July 8, 2015
We drove about 60 miles to Lake Goodwin RV Park north of Everett. This place looked good on line and in a conversation I had with the owner. Both were very incorrect. There were a lot of long term campers staying in older beat up rigs. Most of the campers were there for longer vacations and had a lot of gear around their site. It was a mess. No need to return to this place. We spent the day catching up on our blog and enjoying the warm day.
July 9, 2015
After breakfast we drove to Deception Pass State Park and the Cranberry Lake area near Anacortes. Gail had gone there many times growing up and I had been there a few times so we wanted to revisit the area. It is a very nice park and the sites have limited amenities, no sewer hook ups. Then we went into Anacortes for lunch at the Brown Lantern Pub. We each ordered sandwiches of which we each ate half so we could trade and have for dinner. That's a creative way to have enough to eat and cut food costs and have a diverse menu. We seniors don't need a huge pub sandwich for one meal anyway,
Tomorrow it's on to Winthrop.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Lake Goodwin
July 8, 2015
We drove about 60 miles to Lake Goodwin RV Park north of Everett. This place looked good on line and in a conversation I had with the owner. Both were very incorrect. There were a lot of long term campers staying in older beat up rigs. Most of the campers were there for longer vacations and had a lot of gear around their site. It was a mess. No need to return to this place. We spent the day catching up on our blog and enjoying the warm day.
July 9, 2015
After breakfast we drove to Deception Pass State Park and the Cranberry Lake area near Anacortes. Gail had gone there many times growing up and I had been there a few times so we wanted to revisit the area. It is a very nice park and the sites have limited amenities, no sewer hook ups. Then we went into Anacortes for lunch at the Brown Lantern Pub. We each ordered sandwiches of which we each ate half so we could trade and have for dinner. That's a creative way to have enough to eat and cut food costs and have a diverse menu. We seniors don't need a huge pub sandwich for one meal anyway,
Tomorrow it's on to Winthrop.
We drove about 60 miles to Lake Goodwin RV Park north of Everett. This place looked good on line and in a conversation I had with the owner. Both were very incorrect. There were a lot of long term campers staying in older beat up rigs. Most of the campers were there for longer vacations and had a lot of gear around their site. It was a mess. No need to return to this place. We spent the day catching up on our blog and enjoying the warm day.
July 9, 2015
After breakfast we drove to Deception Pass State Park and the Cranberry Lake area near Anacortes. Gail had gone there many times growing up and I had been there a few times so we wanted to revisit the area. It is a very nice park and the sites have limited amenities, no sewer hook ups. Then we went into Anacortes for lunch at the Brown Lantern Pub. We each ordered sandwiches of which we each ate half so we could trade and have for dinner. That's a creative way to have enough to eat and cut food costs and have a diverse menu. We seniors don't need a huge pub sandwich for one meal anyway,
Tomorrow it's on to Winthrop.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Maryhill State Park
June 22, 2015
We left in the AM heading for Maryhill State Park for four nights. It was about 90 when we arrived and was going to be hotter during the week. We knew this but with the Columbia River right next to our site and the wind we would be okay.
June 23, 2015
After breakfast we went to Maryhill Winery which is one of our favorites. After some tasting and purchasing we went to Hood River to have lunch at Horse Feathers, a favorite of ours. It was closed for remodeling so we went to Full Sail Brewery for lunch, but not before stopping at Naked Winery to taste and see if it is a gimmick winery. Nope, they have nice wines so we bought a bottle.Then it was back to the park to sit by the river because it was very hot, mid 90's. We collected some rocks, even an agate, to take home. Virtually all the rocks are round and flat in that area. After dinner we sat out trying to enjoy the cooling night weather.
June 24, 2015
There was a skate boarding event called the Maryhill Festival of Speed gearing up while we were there. It is on a road that is down hill for 2 miles with 22 curves. After lunch we went to the course to watch some of the practicing. Those people are insane. Their protective gear was worn, torn, and beat up. The event was over the weekend which was forecasted to be over 105 degrees. We went back to the park after watching a bit and decided to cut this visit a day short and go home a day early.
June 25, 2015
We were up and on the road bright and early to beat the heat. We got home before 1 to more reasonable heat and our home.
We left in the AM heading for Maryhill State Park for four nights. It was about 90 when we arrived and was going to be hotter during the week. We knew this but with the Columbia River right next to our site and the wind we would be okay.
June 23, 2015
After breakfast we went to Maryhill Winery which is one of our favorites. After some tasting and purchasing we went to Hood River to have lunch at Horse Feathers, a favorite of ours. It was closed for remodeling so we went to Full Sail Brewery for lunch, but not before stopping at Naked Winery to taste and see if it is a gimmick winery. Nope, they have nice wines so we bought a bottle.Then it was back to the park to sit by the river because it was very hot, mid 90's. We collected some rocks, even an agate, to take home. Virtually all the rocks are round and flat in that area. After dinner we sat out trying to enjoy the cooling night weather.
