Thankfully there were a few days in Coeur d’Alene BEFORE the winds changed and they began blowing in from the east – bringing all the smoke from the fires in Montana, Wyoming and Canada with them;-(

One day was spent in Spokane golfing Indian Canyon, which came highly recommended by one of those ‘eclipse’ friends who grew up in the Spokane area.  Sandy did not lead us astray with this beautiful, well maintained municipal course.  Nor did he miss the mark with the lunch recommend in Spokane on the river – Clinkerdagger’s;-)

The 10th hole on this beautiful muni course adjacent to downtown Spokane, WA.

They even cued the train to give added color to photo opportunities.

And then the smoke blew in – – BLAH – – making the round of golf at Circling Raven much less scenic – –

The wildfire smoke was getting thick — kinda like golfing in fog.

In search of new experiences, we tried a lake dinner cruise on Lake Coeur d’Alene.  Interesting – but not a must do.  Not sure if it was the smoke or the ‘not too talkative’ captain (providing NO information on the lake) that left things a little flat.  The sun set did provide good opportunities for Gary and his camera.

The smoke did supply added color to the sunset – –

– – And – there was an almost full moon.

The fires in the west are many, producing large amounts of smoke blanketing the US  clear into the middle of country and creating VERY unhealthy air.  Below are two pictures taken four days apart showing Quackers’ view from the front of the Bus.  The first was before the smoke rolled in and the second is after – –

On an earlier day along a river, Quackers had a nice view downstream.

4 days later between Coeur d’Alene & Mt. Rainier Quackers’ view was very limited.

AND – we are breathing that stuff;-(

E & G hoping for clean, clear air and an end to the fires