Today we ride...The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Submitted by bgmiller on Tue, 2015-07-14 00:00
We had a fantastic first day learning about the ecosystem services associated with a CdA Tribal restoration site on Benewah creek yesterday. Today we are loading up the bikes and heading to Cataldo. We will bike the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes from Cataldo to Harrison. Along the way we will stop at various sites and discuss historical events that have shaped the basin along the CdA river as well as restoration efforts. Rebecca Stevens, Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Lake Management Deparment, will be joining us to lend her expert understanding. As you follow along today, share with us sites that have been turned into recreation corridors from historic commerce roots. Are there sites you use/rely on that were once used much differently?
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Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Last month was the first time I've ever been on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes and I was very impressed with how gorgeous the trail is and how nicely paved it is. We got onto the trail at Chatcolet and only rode about 3 miles with our young kiddos. Our kids were very excited about the bridge and the design of it made it easy for even our young children to ride their bikes up the hill. Such a cool system of trails to have in our area, we are definitely looking forward to biking it more as our children get older.
Southern Idaho
When I was growing up down south in the Twin Falls, ID area, there were a couple areas that had undergone some tourist changes. I had used the area to hike and fish, but then someone decided that it was a good idea to commercialize the area to make a quick buck. Last I heard, the area isn't even used that much by the tourists and I now think about how the land where I onced hiked and fish has changed........sad, sad........