June 24, 2015
There was a skate boarding event called the Maryhill Festival of Speed gearing up while we were there. It is on a road that is down hill for 2 miles with 22 curves. After lunch we went to the course to watch some of the practicing. Those people are insane. Their protective gear was worn, torn, and beat up. The event was over the weekend which was forecasted to be over 105 degrees. We went back to the park after watching a bit and decided to cut this visit a day short and go home a day early.
June 25, 2015
We were up and on the road bright and early to beat the heat. We got home before 1 to more reasonable heat and our home.
Maryhill State Park
June 22, 2015
We left in the AM heading for Maryhill State Park for four nights. It was about 90 when we arrived and was going to be hotter during the week. We knew this but with the Columbia River right next to our site and the wind we would be okay.
June 23, 2015
After breakfast we went to Maryhill Winery which is one of our favorites. After some tasting and purchasing we went to Hood River to have lunch at Horse Feathers, a favorite of ours. It was closed for remodeling so we went to Full Sail Brewery for lunch, but not before stopping at Naked Winery to taste and see if it is a gimmick winery. Nope, they have nice wines so we bought a bottle.Then it was back to the park to sit by the river because it was very hot, mid 90's. We collected some rocks, even an agate, to take home. Virtually all the rocks are round and flat in that area. After dinner we sat out trying to enjoy the cooling night weather.
June 24, 2015
There was a skate boarding event called the Maryhill Festival of Speed gearing up while we were there. It is on a road that is down hill for 2 miles with 22 curves. After lunch we went to the course to watch some of the practicing. Those people are insane. Their protective gear was worn, torn, and beat up. The event was over the weekend which was forecasted to be over 105 degrees. We went back to the park after watching a bit and decided to cut this visit a day short and go home a day early.
June 25, 2015
We were up and on the road bright and early to beat the heat. We got home before 1 to more reasonable heat and our home.
We left in the AM heading for Maryhill State Park for four nights. It was about 90 when we arrived and was going to be hotter during the week. We knew this but with the Columbia River right next to our site and the wind we would be okay.
June 23, 2015
After breakfast we went to Maryhill Winery which is one of our favorites. After some tasting and purchasing we went to Hood River to have lunch at Horse Feathers, a favorite of ours. It was closed for remodeling so we went to Full Sail Brewery for lunch, but not before stopping at Naked Winery to taste and see if it is a gimmick winery. Nope, they have nice wines so we bought a bottle.Then it was back to the park to sit by the river because it was very hot, mid 90's. We collected some rocks, even an agate, to take home. Virtually all the rocks are round and flat in that area. After dinner we sat out trying to enjoy the cooling night weather.
June 24, 2015
There was a skate boarding event called the Maryhill Festival of Speed gearing up while we were there. It is on a road that is down hill for 2 miles with 22 curves. After lunch we went to the course to watch some of the practicing. Those people are insane. Their protective gear was worn, torn, and beat up. The event was over the weekend which was forecasted to be over 105 degrees. We went back to the park after watching a bit and decided to cut this visit a day short and go home a day early.
June 25, 2015
We were up and on the road bright and early to beat the heat. We got home before 1 to more reasonable heat and our home.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Missoula and Post Falls
June 14, 2015
We drove about 300 miles to Missoula for the for the night. We stayed in the same park as we did on the way to Mt Rushmore.
June 15, 2015
It was about 175 miles to Post Falls, ID for the last night of our trip We went out to dinner at Capones Bar and Grill, one of the places we like to go when in the area. It was a nice warm evening so we sat out after dinner enjoying the stay.
June 16, 2015
We got home in the early afternoon to unpack and get get settled in until Monday when we head out again.
We drove about 300 miles to Missoula for the for the night. We stayed in the same park as we did on the way to Mt Rushmore.
June 15, 2015
It was about 175 miles to Post Falls, ID for the last night of our trip We went out to dinner at Capones Bar and Grill, one of the places we like to go when in the area. It was a nice warm evening so we sat out after dinner enjoying the stay.
June 16, 2015
We got home in the early afternoon to unpack and get get settled in until Monday when we head out again.
Missoula and Post Falls
June 14, 2015
We drove about 300 miles to Missoula for the for the night. We stayed in the same park as we did on the way to Mt Rushmore.
June 15, 2015
It was about 175 miles to Post Falls, ID for the last night of our trip We went out to dinner at Capones Bar and Grill, one of the places we like to go when in the area. It was a nice warm evening so we sat out after dinner enjoying the stay.
June 16, 2015
We got home in the early afternoon to unpack and get get settled in until Monday when we head out again.
We drove about 300 miles to Missoula for the for the night. We stayed in the same park as we did on the way to Mt Rushmore.
June 15, 2015
It was about 175 miles to Post Falls, ID for the last night of our trip We went out to dinner at Capones Bar and Grill, one of the places we like to go when in the area. It was a nice warm evening so we sat out after dinner enjoying the stay.
June 16, 2015
We got home in the early afternoon to unpack and get get settled in until Monday when we head out again.
Gardiner, MT/ Yellowstone
June 9, 2015
On our way to Worland, WY we drove through the Big Horn Mountains over Powder River Pass which is almost 10,000 ft high. The views were amazing. It was one of the most beautiful passes we have traveled. The peaks along the pass are as high as 13,000 ft. The RV park in Worland was nice and clean and the owners were great. We sat out watching distant thunder storms until about 10:30.
