Imagine climbing up a desert island surrounded by gorgeous green-blue water all around you. This hike stirred up many images of paradise while hiking along the upper edge of this 800 ft tall - 600 acre rock.
We started late Friday evening so we ended up hiking the trail over the span of two days to complete it. It has a slight scramble when climbing up the side of the rock to reach the first valley that runs down the middle of it separating the two upper plateaus. When we got to the valley the trail split both north and south, each one heading to a different plateau. We took the north trail first, heading us over to a beautiful view of banks lake and the top of the Grand Coulee Dam. From this height you can see all the intricate islands and peninsulas that weave throughout banks lake. That view alone was worth the hike up the rock. On Saturday morning we hiked back up the rock taking the south trail. It was windy, but not too cold. The views of the sandy shores of banks lake propagated images of tropical beaches as the sun lit up the water down in the canyon. Truly an amazing sight.
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