Our group consisted of Scott, Hunter and Me, Mike and Sherrie Webb and Julie.
Tuesday was a drive day - taking about 9 hours (driving largely through Montana) to get to Mullan, Idaho, where our house was located. We stopped in Lima, Montana for lunch at Jan's Cafe. We weren't overly impressed. We suggest going one city further (Dillon) for more options.
Here's a pic of the house we stayed in (found on VRBO). We liked it a lot.
The kitchen
We ate dinner that night at the City Limit's Brew Club in Wallace- Hunter enjoyed his huge hamburger.
We left Wednesday morning for the Hiawatha Bike Trail. The trail was really awesome. The views could have been even more stunning if there hadn't been so much smoke/haze in the air.
We really enjoyed the new bike rack - 6 bikes? No problem!
We all enjoyed our bikes while Mike jogged the trail (jk).
There were several tunnels along the trail. Good head-lights or bike-lights were a must!
Beautiful scenery - albeit a little hazy.
There were several of these trestles. We loved them!
There was a charming little side path we took that led to this spot. There was a fun little ferret or some-such critter here too.
Wednesday night we went to the grocery store in Wallace and bought pizza and salad for dinner. It was enjoyed by all.
The next day we went to Coeur De'Alene and spent the day hiking, walking, and eating. It is beautiful there...but once again, it was a bit smoky/hazy.
Mineral Ridge Scenic Trail
We ate lunch at "Rustic" and highly recommend it! Great salad and sandwich shop.
After lunch we started on a hike around Tubb's Hill. Tubb's Hill is right close by this park and water-front area. It gives you a view of the lake for most of the hike, but it was rather a warm afternoon when we tried it, so Scott, Hunter and I turned back, but the others carried on around the whole "hill" and enjoyed it.
Mike helping Julie "duct tape" a blistering toe on Tubb's Hill - worked great!
Cooling off!
These beautiful geraniums were everywhere!
We spent the day Friday driving. We stopped at an interesting sandwich place in Dillon called Muffaletta's. I'd vote for Subway next time. But it was very quaint.
Great adventure! Wish it wasn't so far away -- I'd do it again. You can even ride the Hiawatha trail twice in one day for no extra charge ($19 for trail pass and shuttle ticket). Fun, Fun!!
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