June 10, 2015
Up and on the road before 9. We drove through Cody, WY to get to the east gate of Yellowstone and through the park to Gardiner, MT and our RV park. There was about 6 miles of road construction on the west side of the park that was awful. It was rough, dirty, muddy and narrow with multiple places where it was one lane. The truck and trailer were a mess. We did see some elk and bison on the route. After getting set up I cleaned the vehicles up a little and we sat around and had dinner and sat out until about 10:30.
June 11, 2015
After breakfast we hit the road into Yellowstone and ventured into the north and eastern sections of the park. On the way traffic was stopped dead in both directions for some reason. We went into the oncoming direction to get through it and found that people in buses, cars, and RVs were interested in seeing a mama black bear and her two cubs. We got a glimpse of them as we were going through.
There are a lot of spectacular water falls in the park. Here is one and after we walked a bit farther we saw some mountain goats across the gorge from us.
We stopped at Tower Falls and hiked to the viewpoint. Then we continued south and west to the canyon center and headed for Old Faithful. It was a very long drive with people stopping to take pictures of bison and elk by the road.
Old Faithful erupted about 30 minutes after we arrived and it was spectacular.
Then it was back to the RV park via the same crappy road I mentioned earlier. It wasn't quite as bad because we weren't towing the trailer but still over a 50 mile drive. We had a nice dinner and sat out again enjoying the nice weather.
June 12, 2015
In mid morning we headed back into Yellowstone and drove to Wraith Falls trail head. It was a nice 1 mile hike to the falls and back. The falls are not real high but are wide and shallow giving the water going over a rippling look as it goes over the rocks and downed trees. Then we went to Mammoth Springs and walked the boardwalk looking at the various springs and colors they have due to all the minerals in the water. The surrounding area has so much calcite in it it looks like a snow field. Overall pretty impressive. The day was nice and sunny until later in the afternoon some clouds came and we had an impressive thunder storm with hard rain following it. No fireplace this night.
June 14, 2015
We slept in this morning and had a good breakfast. We decided to not fight the weekend crowds in the park today. I looked it up and there is an average of almost 18,000 per day in Yellowstone in June. We could see the north gate from our site and there was a lineup of buses, cars and RV's all day. We went into the town of Gardiner, MT to check out the shops and other businesses. There was the usual shops with souvenirs, t-shirts and the like, an art gallery. a leather goods store and some restaurants. We stopped at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill on the Yellowstone River for a beer and a snack.There was a group of 20 or more bikers there from Strassbourgh, France. We spoke to one of them and learned that they flew into Denver and rented Harleys for a tour of several national parks on their 3600 mile, 14 day trip. It was interesting talking to them. We then went to K Pizza to have a late lunch and take leftovers back to the trailer. It was a sunny and fun day. We sat out by the fire after dinner until about 10 and then in to bed to rest up for our 290 drive to Missoula in the morning.
On our way to Worland, WY we drove through the Big Horn Mountains over Powder River Pass which is almost 10,000 ft high. The views were amazing. It was one of the most beautiful passes we have traveled. The peaks along the pass are as high as 13,000 ft. The RV park in Worland was nice and clean and the owners were great. We sat out watching distant thunder storms until about 10:30.
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| Thunder heads |
June 10, 2015
Up and on the road before 9. We drove through Cody, WY to get to the east gate of Yellowstone and through the park to Gardiner, MT and our RV park. There was about 6 miles of road construction on the west side of the park that was awful. It was rough, dirty, muddy and narrow with multiple places where it was one lane. The truck and trailer were a mess. We did see some elk and bison on the route. After getting set up I cleaned the vehicles up a little and we sat around and had dinner and sat out until about 10:30.
June 11, 2015
After breakfast we hit the road into Yellowstone and ventured into the north and eastern sections of the park. On the way traffic was stopped dead in both directions for some reason. We went into the oncoming direction to get through it and found that people in buses, cars, and RVs were interested in seeing a mama black bear and her two cubs. We got a glimpse of them as we were going through.
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| Mama bear |
We stopped at Tower Falls and hiked to the viewpoint. Then we continued south and west to the canyon center and headed for Old Faithful. It was a very long drive with people stopping to take pictures of bison and elk by the road.
Old Faithful erupted about 30 minutes after we arrived and it was spectacular.
Then it was back to the RV park via the same crappy road I mentioned earlier. It wasn't quite as bad because we weren't towing the trailer but still over a 50 mile drive. We had a nice dinner and sat out again enjoying the nice weather.
June 12, 2015
In mid morning we headed back into Yellowstone and drove to Wraith Falls trail head. It was a nice 1 mile hike to the falls and back. The falls are not real high but are wide and shallow giving the water going over a rippling look as it goes over the rocks and downed trees. Then we went to Mammoth Springs and walked the boardwalk looking at the various springs and colors they have due to all the minerals in the water. The surrounding area has so much calcite in it it looks like a snow field. Overall pretty impressive. The day was nice and sunny until later in the afternoon some clouds came and we had an impressive thunder storm with hard rain following it. No fireplace this night.
