The GART passes through this part of Idaho via a 72 mile bike path called the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes. I assumed it was named this because it follows the Coeur d’Alene River. In actuality, the path as well as the lake and river are named for the Coeur d’Alene Native American tribe.
In my ignorance, I didn’t know there was a Coeur d’Alene Native American tribe…
Read MoreWe’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.
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.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
