wallowas to the north The distance is not very far, but we will take our time in exploring the side trails as well.

        With respect to the Swamp Lake area, I must admit, it is a gap in my experience with the north Wallowas that I have been wanting to bridge. I have hiked to the ridge just above swamp lake and looked down upon swamp lake and steamboat Lake. It did not impress me as being as rugged as other areas of the Wallowas that I have visited. And I spent a night at chimney lake at the other end. But I have not hiked through Minam meadows. The person who I backpack with the most hiked the loop last fall and loved it. She heard and saw tons of elk and never saw a person on the trail.

        As you know, you can’t possibly go wrong whereever you go in the Wallowas.

        Thanks again for your outstanding pictures and writing. Happy hiking to you!

        1. Randy,

          Thank you so much for all of the additional information. I will take each recommendation to heart as we make our final trip plans for August. I wish we could do them all this year! I hear you about the mountain lakes and dams. We’ve found the same thing with many of the lakes above Hamilton, MT. My initial reaction is, “why would I want to go there”? But you are correct that they can be so beautiful. And as you say, you can’t possibly go wrong in the Wallowas. They’ve never once disappointed us. We were in Joseph this weekend with family and I found myself staring at the snow covered peaks and dreaming of our next adventure.

          I don’t think I mentioned in my last reply, how fortunate that you were able to hike with Mary. I had the pleasure of having her as a professor her very first year in the area (at least, if I remember right she had moved here from out of the area to teach at LCSC). I wish I had been a hiker then and could have had an adventure or two with her. But I have satisfied myself with reading her recommendations on her website, her book, and the Tribune when she was writing for them. She was one of the inspirations for doing our blog. A wonderful woman indeed.

          Thank you for the continued encouragement on our blog. It is summer now and new posts will be slow to appear, but I have many previous trips I want to blog about and all of this year’s upcoming adventures! And thank you for returning to the site to see/reply to my comment. I just recently learned that you don’t receive an email notification when I post a reply. I have Jason working on a plug-in to fix that. Until then, I appreciate your return to the blog 🙂

          Happy trails,
          Lusha

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