June 14, 2015
We slept in this morning and had a good breakfast. We decided to not fight the weekend crowds in the park today. I looked it up and there is an average of almost 18,000 per day in Yellowstone in June. We could see the north gate from our site and there was a lineup of buses, cars and RV's all day. We went into the town of Gardiner, MT to check out the shops and other businesses. There was the usual shops with souvenirs, t-shirts and the like, an art gallery. a leather goods store and some restaurants. We stopped at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill on the Yellowstone River for a beer and a snack.There was a group of 20 or more bikers there from Strassbourgh, France. We spoke to one of them and learned that they flew into Denver and rented Harleys for a tour of several national parks on their 3600 mile, 14 day trip. It was interesting talking to them. We then went to K Pizza to have a late lunch and take leftovers back to the trailer. It was a sunny and fun day. We sat out by the fire after dinner until about 10 and then in to bed to rest up for our 290 drive to Missoula in the morning.
Gardiner, MT/ Yellowstone
June 9, 2015
On our way to Worland, WY we drove through the Big Horn Mountains over Powder River Pass which is almost 10,000 ft high. The views were amazing. It was one of the most beautiful passes we have traveled. The peaks along the pass are as high as 13,000 ft. The RV park in Worland was nice and clean and the owners were great. We sat out watching distant thunder storms until about 10:30.
June 10, 2015
Up and on the road before 9. We drove through Cody, WY to get to the east gate of Yellowstone and through the park to Gardiner, MT and our RV park. There was about 6 miles of road construction on the west side of the park that was awful. It was rough, dirty, muddy and narrow with multiple places where it was one lane. The truck and trailer were a mess. We did see some elk and bison on the route. After getting set up I cleaned the vehicles up a little and we sat around and had dinner and sat out until about 10:30.
June 11, 2015
After breakfast we hit the road into Yellowstone and ventured into the north and eastern sections of the park. On the way traffic was stopped dead in both directions for some reason. We went into the oncoming direction to get through it and found that people in buses, cars, and RVs were interested in seeing a mama black bear and her two cubs. We got a glimpse of them as we were going through.
There are a lot of spectacular water falls in the park. Here is one and after we walked a bit farther we saw some mountain goats across the gorge from us.
We stopped at Tower Falls and hiked to the viewpoint. Then we continued south and west to the canyon center and headed for Old Faithful. It was a very long drive with people stopping to take pictures of bison and elk by the road.
Old Faithful erupted about 30 minutes after we arrived and it was spectacular.
Then it was back to the RV park via the same crappy road I mentioned earlier. It wasn't quite as bad because we weren't towing the trailer but still over a 50 mile drive. We had a nice dinner and sat out again enjoying the nice weather.
June 12, 2015
In mid morning we headed back into Yellowstone and drove to Wraith Falls trail head. It was a nice 1 mile hike to the falls and back. The falls are not real high but are wide and shallow giving the water going over a rippling look as it goes over the rocks and downed trees. Then we went to Mammoth Springs and walked the boardwalk looking at the various springs and colors they have due to all the minerals in the water. The surrounding area has so much calcite in it it looks like a snow field. Overall pretty impressive. The day was nice and sunny until later in the afternoon some clouds came and we had an impressive thunder storm with hard rain following it. No fireplace this night.
June 14, 2015
We slept in this morning and had a good breakfast. We decided to not fight the weekend crowds in the park today. I looked it up and there is an average of almost 18,000 per day in Yellowstone in June. We could see the north gate from our site and there was a lineup of buses, cars and RV's all day. We went into the town of Gardiner, MT to check out the shops and other businesses. There was the usual shops with souvenirs, t-shirts and the like, an art gallery. a leather goods store and some restaurants. We stopped at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill on the Yellowstone River for a beer and a snack.There was a group of 20 or more bikers there from Strassbourgh, France. We spoke to one of them and learned that they flew into Denver and rented Harleys for a tour of several national parks on their 3600 mile, 14 day trip. It was interesting talking to them. We then went to K Pizza to have a late lunch and take leftovers back to the trailer. It was a sunny and fun day. We sat out by the fire after dinner until about 10 and then in to bed to rest up for our 290 drive to Missoula in the morning.
On our way to Worland, WY we drove through the Big Horn Mountains over Powder River Pass which is almost 10,000 ft high. The views were amazing. It was one of the most beautiful passes we have traveled. The peaks along the pass are as high as 13,000 ft. The RV park in Worland was nice and clean and the owners were great. We sat out watching distant thunder storms until about 10:30.
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| Thunder heads |
June 10, 2015
Up and on the road before 9. We drove through Cody, WY to get to the east gate of Yellowstone and through the park to Gardiner, MT and our RV park. There was about 6 miles of road construction on the west side of the park that was awful. It was rough, dirty, muddy and narrow with multiple places where it was one lane. The truck and trailer were a mess. We did see some elk and bison on the route. After getting set up I cleaned the vehicles up a little and we sat around and had dinner and sat out until about 10:30.
