Submitted by Pat from the Sandpoint area, who joined Sandpoint Monday Hikers this year. His is one of the sweet Readers’ Hike submissions I received that resulted in a donation to the Waterlife Discovery Center in Sagle, Idaho. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share a hike in support of that initiative!
On Oct. 5, the "Twixters" group of the Sandpoint Monday Hikers hiked to Caribou Lake in the Selkirks, west of the Upper Pack River.
The last bit of road up Caribou Creek was very rough with limited parking at the end of the road. The trail starts with a crossing of Caribou Creek. It is a UTV/ATV trail about 2 miles from the parking area to Caribou Lake, with about 1000 feet of elevation rise to the lake. It is an out-and-back trail and considered moderate, with only one fairly steep section with big rocks.
The weather was perfect and there are some great views along the trail and the lake is gorgeous. It is a circular lake a couple hundred yards across, showing a lot of fall color around it and a scree field of bare rocks on the south end. We definitely plan to go back soon!