Hiawatha rail trail with my son

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My 10-year-old son and I rode the Hiawatha rail-trail recently. It was about 16.5 miles total riding, which was the longest either of us have ridden in a day. Not bad for me on my 29er, but my son was my hero doing it on a 24.

The trail is at the Montana-Idaho border between Coueur d’Alene and Missoula. Lots of great views and fun riding with multiple tunnels and trestles. More route info at: http://www.skilookout.com/hiawatha/

Nothing techical, but decent lights are necessary to avoid ruts in the tunnels. This would be a great Coker ride, and I definitely intend to go back and do the ride round trip (rather than use the shuttle) on my Big One.

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Thats realy cool that you muni with your son, especialy that distance!

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Thanks! Yeah, it’s a ton of fun riding with him. He actually does some single track with me, too.
I’m also working on getting my 12 and 9-year-olds riding.

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:smiley: thats awesome, looks fun!

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You are a very good father. I applaud you!

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Dude your kid is a beast. 16 plus miles on a 24" WOW!! Nice job.:smiley:

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Thanks. It was a bit much, he was definitely in pain by the end, but he bore it well and finished out the ride plenty strong.

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Thank you for posting it, it looks like an interesting ride! Oh please tell your son that I’m looking forward to riding that well :smiley: