***ALERTS***

PLEASE READ ​THE LIABILITY RELEASE IN DROP DOWN MENU ABOVE,
​BEFORE CONTINUING.
WE USE THE HONOR SYSTEM

PLEASE CALL THE RANGER DISTRICT YOU ARE PLANNING ON HIKING IN,
BEFORE YOU GO.

THEIR PHONE NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH WRITE UP &
IN RESOURCES , UNDER MANAGING AGENCIES.

PLACES TO HIKE IN THE WINTER

​ALL LOCATIONS LISTED ARE ON THIS WEBSITE

CHECK OUT THE SPOKANE CONSERVATIONS FUTURES PROPERTIES. ALL 17 ARE GREAT CLOSE IN HIKES.
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AND DONT FORGET WASHINGTON’S SCABLANDS

FOR THE MORE ADVENTURIST 
STEVENS LAKES
LONE LAKE
SCOTCHMANS PEAK
STAR PEAK
​ROSS CREEK CEDARS
PILLICK RIDGE
SNOW CREEK FALLS, MYRTLE FALLS AND KOOTENAI N.W.R.
NAVIGATION TRAIL,UPPER PRIEST LAKE
LIBERTY LAKE REGIONAL PARK & MICA PEAK, WA.
MICA PEAK, IDAHO


A NEW FEATURE

WE ARE ADDING A NEW FEATURE TO OUR WEBSITE.
UNDER "MORE" YOU WILL FIND “RECIPES”.
THESE RECIPES ARE TRIED AND TRUE, AND SURE TO PLEASE.
IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE RECIPE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, 
CONTACT CHIC VIA THIS WEBSITE

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., DAYS 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.
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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.