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A hop, skip and jump back to childhood

by KERRI THORESON
| November 12, 2025 1:00 AM

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took advantage of one of the last 70-degree sunny days to take a leisurely mid-week drive up the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River. As we approached the wooden one-way bridge to Old River Road, I pulled over and parked.

“Come on!” I said. “I want to take pictures in the middle of the bridge.” After 40 years together, Bert’s a good sport when I have bright ideas. I asked him to walk out to the middle of the bridge and then skip back to where I was standing so I could snap action shots. Admittedly, he did roll his eyes, but played along.

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