The "Blow You Away" Idaho-Tour - By Guest

There are many great sections of road on this route. I especially like riding between Riggins and Grangeville along the Salmon River and up White Bird Pass- High Speed Sweeping Curves! My other favorite is between I-90 and St Maries - this is Hwy 97 and it merges with Hwy 3 approx. 8m south of Harrison to take you to St Maries. This is a tight twisting road most of the way -- a favorite midweek morning ride. Hwy 5 takes you west to Hwy 95 at Plummer, ID. There is an error in the directions of the original post -- Take I-90 to Wolf lodge/Harrison/Hwy 97 exit south around Lake Coeur d' Alene, Not Hwy 95. Hwy 95 is a nice scenic ride from Coeur d'Alene, but it is a 2 to 4 lane Hwy and barley passes the lake to the west by cougar bay. Also the map shows taking Hwy 3 out of St Maries to Hwy 6 before reconnecting to Hwy 95 near Potlatch, ID. Either way you will have an excellent ride. Hwy 3 all the way down to Hwy 12 near Lewiston is a great back road. It's only a few miles to go back to the Junction of Hwy 12 and Hwy 95. Or as Jim posted you can ride up Hwy 12 to Kooskia and over to Grangeville. So May possibilities! Lodging can be found in McCall, Riggins (BW Salmon or the Riggins Motel are both Biker friendly) Grangeville, Lewiston, and Coeur d' Alene.