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August 13, 2014
Day 26 - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Boise, Idaho (Wed 8/13/14)
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Additional photos in the Extended Entry.
(Wed 8/13/14)
Update: I am alive and well and resting peacefully on the banks of the Boise River in Boise, Idaho.
Starting Odometer: 23,784
Ending Odometer: 24,225
Miles Driven Today: 441
Miles Driven This Trip: 9,572
Miles from Home: 843
Here's my planned route for today.
Looks like thunderstorms everywhere. I'm going for it, hell-bent-for-leather.
Here's a map of roughly where I drove today.
Photos in the Extended Entry.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Floatplane flying above Lake Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: Painted utility box in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Above: KTM gets a new sticker. I bought these in Deadhorse, but the bike was so dirty I waited to put this one on until after I cleaned the bike up a bit.
Above: Grain silos south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Antique barn south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Antique barn south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Farmers harvesting grain south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Farmers harvesting grain south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Farmers harvesting grain south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Antique barn south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Farmer disc-ing his field with a tracked Caterpillar south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Creek south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Antique barn south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho along US Highway 95.
Above: Overlooking Lewiston, Idaho.
Above: A railroad trestle south of Lewiston, Idaho, along US Highway 95. The haze is from several forest fires in the area.
Above: The countryside south of Lewiston, Idaho, along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside south of Lewiston, Idaho, along US Highway 95.
Above: The Salmon River, just north of Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside north of Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95
Above: The countryside north of Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95.
Above: The countryside north of Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95.
Above: The KTM at Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95 and the Salmon River. They bill themselves as the Whitewater Capital of Idaho.
Above: The KTM at Riggins, Idaho, along US Highway 95 and the Salmon River. They bill themselves as the Whitewater Capital of Idaho.
Above: The 45th Parallel. This line isn't terribly significant, IMHO. It crosses the continental United States. I got my picture taken at a similar sign post when we crossed it on our trip around Lake Michigan a few years back.
Above: Just north of Boise, Idaho.
Posted by Rob Kiser on August 13, 2014 at 10:22 AM
Comments
Rob, the photography is outstanding! What beautiful territory you are covering. Thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by: sl on August 14, 2014 at 9:59 PM