Monthly Archives: September 2017

This is a magical place. It is home to one of the few interior temperate rain forests in the world. Spectacular mountain scenery, glaciers, alpine lakes and meadows, splendid forest, extensive wildlife and forgotten old mining ruins are all part … Continue reading →

WEATHER As diverse as the mountains themselves are the environments they produce. Mountains make weather: they create localized and stratified climates. Climate change due to altitude is an obvious factor, but the mountain landscape also creates endless variations in climate … Continue reading →

MOUNT ROOTHAAN   7,326 feet (Class 2-3) Is located just south of Chimney Rock and is nearly as rugged as its more famous counterpart. Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: Map: USGS Mount Roothaan Drive: Horton Ridge Lookout access: 0.0 … Continue reading →

MONASHEE MOUNTAINS Kettle Crest Trail Hoodoo Canyon SELKIRK MOUNTAINS Washington State ΔK Ambercrombie Mt. Δ Sherlock Pk. Springboard Trail Sullivan Lake Δ Crowell Ridge ΔK Gypsy Peak Δ Grassy Top Mt. ΔK Hall Mountain ΔK Shedroof Divide Tr. Δ Shedroof Loop Idaho State – … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA MOUNTAINSThe West Kootenay History Geology Mountains of the West KootenayNaming Mountains in the West Kootenay Kootenay Mountaineering Club Why Write This Book?, Kim Kratky, John Carter, Earle Whipple Growing Old in the West Kootenay Tourism Weather, Making the Most of Weather … Continue reading →

ROMAN NOSE LAKES The three lakes are the Lower (vehicle accessible, has been rejuvenated with gravel paths, boardwalks and bridges, attracts many people) and Middle and Upper lakes (trail very short so still many people). Swept by fire in 1967, … Continue reading →

TWO MOUTH LAKES Completely untouched, this basin is carpeted with meadows, beneath granite cliffs and domes. There is a good scramble around the head of Slide Creek Canyon that can be added to this hike. This is a habitat for … Continue reading →

HARRISON LAKE This short but demanding hike leads to a sapphire pool in a granite cirque. The small campground here is worn bare from overuse. Camping is to be discouraged. Walk around the lake or go for a swim; the … Continue reading →

MOUNTAINS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS Includes the Cariboo, Monashee, Selkirk, and Purcell Mountains. For many years this extensive alpine uplift was referred to as the Interior Ranges of British Columbia. The Columbia Mountains are separated from … Continue reading →

PYRAMID & BALL LAKES North Idaho has beautiful well-constructed and well-maintained trails. The trail to Pyramid Lake is short and well-graded and thus very popular. The lake is surrounded by cirque walls. Ball Lake is subalpine in a rocky setting. These lakes … Continue reading →