Idaho into the Kootenays, BC

We left Coeur d'Alene and headed north towards Creston, BC.  The magnificent Idaho scenery continued but the road went from a 4-lane to a 2-land with wide shoulders to a very narrow paved road as we reached the Canadian border. The customs official was really friendly, which frankly was a pleasant surprise.  She even had us drive the bikes up together at the border crossing, an act we have been told off about before!! We went up the east side of Kookenee Lake with the snow capped Purcel Range on the right and the equally magnificent snow capped Selkirk Range on the left. The roads were tight and twisty and the heat was ferocious. At Kootenay Bay we took the ferry across the lake. It is the longest free ferry in North America. After docking we headed north to Kaslo along the west side of the lake. At Kaslo, we headed across the Selkirk range on steep twisty roads and ended the day in New Denver.