Paddling North Idaho’s ‘Big Three’

Kayaker Julie Goltz explores the Echo Bay area at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille.  (PHOTO BY KENT LARSON)
Shallow water and ice in Lake Coeur d’Alene bays during December forced Julie Goltz to alter her kayak put-in and take-out spots.  (PHOTO BY KENT LARSON)
Julie Goltz celebrated her circumnavigation of Lake Pend Oreille in August.  (PHOTO BY KENT LARSON)
“Of course I had to paddle through the split rock, but it was tight,” said Julie Goltz about the eye-catching rock feature near Echo Bay at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille.  (PHOTO BY KENT LARSON)
While many people found themselves wandering in circles to get their bearings during the 2020 year of COVID-19, a Spokane retiree with a plastic kayak gave the pandemic a purpose.