In addition to adding trails to its own network at a quick clip over the last several years, the North Idaho resort of Schweitzer has worked tirelessly with the City of Sandpoint and other agencies to build a sprawling network of trails in the Little Sand Creek Basin below the resort boundaries. From its Summit House, Schweitzer's High Point trail commences a nearly 4,000-foot descent from subalpine to cedar forest with accompanying views of Lake Pend Oreille far below. In mid- to late-summer, bring a spare water bottle to fill up with the upper basin's plentiful trail side huckleberries.
-Aaron Theisen
