The Grand Hotel in Kalispell sent us on our way this morning with a delicious breakfast—the best of the continental breakfasts we’ve had so far on the trip. It was a driving day today as we travelled through Montana to Idaho and then into Washington State. We were in the Kootenai (the American spelling) and Purcell Mountains as we drove north. The smoke from the fires was with us pretty much to the Idaho border and we were certainly happy to leave it behind. We spoke with the flag person when we were stopped for road construction and she said that it is the norm in Montana in the summer to have fires—it is so dry and if they do get rain it is usually a thunder storm with lightning. We found there were some nice small towns north of Kalispell where there were very nice looking little motels—Libby and Troy.
We travelled to the resort town of Sandpoint which is on Lake Pend Oreille—a busy and thriving little town in Idaho. It is a year round resort town and artists’ community as well as being one of the American west’s great railroad towns. The guide tells us that more than 40 trains a day pass thru Sandpoint. Our neighbours Tom and Heather had told us of this town and the lake so we decided to give it a look when we were so close. We found a delightful cafe for lunch and also a bakery for our coffee and dessert. I did goof in this town as I read after the fact that Coldwater Creek has it’s flagship store there—I don’t know how I missed it.
We drove south from Sandpoint and joined the Interstate through Spokane and stopped at a little town a little further west. We are settled for the night in Moses Lake—the town and the Lake take their name from Chief Moses who was said to be a an influential American Indian leader. We enjoyed a walk along the lake before calling it a day. Ron talked to some men who were fishing on the dock to see what they were after—perch or anything that would bite was the answer. The day ended with another perfect sunset.
We travelled to the resort town of Sandpoint which is on Lake Pend Oreille—a busy and thriving little town in Idaho. It is a year round resort town and artists’ community as well as being one of the American west’s great railroad towns. The guide tells us that more than 40 trains a day pass thru Sandpoint. Our neighbours Tom and Heather had told us of this town and the lake so we decided to give it a look when we were so close. We found a delightful cafe for lunch and also a bakery for our coffee and dessert. I did goof in this town as I read after the fact that Coldwater Creek has it’s flagship store there—I don’t know how I missed it.
We drove south from Sandpoint and joined the Interstate through Spokane and stopped at a little town a little further west. We are settled for the night in Moses Lake—the town and the Lake take their name from Chief Moses who was said to be a an influential American Indian leader. We enjoyed a walk along the lake before calling it a day. Ron talked to some men who were fishing on the dock to see what they were after—perch or anything that would bite was the answer. The day ended with another perfect sunset.
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Re: "Interstate through Spokane and stopped at a little town a little further west"
---Not sure if you plan to visit Spokane before you head further west, but it has some lovely attractions such as gardens (Japanese-style and some with roses etc.) and parks that can be seen in a day, so check it out if you have time...........frank
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