It's Pretty Country Here

This is our view as I write this. We are in Coeur d'Alene, the city that is incredibly hard to spell but has amazing forests and mountains around it. After spending some time in Sandpoint, ID, we arrived here today to pick up a package. Colin is now fixing our second battery set-up. I don't really know much else about what went wrong or what he's doing, but I'm really glad that he knows how to figure out all that electrical stuff!

A beautiful campsite in western Washington

So how did we get to Idaho? Well, we drove east from the Methow Valley. We took Highway 20 for quite a ways and then headed up to Metaline, a small town not far from the Washington/Canada border. A while ago we had filled out an online questionnaire together that was to magically determine which town in the United States is best for us. It was divined that Metaline was the place for us. I'm sorry we didn't take pictures because it was quite cute. Huge cliffs provided a dramatic backdrop for the small downtown and the Metaline Falls was not too far away.

After that we headed down through Spokane and then up to Sandpoint, Idaho. We explored Sandpoint's downtown for a while and then headed up into the forest to camp.

On Saturday, the first thought I had upon waking up was: "This is what I have been waiting for." A strong beam of sunlight was shining into my forehead and when I emerged from the truck, I could see the whole round sun. Not part of it. Not the general idea of it behind some clouds--the whole thing. We drove back to town to visit the farmer's market, strolled around the city beach park, and then headed back to the national forest to camp. We spent the rest of the hot, sunny afternoon splashing in an icy river and laying around with books and yoga mats. It was the perfect Saturday.

City Beach Park, Sandpoint, ID

Now we are in Coeur d'Alene. Somebody needs to buy me a bumper sticker that says I HEART IDAHO.