Sandpoint

On the last full day of our trip, we took a day trip up to nearby Sandpoint. We went in sort of blind and not really knowing what the day had in store, but it ended up being one of my favorite days of the trip! After stopping at a rock/gem shop and grabbing burritos at Joel's for lunch, we decided to go check out Schweitzer Resort. On our way to the resort, we notice a few people pulled over and realized they were picking huckleberries! We immediately pulled over and found our own little spot, and sure enough, there were huckleberries all around. We grabbed whatever bags we could find in the car and started picking. We were amazed at not only how many there were, but how BIG they were! They were much bigger than the ones we usually pick at the end of the summer outside of Idaho Falls. Before very long at all, we had picked a bunch! It was really fun and the kids were really excited about it.

Some were bigger than blueberries!

Sean, Jackson, and Bode decided to go mountain biking at Schweitzer, so while they were gone, Davis, Molly, and I decided to take a little hike the guys at the resort recommended and go pick more huckleberries. The trail was beautiful and we found more huckleberries than I have ever seen. They were everywhere! More than enough to go around. We saw a few other people picking and everyone was so friendly. The view of Lake Pend Oreille was so pretty!

View of the resort where Sean, Jackson, and Bode were mountain biking, from the trail Davis, Molly, and I were hiking.

The older boys loved the mountain biking and said the trails were awesome. Sean took a bunch of pictures and it was fun looking through them and hearing about it. 

When the boys were finished, we met up at the resort. We let the kids all pick something out at the gift shop. Jackson and Bode picked out beanies, Davis got a hat, and Molly picked out a shirt. 

View driving down from the resort back into Sandpoint.

After a stop for huckleberry shakes, we headed back to CDL.

The next morning, we packed up and had one more family shuffle board tournament before heading out. We made a quick stop for more huckleberry handpies and one last look at downtown before heading home. 

It was a great conclusion to a really, really fun trip. I feel very fortunate we were able to take this trip together. We were all itching to go somewhere after feeling a bit locked down due to Covid-19, and this worked out to be a trip where social distancing wasn't too big of a deal. It was fun seeing northern Idaho, because I have heard about it from my parents my whole life and wanted to see it. We all left big fans! Our trip turned out even better than I'd hoped and we came home with many new great memories.