My Two Cents: Ride the Hiawatha Trail

The trail offers up some unique vistas. A group of riders takes a break to admire the view after exiting the 790 ft. long tunnel no. 21.

Trail riders pause to take in the view from one of the many trestles on the route.

This photo gives some idea of the view they are taking in.

John Bermel, 18, Smelterville, Idaho, wrangles bikes and bike racks at Lookout Pass Lodge. Without the trail conversion, he figures he would be working at McDonalds instead of enjoying the deer, moose and occasional elk that pass through his landscape behind the lodge.

Each of the cyclists waiting in this line for the s...