What is a Fondo? It may sound like a car or something you eat but for Coeur d'Alene, its a giant bike race that's gaining national attention.

On Saturday, September 29, cyclists will fill the streets of downtown Coeur d'Alene for the 1st annual Coeur d' Fondo. It's a race where riders can choose from four different courses that range in mileages from 108 miles to a family friendly 15 miles. And at the end riders will be rewarded for the efforts at the the Coeur d'Alene Oktoberfest.  

And due to a large spike of interest nationwide, it's sure to be crowded downtown.

"When we first started out, we thought let's keep it small. Let's keep it to 200 to 500 riders," said race director Issac Mann. "But we got so many entires, we had to stop at 800."

Mann said the unanticipated spike is due to so much support from the area which led to the word being spread around the United States.  

"We have people from Alaska, Georgia, Ohio, Portland and California signing up for this race," said Mann.

You can see a map of the course and more about the race by going to http://cdagranfondo.com/

Chairlift rides can be a great part of the snow season, but now you can ride them one day for free at Schweitzer Mt. Resort.

On Saturday, June 30, the resort will offer free chairlift rides on the Great Escape Quad all day in honor of the grand opening of the resort's summer operations. There will also be a barbecue, climbing wall, Geocaching, tennis, zipline, wine tasting and free live music. 

For those that ride to the top on the chairlift, there will be refreshment and hiking. However, none of the biking trails will be open due to late season snowpack.

To look at the full schedule of events go to the Schweitzer summer site.

(Updated 4:08 p.m.) - Looking for a new way to get your adrenaline rush this summer? David DeRoos wants to strap you into a harness and send you soaring through the air, hundreds of feet above the ground.

DeRoos and his wife Bonnie are gearing up to open Silver Streak Zipline Tours in Wallace. Silver Streak offers a total of ten different runs, 3 miles of cable in all, spread out over 250 acres.

DeRoos got the idea for for the park on a trip to Central America, where he had the opportunity to try ziplining. He came back home wanting more, and found himself looking around his own property.

"When I'm up here working and I look from one point to the other, I think, 'That would be a great place to put a zip line.'" DeRoos says.

He started doing research, came up with a business plan, and Silver Streak was born.