Viewski Loop and Waterfall Trail along Schweitzer Creek

We drove up to the Schweitzer Ski Resort near Ponderay Idaho to combine two hikes at one trailhead on the roundabout: Viewski Loop Trail and the Waterfall Trail that goes down along Schweitzer Creek, about 4 miles with 800 ft of overall gain. We went counterclockwise along the Viewski Loop. View of Lake Pend Oreille from the viewpoint on this trail along with some zooms

zoom of a snowy peak at the ski resort seen from the trail

Lovely boulders along this forested trail

some small cascades along the creek (at the bottom of the Waterfall Trail)

Views of the waterfall

some of the wildflowers we saw along the trail today

Snow Creek Falls

We drove up to th Snow Creek Falls Trailhead near Bonners Ferry Idaho to hike down to see Upper and Lower Snow Creek Falls, about 1.5 miles round trip with 250 ft of loss/gain. We were excited to see a rainbow at the base of Upper Snow Creek Falls this morning

Lower Snow Creek Falls

some of the boulders and moss we saw along this forested hike

some of the wildflowers we saw along the trail today

Myrtle Falls Idaho

We stopped at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge near Bonner's Ferry Idaho to hike up to Myrtle Falls, about 1 mile round trip with 130 ft of gain. This was a lovely hike in the forest with some wildflwoers along the trail. Myrtle Falls

Myrtle Creek

snail on the trail

some of the wildflowers we saw along the trail today