Couer D'Alene, ID

We are really getting closer to Washington, Spokane is only about 30 miles away. Today we took a long ride into the interior of Idaho along the St Joseph River where I have fished many times. One of the more memorable times was with Aaron and Don Klop. We stopped in Spokane to get Aaron his first fly fishing outfit. Great memories. Took Joy on a ride over the water shed from the St Joseph to Wallace, ID and it was the "longest 30 miles I ever rode". No napping on that ride.
This is the view from behind our campground. It is the Spokane River as it flow out of Couer D'Alene lake. Yesterday we rode down a great bike path that runs along the river and the lake all the way through town and along the lake shore the other side of town. It is actually a part of the Centenial Trail, anybody remember the BikeCentenial?



This is the campground where we are staying. Maybe a little bit like a parking lot as Joy says but it is close to town, the bike trail, shopping, etc.
The weather is warm, 90 during the days but it cools down fast a night and is good sleeping



Off for a little exercise. Not very much because it gets dark early here. Like 7:15pm





Ospery that lives behind our campground near the river. Beautiful big bird and very vociferous.



Tomorrow we are going to Cheney Washington to visit Dave and Nancy Terpstra. Dave is a brother inlaw who teaches at Eastern Washington University. Then the next day it is off to the Tri Cities to meet the gang.