June 11, 2015
After breakfast we hit the road into Yellowstone and ventured into the north and eastern sections of the park. On the way traffic was stopped dead in both directions for some reason. We went into the oncoming direction to get through it and found that people in buses, cars, and RVs were interested in seeing a mama black bear and her two cubs. We got a glimpse of them as we were going through.
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| Mama bear |
We stopped at Tower Falls and hiked to the viewpoint. Then we continued south and west to the canyon center and headed for Old Faithful. It was a very long drive with people stopping to take pictures of bison and elk by the road.
Old Faithful erupted about 30 minutes after we arrived and it was spectacular.
Then it was back to the RV park via the same crappy road I mentioned earlier. It wasn't quite as bad because we weren't towing the trailer but still over a 50 mile drive. We had a nice dinner and sat out again enjoying the nice weather.
June 12, 2015
In mid morning we headed back into Yellowstone and drove to Wraith Falls trail head. It was a nice 1 mile hike to the falls and back. The falls are not real high but are wide and shallow giving the water going over a rippling look as it goes over the rocks and downed trees. Then we went to Mammoth Springs and walked the boardwalk looking at the various springs and colors they have due to all the minerals in the water. The surrounding area has so much calcite in it it looks like a snow field. Overall pretty impressive. The day was nice and sunny until later in the afternoon some clouds came and we had an impressive thunder storm with hard rain following it. No fireplace this night.
June 14, 2015
We slept in this morning and had a good breakfast. We decided to not fight the weekend crowds in the park today. I looked it up and there is an average of almost 18,000 per day in Yellowstone in June. We could see the north gate from our site and there was a lineup of buses, cars and RV's all day. We went into the town of Gardiner, MT to check out the shops and other businesses. There was the usual shops with souvenirs, t-shirts and the like, an art gallery. a leather goods store and some restaurants. We stopped at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill on the Yellowstone River for a beer and a snack.There was a group of 20 or more bikers there from Strassbourgh, France. We spoke to one of them and learned that they flew into Denver and rented Harleys for a tour of several national parks on their 3600 mile, 14 day trip. It was interesting talking to them. We then went to K Pizza to have a late lunch and take leftovers back to the trailer. It was a sunny and fun day. We sat out by the fire after dinner until about 10 and then in to bed to rest up for our 290 drive to Missoula in the morning.
Rapid City , SD
June 3, 2015
We left Kent just after noon, destination Rapid City SD, eventually We spent the night in Moses Lake. We spent the night of the fourth in Missoula, MT. We spent the of the fifth in Billings, MT. We arrived in Rapid City, SD on the sixth. A drive of almost 1300 miles in total. We are sure there is a more direct route than we took but that would be too easy. A little sarcasm there. We stayed 3 nights at Hart Ranch just south of Rapid City. It's a large beautiful park that has everything needed, except the first day, nicer weather. It was cloudy and windy with some thunder in the distance. The forecast is good for our three nights here. We had a nice dinner and sat out by the fire until about 11. Tomorrow out to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and the city of Custer.
June 7, 2015
After a good breakfast we drove about 20 miles in the sun to Mt Rushmore. This is our first time here and we were impressed. We hiked about 250 steps to the closest point you can go to view the faces.
We were going to go see the Crazy Horse Monument but they charge $11 each to visit the site and charge for virtually everything once you get in. We could see all we wanted to from the road.
Then it was on to the town of Custer. It was a beautiful day so there were lots of motorcycles on the road and in town. Gail commented that as noisy as it was here it must be a constant roar at Sturgis in August with hundreds more bikes going through town.
June 8, 2015
We left the park mid morning to see Deadwood, SD. We walked the town which is full of historical facts about the town and it's residents. There were many stores selling t-shirts and other memorabilia. quite a few of the businesses were closed for renovation prior to the tourist season. We didn't hang around for the traditional street gun fights because they are later in the afternoon. Some of the old hotels and casinos were pretty nice. Then it was off to Sturgis. Not much going on at this time year. We went to the Knuckle Saloon for lunch. It's hard to imagine how crazy this place could be during the motorcycle rally. Especially this year since it will be the 75th year.
Then back to the park to do some laundry and chill. I went to the pool for a quick refreshing dip. We had a simple dinner and sat out by the fireplace. Tomorrow is a travel day to Worland, WY for one night.
We left Kent just after noon, destination Rapid City SD, eventually We spent the night in Moses Lake. We spent the night of the fourth in Missoula, MT. We spent the of the fifth in Billings, MT. We arrived in Rapid City, SD on the sixth. A drive of almost 1300 miles in total. We are sure there is a more direct route than we took but that would be too easy. A little sarcasm there. We stayed 3 nights at Hart Ranch just south of Rapid City. It's a large beautiful park that has everything needed, except the first day, nicer weather. It was cloudy and windy with some thunder in the distance. The forecast is good for our three nights here. We had a nice dinner and sat out by the fire until about 11. Tomorrow out to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and the city of Custer.
June 7, 2015
After a good breakfast we drove about 20 miles in the sun to Mt Rushmore. This is our first time here and we were impressed. We hiked about 250 steps to the closest point you can go to view the faces.
