It's Just Me

In an effort to get moving more, and because it was a beautiful day, and because we have not explore the area in which we live enough, I googled North Idaho Hikes this morning and came up with the Mineral Ridge Loop Trail. Going to try to find a local hike we can do on the weekends when we aren't off playing somewhere else.

The trail head for this is about 3 miles off I90 from the Wolf Lodge Exit - so not far to get to.


The first link that came up for this hike said that it was 3.3 miles and that the elevation change was minimal and that it was an easy hike. I knew where the trailhead was, but we hadn't hiked it before - I should have thought about it a little more and would have realized it was a RIDGE which means hiking up. It was up, up, up. I hate climbing up, but with stops to rest it was ok.












I admit I whined a bit about going up hill. So the first 2 1/2 miles go up. Once at the top, it's a mile back down. The trail uses switchbacks, so you are not going straight up by any means. I wish I had brought my trekking poles or walking stick. Will make sure and do that from now on.












The view from the top was very nice, although you get I-90 as part of the view. You then hike along the top for a ways and then out on the western point of the ridge where there is a beautiful view of the lake.












We did this hike in about 1 hour 45 minutes. It was just about the right length and difficulty for me and I really enjoyed it. Once we got to the top the sun came out and it really did feel like spring in North Idaho!