Originally Posted by
volosong
I retire at the beginning of this upcoming March and will be relocating to the Coeur d'Alene area. Not CdA specifically, but a smaller town about five miles away. Ticks all the boxes. They do get snow, so during the long winter, it will either be cross-country skiing or I'll have to get a fat bike.
We've visited friends who live in CdA (Haydon Lake) a number of times. Based on personal observations and second hand accounts I would agree with all of your comments. Great cycling. And if you get tired of the local scenery, we're not that far away north of the 49 where your dollar travels much further (these days).