Coeur d'Alene and Coeur d'Alene LakePlaces Visited: June 28, 29 and 30, 2007. We are staying in Coeur d'Alene at Blackwell Island RV Resort $30 for paved interior roads, FHU including cable and wifi. This is a top notch RV park that even allows you to wash your RV on site. Now that is something you do not see very often.
Joyce went for a "sunset walk" around the RV-Park after we arrived in Coeur d'Alene. As always she told me the pretties part of the sunset was before she returned to the motorhome for the camera.
From the looks of this picture the sky couldn't have been much prettier.
The American Flag in this picture adds a bit of patriotism to the view as we head into the 4th of July.
Somewhere along the line she decided to take a picture of our motorhome with the sunset. Our Adventurer and little red Saturn automobile is on the left side of this picture.
Idaho has provided this kiosk to inform us how Coeur d'Alene lake was formed. From where we have been we have not been able to see the glacial moraine. This kiosk says the moraine dammed the rivers and forced water to flow west into what is now the Spokane River. That is all well and good but Rathdrum is 15-miles northwest of Coeur d'Alene and we have not made plans to venture out that way.
We decided to explore along the east side of Coeur d'Alene lake along SR 97 that is promoted as a scenic drive. Scenic it is. To access SR 97 we had to head east on I-90 about 15-miles to exit 22. From there we headed south on SR 97 until its junction with SR 3 that would take us north and back to I 90. From this angle we can see I-90 sweeping across the northern arm of this lake.
Pullouts along the way provide stunning views of Coeur d'Alene Lake.
The view is different around each turn.
From this spot in the road we were able to see an active osprey nest. Across the lake is a large marina and golf resort located less than a mile east of downtown Coeur d'Alene.
Beautiful homes line the lake. Mostly what we can see from the road are the roofs of these lake front houses.
A few locations on the south east side of the lake actually have flat ground where a house can be constructed near the water.
This home had several acres of beautifully landscaped lawn.
At this pullout we are only able to see the lake through this "window".
Some shallow coves provided good shelter for lily pads like these that are in full bloom.
This cove was providing a marsh complete with lush grass.
We are nearing the small town of Harrison when Joyce took this picture.
For a short way the road veered away from the lake. This plateau seemed to be supporting more hay than other similar areas.
Some small rises on the plateau were covered with lavender flowers.
Other hills had a mixture of yellow, white and lavender flowers.
Note the date on this road. When Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis & Clark west in 1804, searching for a water way to the Pacific, they were specifically looking for a transportation route. In 1859 this road across Idaho is what connected the two river systems.
Joyce captured this picture as we took SR 3 back to I 90. The lake is most probably Cave Lake or Medicine Lake both located near the town of Medimont. While we were admiring the view this large herd of horses started running to the other end of the pasture. They were just playing follow the leader or some similar game. Whatever the game they ran around at at full run for about 10 minutes. It was a spectacular sight.
With the horses out of the picture for a moment Joyce was able to concentrate on this view across the valley.
As we got closer to one of these lakes we began to see the floating nest of western greebe. Notice that each of these floating nest has a western greebe sitting on eggs.
A close-up of one of the nesting western greebe.
Back in Coeur d'Alene at the waterfront park we were shocked at the size of these day lilies.
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