Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 100, Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 130 & Mount Spokane State Park - Mount Kit Carson Trail — Friday, Dec. 27, 2013

Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene

When I left home for today's Spokane Mountaineers hike I was surrounded by a sea of fog, but the mountain was clear and sunny. We started on trail 100 from the Lower Kit Carson Loop Road, crossing the creek on the first of the lovely new bridges, and then continued up trail 110 to Saddle Junction. From there we hiked up trail 160 to Mt. Kit Carson for the spectacular summit view. Mount Spokane proper is a little higher and has the very nice Vista House, but the view from Kit Carson is far superior, and today it was even sweeter with the sea of lingering fog covering the valley far below. We retraced our route to make this an out and back of approximately 6 miles RT. Be aware of snowmobile users from Saddle Junction to the summit of Kit Carson, as this segment of trail is open to multi-use.