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Ever since the corona virus affected all of us, many people have turned to the mountains, lakes and trails to satisfy our need to get out.
Altho that’s okay, it has caused some popular destinations to be overcrowded. Overcrowding will diminish ones hike, and may cause some damage to the areas visited. Some places we all love, are being loved to death. Below are some of those areas: Lower & Upper Stevens Lakes Lone Lake Scotchmans Peak Star Peak Leigh Lake Rock Lake Harrison Lake Beehive Lake Hunt Lake Little Spar Lake Roman Nose Lakes Chimney Rock ( both trails) Pyramid Lakes Two Mouth Lakes When considering where to go on your next hike, please look at other options. Mount Pend Oreille. Incredible views all around. DO NOT MISS THIS IN THE FALL Fault Lake. You get to walk in a real earth fault Abercrombie Mountain Views of the Pend Oreille River Upper Priest Lake Trail #308 On the hottest day of the year, cool off here Hall Mountain. High peak with great area views Blacktail Mountain The view is of the 35 miles of the American Selkirks & Priest Lake Blacktail Overlook 220 degree views of Pend Oreille Lake with PSPW & CMW Granite-Roosevelt Waterfalls and cedars. Cool waterfalls and giant Western Red Cedars Navigation Trail A trail to a pristine lake Red Top Trail #102. A nice hike near the US & Canadian boarder Parker Peak A great ridge line hike with views West Fork Lake, Ridge, and lookout A most spectacular ridge line to walk. DO NOT MISS THE RIDGE. Long Canyon The largest area in Idaho that has never been logged or mined Fisher Peak A high peak overlooking the Crreston Valley Burton Peak An old lookout cabin with views of the spectacular Purcell Trench Myrtle Peak Great views of the Selkirks Bottleneck Lakes & Peak The peak offers great views of the American Selkirks Snow Lake & Peak Can be looped with Bottleneck Lake & Peak The Mollies The view is south down Priest Lake Lions Head Group It has waterfalls, slides, excellent climbing and big bragging rights The Wigwams The very best views of the American Selkirks Standard Lakes Tucked away south of The Wigwams Cedar Lakes Beautiful Lake with towering peak Little Ibex Lake Isolation is in this lakes description Granite Lake A rugged, fluted peak above a pristine high country lake St. Paul Lake The lake is cool, but the many waterfalls are unbelievable Engle Peak A nice hike into the CMW, with views all around Wanless Lakes Secluded high country lakes with a waterfalls Lower & Upper Geiger Lakes & Lost Buck Pass. Views from Lost Buck Pass of Wanless Lake Moose Mountain Views of the PSPW & CMW Pillick Ridge A pleasant hike to Pillick Ridge with outstanding views of the CMW If by chance you do go to any of the listed hikes, please do all you can to preserve the environment. Pick up others trash. Flick branches and twigs off the trails. Check every fire pit for smoldering campfires. (Always carry many plastic grocery bags to extinguish fires) DO NOT EVER CONFRONT LESS THAN CLEAN CAMPERS I’m afraid that areas like Stevens Lakes or Lone Lake are being overused, and new fire pits are scaring the lakes shore lines. HUMAN & DOG WASTE At Stevens Lakes and Lone Lake, their water are used for household purposes in Mullan. Like drinking water. Please take along many dog bags to gather your and your dogs waste. Then double or triple grocery bags to carry your waste out. With all the cuts to the USFS, BLM and other agencies, WE MUST TAKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO PRESERVE OUR FAVORITE PLACES. By doing so, you may be responsible for the next hikers, to enjoy their favorite places. Your help will enhance others outings. And just maybe, you may be the recipient of others work. There is nothing like doing trail work or cleaning up campsites. It will, in your heart, make you feel like a steward of our lands. Thank You for any help you can give our lands. David and I wold like to Thank You for reading and using our local website. Chic David InlandNWRoutes.com
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Every year we are plagued with some sort of closures.
2025 is no exception. In each of our hikes write ups, we have included the USFS websites ALERTS URL. This url spells out what closures, causes, and expected rescind date for the various USFS activities. PLEASE REFER TO THESE ALERTS OR CALL THE RANGER DISTRICT, LISTED IN THE FIRST SECTION OF EACH HIKE. By doing so, days in advance of your hike, you can make informed decisions on the area you wish to hike in. PLEASE take heed of the punishment for violating the USFS notices. As you can see, the cost of violating these orders is steep and can cause jail time. If by chance you can not reach the USFS, or their ALERTS, pick a different area to play in. For instance….Bunco Road north of CDA, has a timber sale about to begin. That means North Chilco Mountains Roads BUNCO ROAD, # 332 and # 385 are closed to the north access. Years ago, a hiking buddy and I drove more than 3 hours, only to find the road to where we were going to, was closed. We had to drive an extra hour to get to the trailhead, via an alternative route. PLEASE click on ALERTS for each hike, or contact the RANGER DISTRICT listed above our ALERT NOTICE, at least 3 days in advance of your trip. For BLM LANDS, click on this url....https://www.blm.gov/info/notices Centuries ago, Benjamin Franklin said this…. "IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU ARE PLANNING TO FAIL." Thank You all for reading and using our local website. Chic David InlandMWRoutes.com PLEASE EVERYONE, READ THIS BLOG AND ACT TODAY.
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