Columbia Mountain Snowshoe — Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010

Six of us hiked this trail on snowshoes February 27th 2010. It was a wonder filled day in this proposed wilderness area. There was fresh snow on the trail that all of got the pleasure of breaking at one time or the other. There was only one small stretch where we were a bit concerned about avalanches. From what we saw the trail was in pretty darn good shape as we only had to skirt one tree that was down. The views from the top of Columbia Mountain are awe inspiring making the 4.5 mile 1300 vertical foot hike worth up every step. I only wish I had a few more miles and a few more thousand feet to go. When I did this hike in the summer I was amazed at the combination of shade and great views all the way up. If you are in Eastern Washington and wanting a good hike Columbia Mountain would be worthy of putting on your list.