Coeur d' Alene to The Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes

After a great breakfast in downtown Coeur d' Alene we cycled 38 miles south on US 95 to the trailhead of The Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes.  The trail runs 71 miles from Plummer, ID to Mullan, ID, just shy of the Idaho/Montana border.  In the six miles we rode on the trail to our campsite at Hayburn State Park, we could see that this is going to be a great ride.  The old railroad bed is fully paved and, like the Burke-Gilman in Seattle, is in the Rails-to-Trails Hall of fame.  At the campsite we met up with Meredith, a friend from the Pacific Coast bike we all did with Adventure Cycling last year.  We expect to be on the trail all day tomorrow since we probably won't cover the remaining 65 miles to the end.