Over the Hill: Should I be solo hiking?
Serene views from Dog Memorial Trail on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene.
HAILEY HILL/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — The west side of Canfield Mountain was quiet this past Monday. Quiet enough to hear just about anything.
As I trekked up the Dog Memorial Trail, I couldn’t help but stop once in a while to embrace the wholly natural ambiance. There was no white noise of ever-passing cars — which was a welcome surprise, as Canfield Mountain isn’t exactly remote. Chipmunks screamed at me a few times in the trees overhead. Fall was making its first appearances in the colors of the underbrush.
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