We were going to go see the Crazy Horse Monument but they charge $11 each to visit the site and charge for virtually everything once you get in. We could see all we wanted to from the road.
Then it was on to the town of Custer. It was a beautiful day so there were lots of motorcycles on the road and in town. Gail commented that as noisy as it was here it must be a constant roar at Sturgis in August with hundreds more bikes going through town.
June 8, 2015
We left the park mid morning to see Deadwood, SD. We walked the town which is full of historical facts about the town and it's residents. There were many stores selling t-shirts and other memorabilia. quite a few of the businesses were closed for renovation prior to the tourist season. We didn't hang around for the traditional street gun fights because they are later in the afternoon. Some of the old hotels and casinos were pretty nice. Then it was off to Sturgis. Not much going on at this time year. We went to the Knuckle Saloon for lunch. It's hard to imagine how crazy this place could be during the motorcycle rally. Especially this year since it will be the 75th year.
Then back to the park to do some laundry and chill. I went to the pool for a quick refreshing dip. We had a simple dinner and sat out by the fireplace. Tomorrow is a travel day to Worland, WY for one night.
Rapid City , SD
June 3, 2015
We left Kent just after noon, destination Rapid City SD, eventually We spent the night in Moses Lake. We spent the night of the fourth in Missoula, MT. We spent the of the fifth in Billings, MT. We arrived in Rapid City, SD on the sixth. A drive of almost 1300 miles in total. We are sure there is a more direct route than we took but that would be too easy. A little sarcasm there. We stayed 3 nights at Hart Ranch just south of Rapid City. It's a large beautiful park that has everything needed, except the first day, nicer weather. It was cloudy and windy with some thunder in the distance. The forecast is good for our three nights here. We had a nice dinner and sat out by the fire until about 11. Tomorrow out to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and the city of Custer.
June 7, 2015
After a good breakfast we drove about 20 miles in the sun to Mt Rushmore. This is our first time here and we were impressed. We hiked about 250 steps to the closest point you can go to view the faces.
We were going to go see the Crazy Horse Monument but they charge $11 each to visit the site and charge for virtually everything once you get in. We could see all we wanted to from the road.
Then it was on to the town of Custer. It was a beautiful day so there were lots of motorcycles on the road and in town. Gail commented that as noisy as it was here it must be a constant roar at Sturgis in August with hundreds more bikes going through town.
June 8, 2015
We left the park mid morning to see Deadwood, SD. We walked the town which is full of historical facts about the town and it's residents. There were many stores selling t-shirts and other memorabilia. quite a few of the businesses were closed for renovation prior to the tourist season. We didn't hang around for the traditional street gun fights because they are later in the afternoon. Some of the old hotels and casinos were pretty nice. Then it was off to Sturgis. Not much going on at this time year. We went to the Knuckle Saloon for lunch. It's hard to imagine how crazy this place could be during the motorcycle rally. Especially this year since it will be the 75th year.
Then back to the park to do some laundry and chill. I went to the pool for a quick refreshing dip. We had a simple dinner and sat out by the fireplace. Tomorrow is a travel day to Worland, WY for one night.
We left Kent just after noon, destination Rapid City SD, eventually We spent the night in Moses Lake. We spent the night of the fourth in Missoula, MT. We spent the of the fifth in Billings, MT. We arrived in Rapid City, SD on the sixth. A drive of almost 1300 miles in total. We are sure there is a more direct route than we took but that would be too easy. A little sarcasm there. We stayed 3 nights at Hart Ranch just south of Rapid City. It's a large beautiful park that has everything needed, except the first day, nicer weather. It was cloudy and windy with some thunder in the distance. The forecast is good for our three nights here. We had a nice dinner and sat out by the fire until about 11. Tomorrow out to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument and the city of Custer.
June 7, 2015
After a good breakfast we drove about 20 miles in the sun to Mt Rushmore. This is our first time here and we were impressed. We hiked about 250 steps to the closest point you can go to view the faces.
We were going to go see the Crazy Horse Monument but they charge $11 each to visit the site and charge for virtually everything once you get in. We could see all we wanted to from the road.
Then it was on to the town of Custer. It was a beautiful day so there were lots of motorcycles on the road and in town. Gail commented that as noisy as it was here it must be a constant roar at Sturgis in August with hundreds more bikes going through town.
June 8, 2015
We left the park mid morning to see Deadwood, SD. We walked the town which is full of historical facts about the town and it's residents. There were many stores selling t-shirts and other memorabilia. quite a few of the businesses were closed for renovation prior to the tourist season. We didn't hang around for the traditional street gun fights because they are later in the afternoon. Some of the old hotels and casinos were pretty nice. Then it was off to Sturgis. Not much going on at this time year. We went to the Knuckle Saloon for lunch. It's hard to imagine how crazy this place could be during the motorcycle rally. Especially this year since it will be the 75th year.
Then back to the park to do some laundry and chill. I went to the pool for a quick refreshing dip. We had a simple dinner and sat out by the fireplace. Tomorrow is a travel day to Worland, WY for one night.
