Sandwiched between Montana and Washington state, Idaho’s panhandle stretches from the wheat-gold hills of a fertile table called the Palouse to the green timbered mountains of British Columbia. Ancestral home of the Nez Percé, it is pure paradise for souls who crave to get away from everything but nature. North of Coeur d’Alene, the town of Sandpoint is an isle of natural beauty and cultural sophistication, with culinary beacons that range from two-fisted diners to pinkie-in-the-air artisan coffee houses and local fare from huckleberry mojitos to huckleberry pie.