Email received September 23, 2003
Hello!
I just finished showing someone the Trail of the Coeur
d'Alenes website, specifically the photo albums. I can't tell
you how much my husband and I are enjoying our rides and
never go without our camera. We happened to catch this cow
moose and her calf on one of our trips, just south of the
Cataldo trailhead. We've seen a lot of bear sign further south,
but no bear has materialized, though one of these days...
you never know! Anyway, just wanted to show you our pics,
taken by my husband John.
Thanks for providing this site!
Carol White
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| These photos were sent to us by
Keith Brown of Post Falls, Idaho, and were taken on
the trail at various times.
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| These pictures formed the original
"Photo Album Dialog" and were furnished by members Jon Ruggles
and Ed Renkey.
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The smooth new path is easy traveling for those on foot,
bikes, or roller blades.
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Straight, flat and well constructed, the bike path
connects dramatically different places.
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By the fall of 2002, all the railroad bridges were
resurfaced for bikes and pedestrians.
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Often the view from a Rails-to-Trails bridge
will stop you in your tracks.
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The Trail begins in the high mountains near Montana
and follows the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.
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Thirty miles downstream, after confluence with the
larger North Fork, the Coeur d'Alene River is massive.
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Tranquil wetlands often lie between the Trail and the
Coeur d'Alene River.
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The Coeur d'Alene River was once an active conduit for
mineral wealth; now it conducts natural beauty.
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Bull Run Lake is one of the first chain lakes
encountered as the Trail and River head downstream.
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Cave Lake is a chain lake near Medimont, on the way
to Harrison and Lake Coeur d'Alene.
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Biking along the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene at dusk
is naturally a high point of some adventures.
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The Trail near Springston is especially dear to many
because it presents beauty both close and far away.
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The small treasures you encounter along the Trail
include beaver homes.
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The large panoramas are breathtaking, especially
as dusk approaches.
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Most of the trail is far away from habitation, giving
you solitude as well as exercise...
so pack a lunch and a repair kit.
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MANY trails exist for experienced mountain bikers who
crave the up and down. This was taken from
Wall Road.
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Send your favorite
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes JPG photos to
us at
greg4mss@yahoo.com
for possible use on this webpage. Additionally, a large
series of photos taken by Ed Renkey make up a
Photo Trail that
correlates views with milepost markers, trailheads
and other distinctive markers.
Thank you,
Greg Marsh
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