The whole idea and concept of Pine Street Woods was how to get people outside. We had some surveys
that were telling us that during the winter time 70 percent of children were not getting
outside in a meaningful way. We are outside all the time and we love being outside but for some people
just the fear of being out in the woods that makes people uncomfortable. There's a lot of places in
Sandpoint many of our trails go straight up, and so for people that really need a gentle
introduction to nature those trails don't make it possible. Eight years ago we approached the
person the family that had this property and talk to them about the potential of Kaniksu
Land Trust purchasing this with the help of our community, and so that we could keep it open for
everybody that lives here everybody that visits here forever and ever.
So here we are. This is Pine Street Woods. This is a pretty incredible place. It's in Sandpoint,
well technically Dover but basically Sandpoint, and this is 180 acres so far, 19 miles of trail.
You can come here, you can snowshoe, you can walk, you can hike, you can fat bike ride,
you can cross country ski, and it was the community of Sandpoint that has banded together and they've
through a land trust bought this land and they continue to add to it and it's free and
it's just here for the community and to help people get outside and experience the winter.
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There are some days when it all comes together,
the weather, the activity, the destination and it's just perfect. And then there are days like this.
When it just gets darker and darker and darker and the sky is dwindling and the sun is dwindling.
Days like this are challenging to be creative and to keep your energy up.
So here we are. This is Western Pleasure guest ranch. I think sometimes we forget that
Idaho is the west this is the wild west and this is an incredible place.
So cozy, so comfy. Always a fire and just this huge lodge and cabins, rooms upstairs, downstairs. There's
a hot tub, there's billiards, there's kind of this lounge room, entertainment room, there's snowshoeing
and sleigh rides and coffee is always on and this is really cool. Especially in today's day and age i
think people are trying to get away more kind of just hide away camp out for their vacations and
this is the place to do it. To get off the grid disappear for a while and what a cool spot to do
it. So unique you know I woke up this morning to the snowy mist and turkeys gobbling outside and
a warm fire on the hearth and coffee ready to go. They actually use the same coffee from the
coffee shop we visited here Evans Brothers which is a local spot in downtown Sandpoint.
And this place is only 30 minutes from downtown Sandpoint so
you have everything that Sandpoint has to offer in terms of the outdoors and
a place like Pine Woods and you can just pop back here and hide away in your very own dude ranch.
I could just do that all day just sit by the fire, sip some coffee, play some cribbage, relax
and then go have a snowshoe or a sleigh ride when i feel like it.