Blue View – A Town Founded by a Jackass
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With a grubstake of flour, beans and bacon, and a donkey to carry it all, prospector Noah Kellogg stumbled onto one of the richest silver strikes in the U.S.
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Trail of the Coeur D’Alenes - Ready to Ride
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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?
Read MoreBlue View - The Coeur d’Alenes
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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…
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