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Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

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.

We took what we are calling our "Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive" today along the eastern edge of Coeur d'Alene Lake to Harrison. South of Harrison we turned north on SR-3. Some of this drive was through the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation but we do not recall seeing any signs to that effect.

 

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a short way the road veered away from Coeur d'Alene Lake. This plateau on the southeast side seemed to be supporting more hay than other similar areas.

 

Wildflowers on the plateau on our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

Some small rises on the plateau were covered with lavender flowers as seen from our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wildflowers on our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

Some hills had a mixture of yellow, white and lavender flowers on our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive.

 

 

 

 

 

Mullan Road Kiosk on our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

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 (Mullan Road) across Montana, Idaho & part of Washington is what connected the eastern & western river systems. Do not just skip over the Mullan Road it is indeed a significant piece of American history, especially important in settlement of the Pacific Northwest.

We have encountered the historic Mullan Road on multiple occasions. It begins in Ft Benton, Montana because that is as far as steam boats could navigate up the Missouri River. Supplies were unloaded at Ft Benton, Montana in the mid 1850's.... (the Civil War was in the early 1860's for a time frame) and transported west via wagon trains. The Mullan Road was the road of commerce after 1859.

We passed over the paved version of the Mullan Road when we drove over Mullan Pass about 20-miles west of Helena, Montana later in this trip. Plus we stopped in Ft Benton, Montana later in this trip as well. So we are getting well immersed in the importance this Mullan Road had in the early history of the northwest.

 

Horse ranch near Coeur d'Alene River as seen from our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the horses out of the picture for a moment Joyce was able to concentrate on this view across the valley.

 

 

Nesting greebes on either Cave Lake or Medicine Lake from our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nesting western greebe, Medicine Lake from our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

A close-up of one of the nesting western greebe.

 

 

 

 

 

Stunning day lillies city park in Coeur d'Alene a bonus to our Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

Coeur d'Alene Scenic Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in Coeur d'Alene at the waterfront park we were shocked at the size of these day lilies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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