Every day I am amazed by North Idaho.  I cannot tire of the beauty around here (Sandpoint, specifically).  As I was reading the blogs of some of my "associates" on ActiveRain, I ran across Steve Loynd's picture blog he submitted yesterday of beautiful New Hampshire (one of my favorite spots in the world).  It happened to be another gorgeous day here, so I went out and took some shots myself.  

View from SCHWEITZER of the lake and Sandpoint below

I read Steve's blog while doing my Sunday floor duty at my office on Schweitzer Mountain Resort.  Literally, I stepped outside my door and snapped this shot looking down to the Sandpoint valley and out to Lake Pend Oreille (Kootenai Bay) in the distance.  Those are the Cabinet Mountains off on the hazy horizon.  It was a little quiet up there (they call this the shoulder season) but with this outside my door it's a pretty fine way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Schweitzer view from Lake Pend Oreille

This is the reverse view from the previous photo.  I came down to Lake Pend Oreille and took a shot of Schweitzer Mountain from Kootenai Bay.  (It is a little hazy today...)

Lake Pend Oreille, Kootenai Bay looking east

Still in Kootenai Bay on Lake Pend Oreille, I took this shot looking east at Kootenai Point on the left photo and out toward Bottle Bay on the right photo.  Lake Pend Oreille, by the way, is the largest lake in Idaho (43 miles long with 111 miles of shoreline.  Approximately 70% of the shoreline is state owned or owned by the railroad.  This insures the continuing pristine beauty of the lake.)  In addition, Lake Pend Oreille is the fifth deepest lake in the nation measuring depths over 1,158 feet!

One last shot of a wind storm coming in from the south.  When this lake gets wild, it is even more beautiful and mysterious.  It is my privilege to live in this spectacular environment and I give thanks every day.Lake Pend Oreille storm

(Gold Mountain sits off to the left and the town of Sandpoint rests on the shores of the lake on the right side (obliterated by the oncoming wind storm).

 

 

Kent Anderson, SRS, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Schweitzer Mountain

Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

Cell:  208-610-1201

Email:  ski7b@coldwellbanker.com

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14 Comments on Sandpoint, Idaho..."Come for the Mountain, Stay for the Lake!"

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Wow! I've seen a lot of fantastic places here in Colorado, but can't top the photos you've posted.

10:55am • #1
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Incredible pictures Kent. you are truly blessed to be around such wonder and amazement. I live in the Pocono Mountains and also give thanks for the beauty all around me. thanks for sharing.

 

10:58am • #2
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Jon - That says a lot.  I moved here from Aspen and some of the shots from the top of Independance Pass are hard to beat.  I did miss the water, though.  That's how I ended up here.

11:00am • #3
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Thanks, Rick - We ARE lucky to live in the mountains

11:12am • #4
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Kent you are killing me with these great pictures. I love it and have a great week.

11:59am • #5
145,576 Points 5 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Those are fantastic pictures, Kent.  Almost enough to make me consider leaving the mountains of North Carolina.  But tell me, how are the winters there? 

2:16pm • #6
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Hi Terry - Thanks for stopping by.  Lots of Texans up here with 2nd homes...think about it.

3:11pm • #7
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Kate - Winter is the best part.  Take a look at some of my other blogs from wintertime.  Winters are relatively mild here (we get the ocean effect from the Seattle area) and expect 300" of snow at Schweitzer each year.  Everyone loves the summer but most are anxiously awaiting winter.

3:18pm • #8
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Kent, those photos are awesome, Sandpoint is some amazing place, on the bucket list for sure. And please tell me in your first picture that it only looks like snow.... am I just paranoid? 

7:40pm • #9
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Andrea - I wish it was snow.  That's just the dirt parking lot which will soon have 12 feet of snowpack.

7:48pm • #10
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Hi Kent !!! Ha ! here I am !!

And what a pleasure when I can see breathtaking shots like these ... that last one is really ominous with that wind storm approaching !!!

Very cool shots my friend !!!!

Cheers !

Sheldon :o)

7:54pm • #11
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...and because I am such a devout ARer, I'm responding to you!  Thanks, Sheldon!  ...and thanks for checking in to my humble blog.

Cheers!

8:09pm • #12
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2009
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GOOD MORNING KENT!  Does your company have any job openings?!!  I sure could stand those views everyday! --Gab

6:31am • #13
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Hey Gab - Thanks for stopping by.  Tucson is pretty cool, also.  I love going there...plus the 4.5 tennis nationals is there every fall.

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