Lake Chelan
May 25, 2015
We arrived at Lakeshore RV Park in Chelan at about 1:30, checked in and got set up. It was a nice, warm, mostly sunny day. The forecast was for clouds and thunder storms for the next couple of days. My sister Terry arrived a little later so we sat out enjoying the day and evening.
May 26, 2015
After a light breakfast we all took a walk into town to see if anything had changed since our visit in September. The visitor’s center and chamber of commerce has moved into new very nice facility so we stopped in to pick up brochures about the wineries and tasting rooms. There is also a new restaurant called Outlaw BBQ and Steak House that we might check out later in the week. Then to the hardware store to browse the goods and Safeway to pick up a couple things. We then went back to the park and got in the truck to go wine tasting and have lunch. We had a real good lunch again at the Lake Chelan Brewing Co. We tried to find a new winery called Chelangre La Winery in Manson that I saw online but were unsuccessful so moved on to Lake Chelan and Benson Wineries. It turns out the Chelangre La place doesn't exist, yet? We got back to the park at about 4:30, had dinner and sat out by the fire with a brief interruption for a thunder and rain storm lasting only about half an hour. We didn’t let it drive us indoors.
May 27, 2015
After we had breakfast Gail and I went for a drive to Chelan Falls and McNeil Canyon. We thought Chelan Falls was a waterfall that takes the Chelan River to the Columbia. Nope, it's just a small town with a few nice day use parks. The McNeil Canyon drive is very picturesque. From the drive you can see the Columbia River and Lake Chelan. The drive is quite a bicycle ride that is virtually all uphill with an average 12% grade. It was good to DRIVE it. Then we went back to the park, I had a light lunch and went to play golf at the municipal course. While I was golfing Gail and Terry walked into town. I got back to the park at about 6 so we had dinner and again sat out enjoying the evening.
May 28, 2015
We had breakfast and hit the road to check out some tasting rooms we hadn't visited before. On the way I took a wrong turn, which I am know to do frequently ending up checking out Bear Mountain Ranch which is a very nice golf course. I'll go play it in September when we return. Then back on track to Chelan Estate Winery. Our information indicated it was not open it was and we had a nice time with our hostess. After that we went to Karma Wines. We tasted wine, had some bread and went on our way with a nice bottle of Grenache. Then we returned to the park for the afternoon and evening. Tomorrow we head home until next Wednesday when we head East to Mt Rushmore, Deadwood, Cazy Horse Monument, Devil's Tower and Yellowstone.
May 28, 2015
We had breakfast and hit the road to check out some tasting rooms we hadn't visited before. On the way I took a wrong turn, which I am know to do frequently ending up checking out Bear Mountain Ranch which is a very nice golf course. I'll go play it in September when we return. Then back on track to Chelan Estate Winery. Our information indicated it was not open it was and we had a nice time with our hostess. After that we went to Karma Wines. We tasted wine, had some bread and went on our way with a nice bottle of Grenache. Then we returned to the park for the afternoon and evening. Tomorrow we head home until next Wednesday when we head East to Mt Rushmore, Deadwood, Cazy Horse Monument, Devil's Tower and Yellowstone.
Lake Chelan
May 25, 2015
We arrived at Lakeshore RV Park in Chelan at about 1:30,
checked in and got set up. It was a nice, warm, mostly sunny day. The forecast
was for clouds and thunder storms for the next couple of days. My sister Terry
arrived a little later so we sat out enjoying the day and evening.
May 26, 2015
After a light breakfast we all took a walk into town to see
if anything had changed since our visit in September. The visitor’s center and
chamber of commerce has moved into new very nice facility so we stopped in to
pick up brochures about the wineries and tasting rooms. There is also a new
restaurant called Outlaw BBQ and Steak House that we might check out later in
the week. Then to the hardware store to browse the goods and Safeway to pick up a couple things. We then went back to the park and got in the truck to go
wine tasting and have lunch. We had a real good lunch again at the Lake Chelan
Brewing Co. We tried to find a new winery called Chelangre La Winery in Manson that I saw online but were unsuccessful so moved on to Lake Chelan and Benson Wineries. It turns out the Chelangre La place doesn't exist, yet? We got
back to the park at about 4:30, had dinner and sat out by the fire with a brief
interruption for a thunder and rain storm lasting only about half an hour. We
didn’t let it drive us indoors.
May 27, 2015
After we had breakfast Gail and I went for a drive to Chelan Falls and McNeil Canyon. We thought Chelan Falls was a waterfall that takes the Chelan River to the Columbia. Nope, it's just a small town with a few nice day use parks. The McNeil Canyon drive is very picturesque. From the drive you can see the Columbia River and Lake Chelan. The drive is quite a bicycle ride that is virtually all uphill with an average 12% grade. It was good to DRIVE it. Then we went back to the park, I had a light lunch and went to play golf at the municipal course. While I was golfing Gail and Terry walked into town. I got back to the park at about 6 so we had dinner and again sat out enjoying the evening.
