On the Lake, On the Trail

Day 1

Pick up your bikes and roll onto the Trail at the Cataldo trailhead. Ride east toward Kellogg through cottonwoods and old mill country. Lunch on the trail, return for an afternoon swim, dinner on the deck at Red's.

Day 2

Ride west toward Harrison along the chain of lakes — one of the most scenic stretches of the trail. Stop at Gateway Marina for a drink with a view, then turn around or arrange a shuttle back. Stargaze from the dome that evening.

Day 1

Settle into the apartment or a cabin. Spend the afternoon on the dock — swimming, kayaking, casting a line. Family dinner at Red's, then a fire pit and s'mores under the stars.

Day 2

Drive ten minutes east to Old Mission State Park, the oldest standing building in Idaho. Interpretive trails and a visitor center for the kids. Back to the lake for the afternoon, dinner in the apartment.

Day 3

Twenty-five minutes east to Silver Mountain Resort — gondola ride and the indoor waterpark in winter, mountain biking and the alpine coaster in summer. Home for a quiet last night by the lake.

Day 1

Check into the dome or the safari tent. Paddle the quiet coves before lunch, walk a stretch of the trail in the afternoon, and end the night with a long dinner at Red's on the deck.

Day 2

Coffee on the porch. Thirty minutes west to Coeur d'Alene for an afternoon on the lakefront — boating, beaches, the boardwalk. Back to Watson's for sunset on the water and one last dinner at the tavern.