Mount Spokane State Park - Trail 130, Mount Spokane - Trail 110/140 Loop — Monday, Dec. 30, 2013

Eastern Washington > Spokane Area/Coeur d'Alene

It's hard to describe this hike using the dropdown menu. Really, this was two different hikes: one that started in 2013 & ended in 2014, followed by a little nap, and then restarted and expanded! Hike #1: start at 10pm. Hike to the summit to catch the fireworks displays at midnight. There were too many clouds to see much, just little flashes of light in the clouds far below--but above, the stars were so bright! Nature's fireworks win out, with the clouds blocking the light pollution from the cities. Then descend to the Mountaineers' chalet to sleep a little. Hike #2: start at 10am. Meet the group for the State Parks New Year's Day hike. It was very low turnout, but we had a first-time snowshoer who got the full tour! We went up to the summit, then dropped down the other side on trail 140, then connected back with trail 130 to return to the SnoPark lot. I hear that town was foggy all day long, but we were in the sun!