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Find your wild place in the Scotchman Peaks.
hike: Regal Creek Snowshoe
We will park where the county stops plowing. From there we will follow the road on snowshoes for a couple miles up the lightning creek valley to the Regal Creek trail. After another mile and a steady ascent, we will break for lunch at a spot overlooking the valley. We will return along the same route. As a bonus we …
event: FSPW hosts Soup Social at Big Eddy’s
FSPW is hosting a free all-you-can-eat soup social at Big Eddy’s on Thursday, January 23 from 6pm-8pm. Big Eddy’s is challenging it’s employee’s to come up with (5) different soups and participants will be given an opportunity to vote for their favorite. This event is co-sponsored by Saint Liberty Whiskey and a number of drink specials will be available with …
hike: Keeping Track of Winter – Blue Creek
Enter winter in Blue Creek. It’s a sort of mild-mannered hike in search of the wild-mannered occupants of the Scotchmans. Or at least their tracks. About six miles round trip on old roads and cross country in the forest between the East and West Forks of Blue Creek. Elevation gain and loss of about 350 feet, probably with lots of …
event: SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival
What better way to celebrate 15 years of Friends than with a SYRCL Wild & Scenic On Tour Program? Join FSPW at the Heartwood Center in Sandpoint on Feb. 1, 2020 to do just that with 10 inspiring films. Doors open at 6:30pm with the show kicking off at 7:00pm. The films include: an 11-year old boy determined to save …
hike: Snowshoe Hike to Ross Creek Cedars
Annual Snowshoe Hike to Ross Creek Cedars. It’s on a road but unplowed and a general uphill climb to the Cedars. Then a quick hike into the Cedars for lunch and then snowshoeing back down the road. Pack lots of water and food for a full day of winter adventure!
hike: Snowshoe Hike Through the Ross Creek Cedars
Hike through the snow along the unplowed county road while enjoying spectacular scenery and views. We will enjoy lunch under the ancient cedars and walk around the lower nature loop before returning the way we came down the county road. This hike has a steady climb but not too steep.
hike: 14th Annual Goat Mountain Hop
This hike is for a unique set of individuals. You must be extremely fit and extremely crazy. But it is a rewarding adventure with stunning views (weather permitting). The hike is only a 7 mile round trip but has a total of 4,500 vertical feet – whew!