Guided Outdoor Adventures in North Idaho
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Getting outdooors in North Idaho is what vacationing and living here are all about. Whether you are new to the area or enjoying a family vacation at one of our beautiful lakes, guided adventures let you enjoy the activity without any of the worry.
Imagine the exhilaration of hiking high in the mountains, cresting the ridgetop and looking down on a sparkling mountain lake nestled into a alpine meadow. The rugged Selkirk Mountains in the Idaho Panhandle offer a chance to hike in the native habitat of moose, elk, bear and eagles. Hiking trails wind through old growth forest, over cascading streams, through huckleberry patches and along mountain tops where the views go on forever. Local guides will enchant you with stories of early fur trappers and traders, mountain men and native americans that lived and walked these same trails.
Mountain biking in the Selkirks is easy with the help of the Great Escape Quad lift, whisking bicycles and their riders up the mountain with ease. For a
great family outing join a 19 mile downhill bike run from the top of the mountain to a private 6-acre ranch located on pristine Priest River. Spend the day enjoying a leisurely ride through spectacular scenery complete with a support vechicle, lunch at the ranch, swimming and playing in the river and van transportation back to your point of departure.
Of course with all this tumbling water around us, guided kayak adventures can be taylored for almost any level of enthusiast. Specially designed trips for beginners and young teens are 
available on beautiful Priest River using stable, inflateable kayaks and include just the right amount of fast and slow water to keep it fun.
TMI Tours of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho has complete details on these and many other guided outdoor adventures available in North Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. Contact Linda Bruno or Rhonda Sand for airfare, lodging and activities for your perfect vacation in the great state of Idaho. 1-800-975-7775 or info@tmitours.com
life while taking in fresh mountain air and scenery. For the more adventurous, saddle up a horse and take a guided trail ride across the meadows and streams that lace our backyard.
Already coming to Coeur d’Alene with a group or event? Let TMI Tours arrange activities for after-hours adventures or corporate team building. We offer a wide array of outdoor activities such as white water rafting, guided mountain bike or hiking adventures, fishing excursions, golfing, river floats and day-trips to Glacier National Park. 
shoreline and 40 intimate bays, Lake Coeur d’Alene is the Pacific Northwests most famous summer playground and resort destination. The surrounding area offers camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, watersports, beaches, parks and just about kind of outdoor activity you can think of.
Of course the best way to explore Lake Coeur d’Alene is from the water. Local companies will deliver a boat fully loaded with ski equiptment, lifevests, tubes and wakeboards. Rentals can run anywhere from 1/2 day to weekly, delivered to the lake for your convienience. Public docks are located at Coeur d’Alene, Harrison, Post Falls and at the great restaurants dotted around Lake Coeur d’Alene as well as State Parks and major points of interest.
Any vacation in North Idaho wouldn’t be complete without a day or two at our famous theme-park, Silverwood. Located between the resort town of Sandpoint, Idaho and Coeur d’Alene, this is an attraction that will keep the whole family busily entertained. Silverwood offers over 65 rides, shows and attractions from raging roller coasters plunging at 65 mph to carnival rides perfect for the little ones. Boulder Beach Water Park will keep you cool with wavepools, high velocity tubes and slides, toddlers attractions with fountains and geysers as well as a family-fun raft ride down a twisting mountain.
Guided fishing packages include your choice of 2, 3 or 4 nights accomodations in river-front log cabins. Local guides, well versed in the waters of the Upper Columbia, will meet you at the private dock to board your boat for an exciting day of fishing and fun. Non- fishermen and women can enjoy access to mountain bike trails, hiking, boating, swimming or shopping at local artisan studios.
movie, The Blues Brothers. Finishing off the evening will be the high energy Randy Oxford Band featuring Randy Oxford on the trombone and providing some inspirational dance music. Local favorites Nu Jack City, will be performing at the Shore Lounge both evenings providing R&B, Soul and Motown sounds to round out the fun. 
and offers great day and night activities. Try the Nightrider Snowmobile Dinner Tour which includes snowmobile rental for two, 3 hour snowmobile guided tour from 5:00pm -8:00pm and ends with a steak, chicken or salmon dinner at Bear Creek Lodge. Riding experience is not necessary.
Winter brings the most spectacular ocean storms ashore at the Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of British Columbia. Resorts cater to couples looking for a good storm, offering complimentary rain slickers and boots as well as floor to ceiling windows in their restaurants and lounges that face the raging sea. What could be better than beachcombing for treasure washed up after a great storm! Enjoy 2 night packages that include luxurious accomodations, rain gear for two, specialty ’stormwatchers’ coffees in the lounge and a 3-hour guided nature walk with a local naturalist. 
forever. The perfect romantic get-a-way includes a stay at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in their Signature Lake Tower rooms. Enjoy fireplace accomodations with fantastic lakeviews, champagne and strawberries upon arrival as well as dining credits and complimentary spa services. Be sure to take a stroll downtown for fun shopping and lively entertainment.
