RED ALERT…
THE UPPER SECTION OF THE PACK RIVER IS CLOSED 9.19, DUE TO WASHOUT REPAIRS. THE USFS SAYS IT WILL BE REOPENED ON 9.30.22. BUT PLEASE CHECK WITH THE RANGER DISTRICT, 208.263.5111 BEFORE DRIVING TO THE TRAILHEAD.
SEVERAL POPULAR HIKING AREAS ARE CLOSED DUE TO RECENT FIRE STARTS.
ROCK LAKE, ST. PAUL LAKE, KALISPELL ROCK TRAILS ARE CLOSED. AND THERE ARE MORE.
PLEASE CALL THE RANGER DISTRICT YOU ARE PLANNING ON HIKING IN, BEFORE YOU GO.
THEIR PHONE NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH WRITE UP.
PLEASE READ THE LIABILITY RELEASE IN MENU ABOVE, BEFORE CONTINUING.
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Mission Statement
OUR PURPOSE IS TO SHOW PEOPLE WHERE TO HIKE, SCRAMBLE, SKI, PADDLE, AND MORE IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST. BY SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WE HOPE TO GET PEOPLE TO RECREATE OUTDOORS. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR PRESERVATION OF THESE SPECIAL PLACES. |
Before Heading Out
PLEASE CALL THE RANGER DISTRICT YOU ARE WISHING TO VISIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE YOUR OUTING. BUT BE AWARE THE USFS IS HAVING STAFFING ISSUES, SO CALL THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE IF YOU CAN'T GET THRU TO THE RANGER DISTRICT, FIRST. SEARCH MANAGING AGENCIES FOR PHONE NUMBERS. |
PLEASE CALL THE RANGER DISTRICTS LISTED IN EACH HIKE, TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO ALERTS, CLOSURES, FIRES, ETC., BEFORE YOU DRIVE TO THE TRAILHEADS.
A WAY TO DETERMINE WHERE FIRES ARE, WIND DIRECTIONS, SMOKE, AND WEATHER
PREDICTING SMOKE FOR: hiking, biking, climbing, running, paddling, and more.
In planning for some of my club and private hike/scrambles, I came across a few websites that may help us to determine if smoke will be an issue for an upcoming outing.
Below are four websites you can use to determine where the forest fires are occurring, the wind direction and specific information on the forest fires.
Please visit each site and use the information they offer to plan your trip hopefully without any smoke or road closures.
In planning for some of my club and private hike/scrambles, I came across a few websites that may help us to determine if smoke will be an issue for an upcoming outing.
Below are four websites you can use to determine where the forest fires are occurring, the wind direction and specific information on the forest fires.
Please visit each site and use the information they offer to plan your trip hopefully without any smoke or road closures.
https://www.airnow.gov/
A mountain biker friend of mine, sent me this website.
Click on the url above and explore a new way to predict the conditions for an area you wish to recreate.
In conjunction with the three websites below,
you can make your outing more enjoyable,
and safer
https://www.windy.com/?48.207,-116.546,5
By clicking on the above url, you can expand the map to examine the exact area you are considering going to.
Likewise, you can move around the world, to identify an area with less chance of smoke.
Once on the windy website, explore the features to learn more about its full potential.
A couple of other websites to compliment Windy.com, are….
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
This website will spell out specifically where the fires are located.
From this info, you can see what the winds are doing on windy.com.
https://www.weather.gov/
Whenever you log onto the above link, read the words explaining what the day will be like, then scroll down to the “Hourly Weather Forecast” graph, usually down the right side.
Open the graph and examine each row to learn its value.
It’s my go to weather info site.
By combining any or all of these websites information, you can increase your chances of a successful and smoke free outing.