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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: December 25,
1999
- Miles Hiked: 6.0
- Elevation Gain: 1,900'
- Hiking Partner(s): Chuck
Bauman, Payton
- Description:
- Although this hike didn't make the
"100 Hikes" book, it was the only option that I had with the limited
time that was available on this particular day (Merry Christmas).
The trailhead is located 4.8 miles up Bottle Bay Road just southeast of
Sandpoint (ID). Gold Hill is the knoll east of the Long Bridge as
you are coming north into Sandpoint.
- Chuck and Kathy Bauman were up
from Boise for Christmas, and I wanted to try and pay Chuck back for the
great hikes he took me on when I visited him this past summer.
Although Gold Hill isn't anything to brag about, it was still a fun
quick hike that let us work up an appetite for the turkey dinner that
Kathy and Becky were slaving over all morning. Payton needed to
get out there and blow off some steam too.
- The first half of the trail had
little to no snow, and then it gradually got deeper, especially around
3,000'. No snowshoes were required, and we could tell by the boot
prints that the trail was still being used moderately. We made it
to the top in 1 hour and 15 minutes and descended in 55 minutes.
We were fortunate that Sandpoint has been having cooler and clear
weather. Overall, the views were pretty good and I worked up a
little sweat.
- Chuck is trying to talk Becky
and myself into meeting them in central Idaho near McCall for our
vacation this summer. I would prefer nothing better than a week of
hiking and backpacking.
- Maps:
- The 3D map is facing south.
- Click here to view a 2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Click here to view a
3D map of
the area where this hike is located.
- Photographs:
- This is Chuck
and Payton on the trail before we hit any snow.
- We traded places a ways up the
trail, here is myself and Payton with a little
more snow.
- We took in the views at the look
out point for about 15 minutes before we headed back down.
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