Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

Saturday was a gorgeous day - perfect for cycling. Big Frank and his good friend, Mandy, went to Idaho to try out the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. It was wonderful. Mandy was visiting to recruit students for her university in Arizona. Big Frank was showing her the wonders of the Spokane area - and cycling trails is certainly one of them.

They started in Harrison, Idaho, and went east along the trail into the chain of lakes and then back. There was lots of wildlife out: they saw moose, bald eagles, Canadian geese, and swans, in addition to the constant melody of the song birds. It's an almost level grade, and there were not very many others on the trail, so it was a great ride.

This is definitely a trail that Big Frank will be returning to ride again soon. Mandy rented her bike at the Peddle Pushers Bike Shop in Harrison. John and Sharon run that and they are terrific folks. Their shop was actually not open on Saturday when Big Frank called, but even though John had been planning to go into Coeur d'Alene to buy a refrigerator that day, he stayed until late morning in order to accommodate Mandy with a rental. Great folks.