Multi-State National Scenic Trails (Non-Units)

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana

9/12/2008 Headed over the continental divide – more fantastic views. Having asked a ranger earlier, I pulled off at a historic site where the Continental Divide NST [NM] came through, and walked on the trail a little.

A blaze on a tree ...

... and a sign

5/31/2013 ... detoured north of town to find a Continental Divide NST [WY] crossing. At first we thought we had problems, because the sign we researched turned out to be on something else about Wyoming, but then we spotted nearby the real deal. We walked a very short way on the trail, mostly to photo a clean blaze.

Interpretive signage

Me by a trail sign ...

... and a closeup of the blaze

5/13/2009 Back on the road east then north to Castle Crags SP. ... Back down to the parking and picked up the Castle Dome trail for a short way to the Pacific Crest NST [OR]. Took that a short ways to make it official, then back to the car.

The park sign ...

... and trail sign

A pretty sight along the trail

5/14/2009 Went south a ways, and got off I5 between Ashland and the border on 99. Here is where the Pacific Crest trail [CA] crosses I5. I parked and hiked a short ways in the woods.

Parked by the trail crossing

The trail blaze

Me on the trail

9/21/2013 The road back headed through the Cascades, with many nice views and a pleasant drive, despite occasional showers. Stopped at a trail crossing for the Pacific Crest NST [OR] for a short walk on the trail.

Nation Forest trail sign ...

... and info board

A look down the trail

Trail blaze

5/22/2015 Continuing into the Sierra on the LH we made two minor detours for the Pacific Crest NST [CA]. At the first there were signs for the trail, and we walked it a bit although it was so obvious we didn't see any blazes. The weather was improving slowly and we enjoyed the short walk through the huge boulders in the rugged terrain among the beautiful tall pines. Driving up the summit to the second stop we stopped at the Echo Summit Lodge, which was marked with LH signs and offered nice views back towards Lake Tahoe. At the second trail site the trail, near Echo Lake cabin and boating areas, was not nearly so obvious as the first so there were many blue blazes identifying it. [At this second location the trail was also the Tahoe Rim Trail NRT.]

The trail parking sign

A little section of trail

Very rough terrain

A pretty trail sight

Echo Lake sign

Blazes on the trees

A cool close-up of log

4/9/2019 Old Spanish National Historic Trail. ... Additionally, with a very short walk down the road, we came to a trailhead for the Pacific Crest NST [CA]. There was a little information board, and a good trail emblem for our official photos, on another gorgeous morning. Conveniently (especially for PCT hikers) just up the road there is a McDs, which we took advantage of for a drink and potty stop. ... We made a quick stop along the highway for another crossing of the PCT, made even quicker by the cold wind and a few raindrops.

Trailhead view

Trailhead sign ...

... with blaze/emblem

Ken and me

Looking up the trail

Second stop with me ...

... and blaze/emblem

A look down the trail

9/19/2024 Although we had missed a Pacific Crest NST stop on the planned route, as one might expect the north-south-oriented trail intersected our bypass route, and we pulled into a National Forest area with the NST trailhead for a pleasant walk. Like many places, the trail had a lot of singed and fully burnt trees, but it was a pleasant walk in the woods.

Info about the trail

Views along ...

... the obvious trail here

Helpful signage

Evidence of fires

Another trail view ...

... with Ken and me

Distant mountain ...

... and local flora

Fun 360 with us

National Scenic Trails (Non-Units) - Multi-State