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January 11, 2016: A Winter Day at Lake Coeur d'Alene

 

While my eyes were mostly focused on the treetops or scanning the sky looking for bald eagles, I did take a little time to look around and enjoy some of the beauty of Lake Coeur d'Alene.  It was a cold crisp winter day and the scenery was absolutely stunning!.  The lake is especially popular as a summer resort, but is probably more beautiful in the winter.

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Lake Coeur d'Alene is one of three large natural lakes in the Idaho panhandle and an equally popular place with locals and Hollywood celebrity-types.  The lake is too large and deep to freeze over, although its bays and creeks that flow into it do.  The snow melt along the cliffs forms some spectacular icicles. 

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