It was a beautiful day on Saturday, September 4th so we first went to the farmers market in Hayden Lakes. (lots of crafts and produce!)We then headed to Post Falls.
The Spokane River is the outflow for Lake Coeur d'Alene in the Idaho Panhandle, draining from the northwest corner of the lake near the city of Coeur d'Alene.
Although Lake Coeur d'Alene was glacially formed, the surface level of the lake is raised about seven feet during the summer months by the Post Falls dam. The dam at Post Falls is also capable of lowering Lake Coeur d'Alene by as much as 12 feet.
The Spokane flows west approximately 25 miles into east central Washington state through the suburban Spokane Valley to Spokane City. The Spokane River is one of the most polluted river in the U.S. The EPA is trying to clean up the river at the Coeur d'Alene basin.
After leaving Post Falls we drove over to the city of Coeur d'Alene and along the shore line. The sky was a beautiful blue although there were strong winds creating white caps on the lake.
From here we are heading to Montana for few days. We had planned on heading up to Canada, however upon checking the weather (37* and rain) we decided to put off that trip to another time.
Hope all is well with everyone, more on our adventures later.
Until then, we love to hear from you also,
Candy and Johnny
