With directions from a local and some google satellite scouting, I drove out 25 miles of dirt roads from Winchester Idaho to a point overlooking Hells Canyon.
View of the Snake River in Hells Canyon and the prairie to the NW from near Winchester, Idaho.Close up view of the Snake River in Hells Canyon from the same location.Close up view of the Snake River in Hells Canyon from the same location.View of Hells Canyon to the SW from the same location.You can see the snow capped mountains in the far distance in the next photo, upper left side.View of Hells Canyon to the SW from the same location.Another view for perspective. My Jeep got me there and home.A great campsite for a tent or small camper/van. No place for a big motorhome!
I stayed at Winchester Lake State Park about 35 miles SE of Lewiston. I went into town and got caught in a hail storm!
Once I arrived in Lewiston at Hells Canyon State Park, the first priority was to take a jetboat trip up the Snake River into Hells Canyon. It was a smooth trip with not very big rapids on this section of the river.
A large rock on the Snake River in LewistonEntering Hells Canyon on the jet boat, we stopped for a break at the ranger station.Interesting rock formation on the Snake River in Hells Canyon.Interesting rock formation on the Snake River in Hells Canyon.Rock formation on the Snake River in Hells Canyon.Petroglyphs along the Snake River in Hells Canyon.Sheep grazing in Hells Canyon.Sheep in Hells Canyon.
From Lewiston, I traveled on north to Spokane, Washington.
Spokane Falls in downtown Spokane.Spokane Falls in downtown Spokane.Spokane river north of town near where I stayed at Riverside State Park.
From Spokane, I moved to Sandpoint. A much smaller, less congested town that is very walkable. My kind of place! They had a street fair, concerts, and a fly in at the airport all on the same weekend I was there!
Lake Pend Oreille looking toward Sandpoint. The bridge on the left is a decommissioned bridge now used as a bike trail. The bridge in the distance is a rail bridge. About 40 trains a day pass through town. The tracks are well separated from the downtown.Fly in at the Sandpoint Airport.Fly in at the Sandpoint Airport.Fly in at the Sandpoint Airport.Fly in at the Sandpoint Airport.
Hope you enjoyed the photos – I had to slip one photo in that was not so pretty.
I did manage to get my inflatable boat out and enjoy some time on the water with all of the lake stops!
2 Replies to “Winchester to Sandpoint, Id”
John Hines
Your pictures are art good enough to frame! Even that last dude was oh so relaxed… Hell’s Canyon was quite the picture. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Your pictures are art good enough to frame! Even that last dude was oh so relaxed… Hell’s Canyon was quite the picture. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Awesome photos. ❤️❤️