Newman Lake on Snowshoes

"He saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth."

In late February and early March we made two snowshoeing excursions to Newman Lake, east of Spokane.  Each time we took one of our grandsons and introduced them to snowshoeing.  As an introduction to snowshoeing, the trail to Newman Lake is relatively easy and ends on the shore of the lake near Turtle Rock.  There is a shelter there where we had our lunch each time before heading back to civilization and warmth.  The first time we went the sun was shining, the second time it was cloudy and gray and snowing, but both excursions were worthwhile.

February 21

 Turtle Rock

March 2

Turtle Rock

Another Snowshoeing Excursion to Mount Spokane

"Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?"

In January our daughter and son-in-law and their family moved to the Spokane area and while still job-hunting, he and I went snowshoeing to Mount Spokane.  We followed the same trail I had followed with our son a few weeks earlier, but this time we had a beautiful sunny day and made it to the top of the mountain with its glorious views of the surrounding area.

Coming back down we discovered to our dismay that we were supposed to have a Snow Park Pass in addition to the State Parks Pass which we did have.  Finding out later that a year's pass was another $80.00 on top of the $35 we had paid for the State Parks Pass, we decided we would not be visiting Mount Spokane again in the winter but would find other snowshoe trails.