We hiked Snow Peak, the most spectacular mountain off the popular, scenic St. Joe’s River near Spokane, Washington.

looking up at a final off-trail scramble to the fire tower
This region would be completely undeveloped if it wasn’t for the lumber industry and big game hunting. (We got lost trying to find our way to the trailhead.)
We 3 hikers shared the trail that day only with a solo mountain goat.

annotated Snow Peak hike photos – flickr

The jumping off point for Snow Peak is historic Avery (#5).

