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Mickinnick Trail Hike

Trip date: 11/05/2006
Reported by: Galen Chamberlain

Leader: Galen Chamberlain – Hikers: Julie Brown, Cathy McGary, John Taylor, Dianne Murray, Gina Kettleson, Marion Cox, Lorna Emerich, Paul Evans, Coleen Handforth
 
Sunday, November 5. With sunshine and beautiful weather, 10 mountaineers hiked the new Mickinnick trail just west of Sandpoint. The trail is 3 1/2 miles one way for a total of 7 miles.  It switchbacks around huge rock croppings, goes through grassy meadows and past old growth timber. The top is at an elevation of 4300 feet, for a total elevation gain of 2150 feet.
 
Spectacular vistas all along the trail include Lake Pend Oreille, Sandpoint, the Cabinet Mountains and the Pend Oreille River.
 
We got back to the trailhead just at dark to see the full moon coming up over the clouds of the Cabinet Mountains.  We all joined Marion Cox at her Sandpoint house for wine and cheese before heading home.