The Inland Pacific Northwest (North Idaho, eastern Washington and northwestern Montana) encompasses a wide variety of landscapes from rugged mountains to beautiful lakes, rivers, waterfalls and hot springs. Habitat types include semi desert, rolling farmland, sub alpine meadows and lakes and temperate rain forest.
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Some of the best bicycling trails in the United States are found right here in North Idaho. Here is a list of my bicycling posts.
The Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s is consistently rated as one of the top twenty-five bike trails in the county.
Coeur d’Alene’s Bike Trails, October 21, 2024
The Olympian Trail, East Portal to Saltese Montana, August 31, 2024
Palouse to cascade Trail part 3, Rosalia towards Malden, August 30, 2024
Palouse to Cascade Trail part 2, Tekoa to Seabury, August 22, 2024.
The Latah Trail, July 17, 2024
The Spokane River Centennial Trail, Riverside State Park, July 15, 2024
A Return to the West End of the Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s, July 6,2024
The Fish Lake Trail, June 30, 2024
Spokane River Centennial Trail update, new pavement!, June 25, 2024
Forest Road #208 along the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River, June 21, 2024
The Old River Road along the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River, June 20, 2024
Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s, The Coeur d’Alene River, June 7 and 9, 2024
Spokane River Centennial Trail, part 2 May 13, 2024
Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s, Silver Valley May 12, 2024
Spokane River Centennial Trail April 13, 2024
The Trail of the Coeur d’Alene’s part 1.
The Selkirk Crest and the Idaho Cabinets along with the Bitteroot Divide and St. Joe Mountains offer epic hiking adventures. Here is a list of my hiking posts.
Scotchman Peak is the highest point in the Idaho Cabinets and a popular destination.
Fishtrap Lake, the south loop trail, January 29, 2025.
Coffee Pot Lake and Twin Lakes in the Channeled Scablands, January 28, 2025.
The Columbia Plateau Trail, Amber Lake and an impressive embankment, January 27, 2025
Saltese Uplands Conservation Area, January 26, 2025.
Fernan Lake Natural Area, October 22, 2024
Canfield Mountain, Nettleton Gulch to the Summit, October 8, 2024
Liberty Lake Loop Trail, October 6, 2024
Chilco Mountain, the north peak, October 2, 2024
Leigh Lake in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area, September 22, 2024
Scotchman Peak, September 17, 2024
Glacier National Park, the long way home, September 5, 2024
Glacier National Park, Dawson Pass, September 4, 2024
Glacier National Park, Siyeh Pass, September 3, 2024
McKenzie Conservation Area, August 24, 2024.
Dishman Hills, Iller Creek and the Rocks of Sharon, August 19,2024
Oregon Road Trip, Smiths Rock, Newberry Volcanic National Monument, Crater Lake and John Day Fossil Beds, August 14th to August 16th, 2024
Smith Rock State Park, Misery Ridge and the River Trail, August 14th, 2024
Indian Cliffs and Heyburn State Park, August 5, 2024
Lake Revett and Settlers Grove, July 31, 2024
The Sliding Rocks at Lions Head Creek, July 9, 2024
Mica Peak Washington, July 4, 2024
Antione Peak, the Emerald Necklace Trail, June 24. 2024
Shoshone Ridge Trail, June 21, 2024
Camas Prairie Road Trip, Day Two, June 13, 2024
Camas Prairie Road Trip, Day One, June 12, 2024
Grand Coulee Road Trip, Day Two, June 5, 2024
Grand Coulee Road Trip, Day One, June 4, 2024
The Palouse Cascade Trail, part 1 Pine Creek and Rock Lake, May 29, 2024
Mount Spokane, Quartz Mountain and the Vista House May 27, 2024
Rathdrum Mountain May 14,2024
Qemilin Park and the Post Falls Community Forest May 6, 2024
The St. Maries River Railroad April 30, 2024
Tubbs Hill, Coeur d’Alene’s jewel on the lake. April 29, 2024
Riverside State Park, Deep Creek and Pine Bluff April 22, 2024
Riverside State Park, Knothead Loop March 31, 2024
Grand Coulee, Steamboat Rock. March 17, 2024
Grand Coulee, Northrup Canyon. March 17, 2024
North Idaho contains one of the largest concentrations of fresh water lakes in the American West. Here is a list of my kayaking posts.
Upper and Lower Priest Lakes are the crown jewels of the inland northwest and provide some of the best flat water kayaking destinations around.
Kayaking Bull Lake Montana, September 21 and 23, 2024
Kayaking the Spokane River from Post Falls to Coeur d’Alene, September 15 and August 26, 2024
The Little Spokane River, September 13, 2024
Lake Pend Oreille, the Clark Fork Delta, August 12, 2024
Peewee Falls, Z Canyon and Sullivan Lake, July 25 and 26, 2024
Blue Lake and the Coeur d’Alene River, July 16, 2024
Priest Lake Road Trip, Day Two, July 10, 2024
Priest Lake Road Trip, Day One, July 9, 2024
Swan Lake and the Coeur d’Alene River, July 1, 2024
Lake Pend Oreille, Farragut SP to Lakeview, June 29, 2024
Bonnie Lake Washington, June 23, 2024
Lake Coeur d’Alene Wolf Lodge Creek, June 8, 2024
Twin Lakes, Idaho, May 28, 2024
Lake Coeur d’Alene, Fernan Lake May 25, 2024
Lake Coeur d’Alene, Lake Creek Canyon.
The Chain of Lakes, Lake Killarney.
My most recent posts.
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Saguaro National Park, hiking the Hugh Norris and Sendero-Esperanza Trails in the west unit. -
Saguaro National Park, hiking from the Loma Alta Trailhead in the east unit.
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Fishtrap Lake, Hiking the south loop trail.
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Coffee Pot Lake and Twin Lakes in the Channeled Scablands.
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The Columbia Plateau Trail, Amber Lake and an impressive embankment.