Packing Up to Seek the Clearwater
I decided to have a little fun with a video post this time showing what and how I’m packing for our Seek the Clearwater Discovery Trek this weekend on the … Read More
Topping Off My Gear List With the Perfect Summer Hat
I knew I was dialing in my gear list when I started browsing for hats. For the longest time, I wore a simple ball cap that I didn’t mind getting … Read More
A Winter Jaunt at Winchester State Park Playing Close to Home
Address: 1786 Forest Rd, Winchester, ID 83555 Elevation: 3920 ft Gains: 40 ft (80 ft if side trails are used) Distance: 3.3 miles (+1.5 miles of side trail) Difficulty: Easy Best … Read More
A Wet and Soggy Delight at Fish Creek Meadows
Heavy clouds carpeted the sky as the pups and I made our way down to Grangeville, ID. Uncharacteristically, I was on time to meet up with one of our Clearwater … Read More
Discovering the Selway River Trail
An inmate stepped into my office and quietly said, “So, I hear you’re a bit of an outdoorsman. A hiker?” He had my attention. “Yeah,” I said. “I run The … Read More
Are You Afraid of Snakes?
I’m really excited about our hike on the Selway River coming up next week. I’ve heard a lot of good things about that area, and it’s somewhere I have not … Read More
Heating up on the Cold Springs Trail
The Cold Springs Trail is the kind of trail I imagine when I think of hiking through the forest. Dappled sunlight plays along a trail undulating beneath a dense tree … Read More
Marching Into Spring on the Westridge Trail
The Clearwater Trekkers have been on both the Westridge Trail and Merry’s Bay Trail before, so it seemed a fitting way to open the 2017 hiking season by doing them … Read More
Up, Up, Up the Downriver Trail
The Downriver Trail provides an impressive view of the Lochsa River and surrounding mountain ridges, which is nice since we were looking at that view for five hours while we … Read More
Morning Mist on the Clearwater – Just a Simple Drive to Work
Morning mist on the water has always been a favorite of mine, and this morning light on the Clearwater River as I drove to work yesterday was simply too good … Read More