Here's me hiking. For those who are dying to know, yes, that is a John Deere cap I'm sporting. I liked it because it was pink and green and cute. So sue me. See how big I'm smiling? That's because I love hiking. I like camping too, just not as much as hiking. Sometimes I don't love camping so much for many days in a row. Please don't misunderstand me, I like to camp. I think part of the problem is that staying at KOA often means sacrificing scenery for showers. And I do love to shower. But I also love scenery. I'm so torn. This KOA is not scenic. It is bordered by a train track (a giant train just went by and shook the entire campground) and two trailer parks. There is a huge chain link fence that surrounds the place and closes at night. This KOA seems to be more of a seasonal RV parking spot, which is cool for the folks who do that, just not for us.
Anyway, Doug and I made some decisions about the rest of our trip and we're probably coming home about a week early in favor of spending an extra day in Seattle. Truth be told, when we stopped in at Lake Coeur D'Alene today I wasn't too impressed. Coeur D'Alene itself is absolutely adorable. It's a gorgeous lake/resort town and I'd love to stay there and go sailing and have nice, cute dinners on the posh Main Street area. But it all seemed pretty touristy and the hiking seemed like it was going to be more of the same. After doing a couple of touristy trails in Yellowstone and Glacier I think we both felt that we wanted to trade a couple days of crowded hiking for an extra day in Seattle. It seems to be high season here in Coeur D'Alene. We've been pretty lucky so far, most of the places we've been have been empty-ish. Believe me, I know that's not going to last.
We're such city kids.
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