Podcasts and Home of the Brave The Pacific Northwest Trail

The Pacific Northwest Trail

Published: March 14, 2019, 3:28 p.m.

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Ron Strickland, father of the Pacific Northwest Trail.

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The PNT crosses the Kootenai River Valley, north of Sandpoint, Idaho.

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