Imagine five days of great people, great scenery, and the best inline skating trails you could possibly imagine! I was fortunate to be one of three guides for the August 2010 Zephyr Adventures Idaho Skate Tour in northern Idaho’s Silver Country.
On Idaho's beautiful Trail of the Couer d'Alenes
Bridges span rivers and lakes on this converted rail trail
Last Sunday, twenty eight active folks from across the country and beyond — ranging in age from their 30s to 70s — jumped into two large passenger vans with skate gear in hand. Those who had just flown in found themselves rolling on the tree-lined Fish Lake Trail in eastern Washington state within a few hours of landing. This short 7-mile route with a swimming lake nearby made a perfect first-day trail.
The next day we rolled on the Centennial Trail from Idaho into Washington. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we covered the western, central, and eastern sections of the 72-mile Trail of the Couer d’Alenes across Idaho’s northern panhandle.
Because Idaho’s smooth-as-silk trails pass through a car-free landscape of lakes, rivers and pine forests, everybody was pretty much guaranteed to have a spectacular vacation.
I believe they did! But see for yourself in this 13-minute video by Dan Kibler.
Nobody can prove Wallace, ID is NOT the center of the universe (click to enlarge)
A skeptic checks out the center of the universe
Tags: Court d'Alene rail trail, Idaho silver country, Zephyr Adventures skate tour