The mild climate of the Washington State wine country allows these tours to operate year round and the range of unique accomodations make this destination a perfect get-a-way for any couple. Imagine a resort poised 900 feet above the Columbia River surrounded by estate vineyards and fragrant orchards. Romance packages include 1 night in a cozy cliffehouse or cavern room, breakfast for two and a bottle of CaveB wine, signed by Winemaker Freddy Arrendondo. For the adventurous, enjoy a night in a Ranch style Bed and Breakfast that includes a wine-tasting tour on horseback. Enjoy a trail ride through the vineyards to nearby wineries, wine tasting at selected tasting rooms, a picnic lunch and free delivery of your wine purchases.
February 14th this year in Daytona Beach, Florida and I can’t think of a better place to visit in February. Packages include roundtrip airfare, rental car, tickets to the race and hotel accomodations. 
Home of Big Mountain Ski Resort, this beautiful resort town is the perfect place to begin exploration of the Flathead Valley by snowmobile. Extending from Whitefish to the west entrance of Glacier National Park, down to the north shore of Flathead Lake, this area offers over 200 miles of groomed trails and 2,000 miles of forest service roads. Riders will enjoy great hill climbs, powder play areas, wildlife viewing and spectacular ridgetop views of Glacier National Park and the Canadian Rockies. Trails lead through fir forests, snow-dusted canyons and wide bowls rimmed with icy ridges. Elevation of groomed trails begins just shy of 3,000 feet and reaches 7,000 feet in some areas.
Island Park sits in a vast caldera created by an ancient volcanic eruption, possibly the largest symmetrical caldera in the world. Located 30 short miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, Island Park is one of Idaho’s least restricted snowmobile areas. With an average annual snowfall of 229 inches and over 500 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, Island Park offers riding conditions for every level of snowmobile enthusiast. Horizons of snow-capped peaks beckon, powder blanketed valleys of white entice you off the groomed trails and the breathtaking scenery will stop you in your tracks.
downtown where you can start your trip with a hearty breakfast and continue out to the over 250 miles of groomed trails along the Idaho/Montana border. Sandpoint is a quick 45 minute drive north and has many well groomed trails higher than 7,000 feet in the Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet Mountains Ranges. Also the home to Schweitzer Ski Resort, it offers great family entertainment and back country guided snowmobile tours. 75 miles north of Coeur dAlene lies pristine Priest Lake with an additional 700 miles of groomed trail, mostly forest service roads ranging in elevation from 2,500 to 6,500 feet. From this area you can ride to the Idaho/Canada border by back country.
This delightful group of user-friendly, primitive hot springs awaits you at the end of a short 1 mile hike through beautiful forest along the east bank of Warm Springs Creek. The trailhead is located off U.S. 12 at Warm Springs Park and the 1 mile hike is easy on a 2 person-wide path. Hot water tumbles into several creekside rock pools and further up the path is a meadow with groups of shallow soaking pools. 
pools reached by a short, steep path. Parking is off U.S. 12 at mile marker 142 at a deep turnout on the inland side of the highway. The unmarked, unmaintained path follows the west side of the creek closely.
You are going to have to do some hiking to reach this one-a series of delightful rock and log soaking pools in Huckleberry Creek canyon at the end of a rugged 5.5 mile trail in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Natural mineral water flows out of a canyon bank, tumbling through a series of log and rock pools. There are spacious campsites for backpackers near the springs and a drive-in campground located at the trailhead. Turn off U.S. 12 at the Wilderness Gateway Campgound, through the campground to the trailhead sign for Trail 211 near the bridge. Follow Trail 211 for 4.5 miles and then Trail 221 for another mile to a large open meadow containing the hot springs pools.
TMI Tours is offering early-bird packages for the winter season, starting December 26, 2009-March 15, 2010. Reservations purchased before October 1st will save 10% off the regular season rates. Whether you are a seasoned sledder or trying this sport for the first time, we have packages that are perfect for you.
For the seasoned rider we offer a 4 day/3 night package including meals, lodging and a map of the Seeley Lake Groomed Trail system. Snowmobile rentals can be added or you can bring your own but you’ll still enjoy a trail lunch daily with ranch-style breakfast and dinner in the main lodge and the same great accomodations.