Shedroof Divide, Salmo-Priest Loop — Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010

Eastern Washington > Selkirk Range

I hiked the Salmo Loop in a day again this year in an effort to increase my Hike-a-Thon mileage, and this year I led it as a group hike for the Spokane Mountaineers. It was a very wet, rainy day for our hike, but the Loop is in great shape this year. It is about to be in even better shape because there is currently a WTA work party out on the trail as well! We met the volunteer vacation crew at their campsite near the old Salmo Cabin. It was just after we left the cabin that we encountered a very overgrown portion of the trail, which they will no doubt be doing brush work on over the next several days. The rain finally stopped as we reached the Shedroof Divide, but the clouds never lifted enough to reveal the surrounding mountains. However, the wildflower displays are fantastic right now.