Coeur d'Alene River Valley ID

by Cindy Murphy - NightVisions

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Coeur d'Alene River Valley ID

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Cindy Murphy - NightVisions

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We were up in the mountains south of Cataldo, ID. A little smokey from WA fires, but still really pretty. The Coeur d’Alene River extends up from Coeur d’Alene Lake east to Kingston, where it branches into the North Fork, stretching almost to Lake Pend Oreille, and the South Fork that flows east from almost the Montana border. Flowing through historic mining areas of the Silver Valley past numerous communities, it is a superb recreational river for numerous pursuits, from easy whitewater to paddling and, particularly in upstream stretches, fishing.

Trails: Most significantly, the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes offers remarkable bicycling and walking on a paved path near much of the rivercourse downstream from Mullan all the way to the big lake and beyond – 71 miles in total. For hikers, there is an embarrassment of riches in the drainage, with more than three dozen trails ranging from easy day hikes to strenuous backpacking. See the USFS Trails for more. Img156 8270

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August 14th, 2016

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