We left our Bull Lake campground reluctantly but if we want to see all of Idaho we need to move on. Our drive took us up and over the north end of Lake Pend Orville (pronounced Pon der ray) through the towns of Ponderay and Sandpoint and then south to Coeur d’Alene (pronounced Core da lane) situated on Lake Coeur d’Alene. As you may be able to tell from the names, this part of the US was settled by the French. We are staying in a commercial campground, the Blackwell Island RV Park, on the lake.
Coeur d’Alene, or as the locals call it CDA, is known for being bike friendly. There are trails all over the town, along or around the lake, up to Hayden, from the Washington line over to the Montana state line. We are only 30 miles from Spokane, WA and could ride a bike there if we were up to it (which we are not!).
Our friends, Jeff & Tina, whom we hung out with in Pocatello are in this area also so on Tuesday we met them downtown, went shopping, ate lunch at a Diner, Drive-In’s and Dives place, and shopped some more. We rode our bikes from the RV park to town and back, only 3 miles total.
This morning (Wednesday) we decided to tackle the Centennial Trail along the north side of the lake. The 20 mile round trip took us past the downtown area along some residential streets then along the lakeside. Except for one long hill, it was a pleasant ride. When we got back we fixed dinner for Jeff and Tina at our campsite. It was a wonderful evening with good friends.
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