Trail of the Coeur D’Alenes - Ready to Ride

Trail of the Coeur D’Alenes - Ready to Ride

There were a few logistical problems to work out before tackling the rest of the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes. The Trail is 73 miles long across the panhandle of Idaho. Thus far, we’d ridden only about 19 miles of it at the western end between Plummer and Springston, riding in both directions in order to get back to Blue each evening. What other alternatives were there for getting back and forth to the trailheads?

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Making Lemonade: Riding the Centennial Trail

Making Lemonade: Riding the Centennial Trail

We’ve always been pretty good at making lemonade out of lemons and we’d discussed Blue’s upcoming repair dilemma at length. Though it would be nice to complete the Trail of the Coeur d’Alene now, getting to and from the trail posed a major problem. We’d read about the Centennial Trail, a paved trail that runs from Coeur d’Alene to Spokane and is about 40 miles long. We reckoned we could do it in two days. I know, I know... 40 miles is an easy day’s ride for seasoned bikers, just not us... yet.


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A Taste of the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes

A Taste of the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes

Lately, we’ve been discussing more possible bike rides on the Great American Rail-Trails (GART). The panhandle of Idaho is a great candidate for this since most of the rail-trail has been completed and it’s only about 90 miles across the state from border to border (Montana to Washington). We had a few days until Blue needed to go for his check-up, so we thought we’d give this trail a try.

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