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 left Jarbidge and headed north. We hadn’t quite decided on an itinerary yet but we, figured that we’d finally work out a plan and a destination and we’d know when we got there. Things have a way of working out.
Read MoreAfter a long, uneventful, but interesting trip on a circuitous route through high desert, open range, aspen stands and evergreen forest, up and over a mountain pass and down a steep... very, very steep... hairpin-turned, no-guard railed, mountain-clinging, narrow gravel road, we arrived at the Pine Creek Campground in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest about four miles from our intended destination of Jarbidge town. A relaxing evening and a peaceful night’s sleep alongside the Jarbidge River had us up and ready to find Jarbidge the next morning.
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.
