Ice Age chapter planning annual Palouse Canyon hike March 10

The Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute has planned its annual Palouse Canyon hike and slated the date for March 11. Registration is open now through March 6.

Leading the hike will be Lloyd Stoess, chapter president, and Gene Kiver, a geologist. They will take hikers up the Palouse Canyon to Palouse Falls, emphasizing the story of the Ice Age floods and local Native American and settlement history as they go.

The hike is eight miles up the canyon, and according to the event poster, is rated as a difficult hike with “nearly sheer climbs on loose rock.” It is recommended for hi...