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.

Snowshoeing Mount Spokane

"He giveth snow like wool"

On January 25 one of our sons was staying with us and finishing up some remodeling work on our home.  We decided to take a day off and go snowshoeing at Mount Spokane State Park.  Mount Spokane lies to the northeast of the city of Spokane and is the highest peak in the area at 5883 feet.  It is about an hour's drive from our home.

We found a place to park near the ski resort and headed up the trail, but found that it was so very foggy that we could see little and were in danger of losing our way, especially since we were not familiar with the area or the trails.  After snowshoeing an hour or so we headed back home, a bit disappointed but thankful for the excursion.