Smith Creek Travel

Yesterday Murphy and I went for a drive up North and then head up the Smith Creek area. This is one of our favor places to visit in North Idaho.
For some reason Union creek falls and the way the water come over the rocks it reminds me someone left the hose on.
It look like mother nature made a wishing well that you want to toss your pennies and make a wish up all most to top of mountain.
Smith Creek for some reason always intrigue Murphy and really don’t know why at all. But the smith creek canyon that is down stream and the way it flows over the granite is breath taking.
Lake Mountain, host two lakes that are Smith and Cutoff. We never been to Smith Lake but years ago Murphy and I hiked into Cutoff Lake it took about seven hours to get in and the fishing was great.
Cow Creek up in the Selkirk is one of my favorite creek and the falls going over the rocks. I love the pressure of creek rubbing on the rocks and forming new and interesting forms.
There was a major windstorm and lot of trees was down and I couldn’t get into Cow Creek to visit more falls.
Right now Sawyer when he not on the fire he been cut debris.
Murphy and I stop for a moment in some large cedar grove cedar trees. Murphy was leaning against the pick up and rubbing so it would make sounds so he could make me think there was bear near by.
Well it didn’t work but I wish I said, “No I don’t hear a bear but I see one”
On the way off the mountain we stop and looked out over the valley. The river you are looking at is Kootenia River that starts in Canada and ends back up there.
The mountain to the left is Goat Mountain, which is mainly in British Columbia and Hall Mountain, which is to the right, is Idaho.
So getting out did my spirit some good. Plus we came home with a few rocks but no huckleberries.