Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Coeur D Alene I-90 Exit 11 Coeur d'Alene

... br> Leaving Saturday for L.A. where I'll meet up with Terry Chamorro and stay at her place Saturday night. Sunday morning we have a 7:45am flight out of LAX which means going to the airport at 5:45am. Ungodly time. We are flying on Mexicana Airlines via Mexico City to Guatemala City. <br>Not exactly sure yet where we'll meet up with Rose and Jim....probably at LAX before the flight.<br><br><br>

Finally got the truck back, all fixed and running beautifully. Decided to get on the road, though it was already 2 pm. Headed south along Flathead Lake through green forests and valleys to I-90, then west, west, west. All uphill, what a climb, to Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, then downhill into Washington State. Spent almost two hours trying to find Riverside State Park in the city of Spokane, finally set up the camper and tried to settle down for the night.

... most of the UK are patriotic but I could not imagine the response in the crowd if we were all asked to sing  &#8220;god save the queen&#8221; every time One Man and his dog started.  <br><br>Unfortunately we were unable to stay for the Tom Addis Dodge PRCA Rodeo or the Rhinestone Roper or watch the Canine Demo let alone the Cabela&#8217;s Dutch Oven Cook-Off (heaven knows what that is about). Another recommendation - stop by if you see any state fairs, especially for the rodeos. 

... Rob and Ian) took off for a day&#8217;s fly-fishing where they waded into the St. Jo River to cast their lines under the expert guidance of Rob. Ian&#8217;s casting was significantly worse than the other two but being a jammy sod he managed to catch one fish &#8211; a 13 inch cut throat trout (photograph to prove it) and Tim also landed one but two fish for a whole day&#8217;s work seemed a harsh return for the effort they all put in.<br><br>Everyone ...

... at home and this was a Ford Focus but that didn&#8217;t stop him breaking the world record rally course time and nearly giving Steve a heart attack on the way! We got there in one piece and off we went to the clubhouse to sign in. Here I found that we were playing a top 50 US course famous for one particular hole "The floating green at Coeur d&#8217;Alene!" &#8211; the ...

... struggling with a sore foot and was unable to run as fast but he too had a great time hacking just holding onto long reigns and flying around corners.  A fabulous ride and from here on a mellow trek was out of the question.<br><br>That evening we were entertained around the campfire by a white bearded cowboy by the name of Tom Lamb.  Born and bred in the area Tom&#8217;s talent was cowboy poetry and country songs.  He silenced us all with an ...

... en gländewage ;o) am bowman lake acho, hämm** eus wand**tüchtig gmacht und sind loszoge, in wald ine und em see nah. Trotz warntafle hämm** kei<br>grizzlies atroffe, was eus ehrlich gseit rächt gsi isch. Wo mir zrug gsi sind, hani mi wiä üblich uf **kundigstour im see gmacht. S'isch gar nöd sooo chalt gsi, au wänn en iheimische gfunde hät, ich spinni und ob ich vo schwede chäm ;o) isch ä h**rlichi abchüelig gsi!<br>

... with our up and down motion when trotting &#8211; Wyatt looked back at me and was not happy with what was happening in the saddle.     <br><br>We went for a scenic trek across the mountain and thoroughly enjoyed the views of the mountain ranges around us.  The children went off on their trail too, Edie being led by Jeannie on foot. They loved the cowboy feel.<br><br>The afternoon Ian and I went clay shooting experiencing 12 and 20 gauge guns.  I ...

We were so looking forward to a bed.  As much as the RV is comfortable there is only a limit to how much time you can sleep on foam.  We drove around the Coeur d'Alene lake  and all had a good feeling about what was to come.   Up into the mountains along a dusty lane we were being encouraged to go further to find Red Horse Mountain Ranch.  We drove to the ranch house and was met by your stereo typical wrangler or wranglet, Ashley in jeans and gingham shirt ...

... look bigger in Montana.  Why this is, when other places we have driven through are flatter, I don&#8217;t know.  Maybe I&#8217;ve fallen for the advertising?! There were loads of interesting-looking places along the route - I&#8217;m looking forward to coming back this way as I was devastated not to have time to find out what a "free live trout display" entails.<br><br>We climbed over several mountain passes today, the last of which took us ...