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Mount Spokane State Park
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Mount Spokane State Park

northeast of Mead, Washington
visited 15 January 2022
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So … a confession: I haven’t been on a pair of skis in more years than I care to admit. Probably not since I moved from Minnesota to Washington almost 20 years ago.

That made this park a bit of an enigma for me.

Nonetheless, it was fun to see that this is a place that so many people could enjoy, both for downhill and cross-country skiing. I was fortunate to arrive on a day with clear skies and clear views of the mountain.

A hazy sun glows through overcast clouds above forested ridges and rolling mountains stretching to the horizon, with a tall evergreen conifer filling the right side of the frame in the foreground.
A snow-covered mountain parking area with a plowed, curving road, framed by tall evergreen trees, with a white SUV parked at the edge and snowy mountain slopes and forest in the distance under a cloudy purple-tinged sky.
A snowy ski slope framed by evergreen forest, with a chairlift running up the hill toward fog-shrouded upper reaches. Skiers and snowboarders gather at the base near a tan tent and a parked snowmobile, with a bright orange marker flag visible.
A snow-covered ski slope cutting through dense evergreen forest at a mountain ski area, with a chairlift line running up the hill and small figures of skiers below, under a mostly blue sky with a low band of clouds along the ridgeline.
A large dark statue of Bigfoot stands on a concrete pad, hunched forward with detailed shaggy fur and a scowling face, set against a deep blue sky with wispy clouds, snow-dusted evergreen forests and mountain slopes in the background.
Oh, hello, Bigfoot …
A high-elevation winter view from Mount Spokane State Park looking out over snow-dusted forested hills and distant blue mountain ranges, with a small lake visible below and evergreen trees framing the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.
A wet, wintry mountain road curves through a snowy evergreen forest, with tall conifers lining both sides and snowbanks plowed along the shoulders under a dramatic sky of wispy clouds.

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