Farragut State Park

We stopped at Farragut State Park on the south end of Lake Pend Oreille to do the 5K Volksmarch with a friend (4 mile loop). This was a mostly forested hike, with a side trip out to a partial view of the Lake. We saw lots of wildflowers including 4 differnt orchids. Great morning before a long drive. zoom at a view point of the lake

Another spot where we could see Lake Pend Oreille

Trail in the forest, large boulders along the trail, fungi at the base of a tree

some of the wildflowers seen along the trail this morning

Mineral Point and Lost Lake

We drove to the Picnic Area of Mineral Point (at the end of Mineral Point Road 532A) on Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. We made a 4 mile loop hike out of part of the Mineral Point and the Lost Lake Trails. We headed north from the Mineral Point Picnic Area to the Mineral Point Trailhead #82, taking the Mineral Point Trail to the Lost Lake Trail to the Short Cut Trail to Mineral Point Road 532A and back to the parking area. We then did the short side trip to the memorial along the Mineral Ridge Trail heading west, and back. Beautiful forest hike with lots of wildflowers in bloom and some views of Lake Pend Oreille along the way.

views of Lost Lake

some of the wildflowers along the trail