EXPERIENCE CANADA.

What’s so amazing about Panorama? For some it’s the incredible adventures. For others, it’s the solace. There are those who stay to experience Canada in all its splendor. And there are those who visit because everything’s here. It’s our honour to share the resort with those looking for ‘more.’ miles north of Sandpoint. to Monarch Ridge, 278 passes Road 2710, leading to Johnson Point Vista, where the lake can be seen from 1,500 feet above. Beyond where 278 crests, Road 1066 goes left to an intersection with Roads 306 and 332. Road 306 drops into the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River, eventually leading to Interstate 90 at Kingston. Eventually.

Road 332, AKA “The High Drive,” goes southeast toward Buckskin Saddle, Delyle Ridge, and routes back to Clark Fork via Twin Creek (Road 1031) and Dry Creek (Road 2038). It also leads the other way, southwest along the Monarch Divide, roughly parallel to 278 and several thousand feet above. Many trails, motorized and not, connect the two, including one that tops out on Packsaddle Mountain, the westernmost high point of the Coeur d’ Alene Range.

The High Drive is huckleberry heaven. On warm August days, the smell of ripe berries leads pickers to patches. It is also rife with dispersed camp sites, but water is scarce on the ridge, so bring plenty.

From its intersection with 1006, 278 falls down Granite Creek to follow the lake shore past Whiskey Rock Campground and Cedar Creek community to Lakeview, a ghost-ish town with mining roots at Gold Creek. After Lakeview, Road 278 meanders through a labyrinth of routes back to high ground, so watch the map. For another grand view of the lake, take Road 2707 to the Bernard Overlook. Road 2707 merges again with 278, which finally joins with 332, which leads to Bunco Road and US 95 at Silverwood.

You can find your way home from there. Admittedly, this is a bare bones primer, with missing details. That’s part of the fun of exploration—and that’s what the map’s for, right?