Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: Part I

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: Part I

Why am I posting this in parts?  Could be because I have a ton of content and am too lazy to post it all at once, or could be because I want to 'hook' you and make you come back for more!  You'll never know...

To catch you up if you are new to reading my blog, my husband, Will, is a sports enthusiast and recently completed his first Ironman Triathlon.  Ironman = 2.4 mile swim + 112 mile bike + 26.2 mile run...all in one day.

When Will told me he wanted to sign up for an Ironman in Idaho my first thought was probably something like 'great.. Idaho...can't wait to go there (sarcasm)'.   Once I looked at the resort and what part of Idaho Coeur d'Alene was in, I totally changed my mind.  It is one of the most gorgeous places I have visited in this country.  Absolutely stunning.  It is located in Northern Idaho, about 90 miles south of the Canadian border, eh. 

The weather ranged from the low 50's in the morning up to the mid 70's in the afternoon. It was windy the first few days we were there (luckily, not on race day) and sunny every day.  When I say windy, it's not nearly as windy as Texas is, and it was only windy by the lake our resort was on.

Our trip started with a 6:55 am flight from DFW, connect through Seattle, land in Spokane, WA (pronounced spo-kan'), then drive about 30 minutes to Coeur d'Alene, ID.  The Spokane Valley is surrounded by mountains and clear blue skies.  The clouds looked like little white puffs that had been painted in the sky by an artist.  I may have a bit of a slanted view, since I was coming from Texas, where it is super flat, super windy, and super hot.  Here are some photos so you can judge for yourself.

Look at those clouds!

Test swim in the 55 degree water.

Downtown CDA

Moose!

Will in a coffee shop getting some pre-race caffeine.

That's all for now.  Hopefully it was enough to get your interest peaked for more!