Best Hikes Spokane includes concise descriptions of the 40 best hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes.

Discover the the 75 best day hikes in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, all within an hour's drive from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, or Sandpoint. The Inland Northwest is a great place to hike, with mountains, rivers, and lakes forming a diverse and breathtaking geography for trails. The 75 day hikes in this full-color guidebook are rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, and include as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more. Here is complete information for 75 great day hikes within driving distance from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, or Sandpoint, including: • Deep Creek Canyon • Dishman Hills • Fish Lake • Lake Coeur d'Alene • Lake Pend Oreille • and more! The Day Hike! series of full-color hiking guides was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. Other titles in the Day Hike! series include: Day Hike! Central Cascades Day Hike Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint Day Hike! Mount Rainier Day Hike! North Cascades Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula

Best Hikes Near Spokane includes concise descriptions of the 40 best hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes.

The relationship between humans and mountain lions has always been uneasy. A century ago, mountain lions were vilified as a threat to livestock and hunted to the verge of extinction. In recent years, this keystone predator has made a remarkable comeback, but today humans and mountain lions appear destined for a collision course. Its recovery has led to an unexpected conundrum: Do more mountain lions mean they’re a threat to humans and domestic animals? Or, are mountain lions still in need of our help and protection as their habitat dwindles and they’re forced into the edges and crevices of communities to survive? Mountain lion biologist and expert Mark Elbroch welcomes these tough questions. He dismisses long-held myths about mountain lions and uses groundbreaking science to uncover important new information about their social habits. Elbroch argues that humans and mountain lions can peacefully coexist in close proximity if we ignore uninformed hype and instead arm ourselves with knowledge and common sense. He walks us through the realities of human safety in the presence of mountain lions, livestock safety, competition with hunters for deer and elk, and threats to rare species, dispelling the paranoia with facts and logic. In the last few chapters, he touches on human impacts on mountain lions and the need for a sensible management strategy. The result, he argues, is a win-win for humans, mountain lions, and the ecosystems that depend on keystone predators to keep them in healthy balance. The Cougar Conundrum delivers a clear-eyed assessment of a modern wildlife challenge, offering practical advice for wildlife managers, conservationists, hunters, and those in the wildland-urban interface who share their habitat with large predators.

Longtime outdoors writer Rich Landers teamed up with Coeur d’Alene native David Taylor to write this new volume in the bestselling Urban Trails series. In addition to the paved 63-mile Centennial Trail described in seven approachable segments, Spokanearea highlights include several city parks, the Finch Arboretum, the Fish Lake rail-trail, High Drive Bluff, Riverside State Park, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Mount Spokane State Park, plus regional parks and several conservation areas. In the Coeur d’Alene area, Tubbs Hill, Canfield Mountain and Fernan Lake natural areas, Black Bay in Post Falls, Cougar, Blue Creek Bay, a community forest, and a former naval training station turned state park are all featured.

"This volume is composed of guides to the lavas of the Columbia River basalts, megaflood landscapes of the Channeled Scablands, Mesozoic accreted terranes, metamorphic Precambrian Belt and pre-Belt rocks, and other features of this tectonically active region"--

Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Idaho Off the Beaten Path shows you the Gem State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed––from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.