1. If you read this blog with any regularity, you know that Carol, Christy, and I go out for a once a month outing somewhere in the general Silver Valley, Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, Sandpoint area. We each take turns being in charge month to month and today Christy was our leader and she guided us on a trip up the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.
We started out with a stop in Kingston at Base Camp Coffee for delicious hot drinks.
Christy then drove us to the Old River Road and we stopped at her book club friend Debbie's property which sits very close to the North Fork and we enjoyed terrific views of the river.
Afterward, we took a detour off of the Old River Road and briefly visited the Bumblebee Campground near the Little North Fork of the Cd'A River. It was kind of a humorous stop in that none of us had clear memories of this place and nothing about this stop was particularly memorable! (No problem.)
2. We yakked and yakked about a variety of subjects as we made our way to Murray and a visit to the Sprag Pole Inn. The Sprag Pole is a bar and grill in front of the house and features a museum in the back.
We beelined straight to the museum and gawked at and yakked about the countless shelves of everything from miniature wood carvings to numerous local free drink tokens to a display of cigarette packages and tons of things in between.
The museum also features displays of mining, logging, and fire history and has displays of all kinds of other historical items, including my favorite, about a half a dozen or so poker machines and other games of chance.
The museum displays an overwhelming number of items and I kept thinking that it definitely merits return visits with the hope that each repeated visit would be less overwhelming.
3. Before we headed back to Kingston, we enjoyed a terrific lunch at the Prichard Tavern. My Swiss cheeseburger with grilled mushrooms and onions and a side of fries completely satisfied me and, as it turned out, this was my last meal of the day.
Back home, I worked on the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle in between naps.
It was a relaxing way to finish out a fun sibling outing day and to let years of memories of good times and a wild time or two up the river bubble up inside me.
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