Outdoors blog

Tue., March 29, 2011

Upper Palouse Falls worth a hike

Upper Palouse Falls, just a short way above the main falls in Palouse Falls State Park. These falls virtually dry up by summer. (Karen Heaps)

HIKING -- This is prime time to visit Palouse Falls State Park, where the water is rushing and the landscape is starting to get green. But don't be content to view the falls just from the parking lot overlook.

Steve and Karen Heaps of Spokane had the right idea this weekend to hike to the cascade-like upper falls above the main 185-foot tall falls. Just head upstream from the parking area, down to the railroad tracks for a short way and cut down on the trail to the upper falls.

Note: The railroad is active.

Posted March 29, 2011, noon

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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