Some years, if there is enough interest, an intermediate session involving multi-pitch climbs is also done. Originally it was intended that this day would be the trip for the intermediate class. However, weather was not cooperating and instead of going to the South Fork of the Clearwater where it looked like it could be wet, we headed to Frenchman's Coulee where it is almost always dry.
Spring is a nice time of year to see the desert.
There was some green, but what was more striking were the flowers. There were places where the clumps of phlox were thick enough that, from a distance, it looked like a whitish-purple frosting. There were numerous yellow flowers of various types as well. The other nice thing is that it was not too hot yet. The whole climbing area consists mainly of large basalt columns.