May 28, 2015
We had breakfast and hit the road to check out some tasting rooms we hadn't visited before. On the way I took a wrong turn, which I am know to do frequently ending up checking out Bear Mountain Ranch which is a very nice golf course. I'll go play it in September when we return. Then back on track to Chelan Estate Winery. Our information indicated it was not open it was and we had a nice time with our hostess. After that we went to Karma Wines. We tasted wine, had some bread and went on our way with a nice bottle of Grenache. Then we returned to the park for the afternoon and evening. Tomorrow we head home until next Wednesday when we head East to Mt Rushmore, Deadwood, Cazy Horse Monument, Devil's Tower and Yellowstone.
May 28, 2015
We had breakfast and hit the road to check out some tasting rooms we hadn't visited before. On the way I took a wrong turn, which I am know to do frequently ending up checking out Bear Mountain Ranch which is a very nice golf course. I'll go play it in September when we return. Then back on track to Chelan Estate Winery. Our information indicated it was not open it was and we had a nice time with our hostess. After that we went to Karma Wines. We tasted wine, had some bread and went on our way with a nice bottle of Grenache. Then we returned to the park for the afternoon and evening. Tomorrow we head home until next Wednesday when we head East to Mt Rushmore, Deadwood, Cazy Horse Monument, Devil's Tower and Yellowstone.
Wine Country- Prosser
May 22, 2015
We arrived at Wine Country RV Park in Prosser to more nice weather. The park is going to be full this weekend with the Memorial weekend. After setting up we went to a couple of wine tasting rooms near the park. Then on to a late lunch/early dinner at Jeremy's Pub where we try to go when we are in the area. They have good pizza and very cold beer. Back at the park all the sites were full so I met some of our neighbors and we went to the wine tasting in the park that is a Friday and Saturday night event. There were some lightning strikes about 20 miles East of us that were
May 23, 2015
After breakfast we went into town to the Farmer's Market where we bought some fresh cut asparagus and talked to two wine makers. Then it was off to several more tasting rooms and gift shops. We also visited the 7 Gables B & B and Mercantile which is like a flea market with lots of stuff we didn't know we couldn't live without. Gail bought two nice necklaces. We met the winemaker from DavenLore Wine at the farmer's market so we went to his location for more tasting. He makes some very nice wines which we sampled and purchased one. Then we went back to the park for dinner and the evening. The park was pretty festive with all the people in the park. There were lots of kids on bikes, scooters and skate boards as well as a guy riding a motorized cooler through the park.
May 24, 2015
We had a pretty relaxing Sunday. We visited a couple more of our favorite tasting rooms and Bonnie's Vines and Gifts in town. Gail bought a very cute hat. Most of the folks in the park were still having a good time in the pool and miniature golf course.
Tomorrow we head for Lake Chelan for the week.
We arrived at Wine Country RV Park in Prosser to more nice weather. The park is going to be full this weekend with the Memorial weekend. After setting up we went to a couple of wine tasting rooms near the park. Then on to a late lunch/early dinner at Jeremy's Pub where we try to go when we are in the area. They have good pizza and very cold beer. Back at the park all the sites were full so I met some of our neighbors and we went to the wine tasting in the park that is a Friday and Saturday night event. There were some lightning strikes about 20 miles East of us that were
May 23, 2015
After breakfast we went into town to the Farmer's Market where we bought some fresh cut asparagus and talked to two wine makers. Then it was off to several more tasting rooms and gift shops. We also visited the 7 Gables B & B and Mercantile which is like a flea market with lots of stuff we didn't know we couldn't live without. Gail bought two nice necklaces. We met the winemaker from DavenLore Wine at the farmer's market so we went to his location for more tasting. He makes some very nice wines which we sampled and purchased one. Then we went back to the park for dinner and the evening. The park was pretty festive with all the people in the park. There were lots of kids on bikes, scooters and skate boards as well as a guy riding a motorized cooler through the park.
May 24, 2015
We had a pretty relaxing Sunday. We visited a couple more of our favorite tasting rooms and Bonnie's Vines and Gifts in town. Gail bought a very cute hat. Most of the folks in the park were still having a good time in the pool and miniature golf course.
Tomorrow we head for Lake Chelan for the week.
Wine Country- Prosser
May 22, 2015
We arrived at Wine Country RV Park in Prosser to more nice weather. The park is going to be full this weekend with the Memorial weekend. After setting up we went to a couple of wine tasting rooms near the park. Then on to a late lunch/early dinner at Jeremy's Pub where we try to go when we are in the area. They have good pizza and very cold beer. Back at the park all the sites were full so I met some of our neighbors and we went to the wine tasting in the park that is a Friday and Saturday night event. There were some lightning strikes about 20 miles East of us that were
May 23, 2015
After breakfast we went into town to the Farmer's Market where we bought some fresh cut asparagus and talked to two wine makers. Then it was off to several more tasting rooms and gift shops. We also visited the 7 Gables B & B and Mercantile which is like a flea market with lots of stuff we didn't know we couldn't live without. Gail bought two nice necklaces. We met the winemaker from DavenLore Wine at the farmer's market so we went to his location for more tasting. He makes some very nice wines which we sampled and purchased one. Then we went back to the park for dinner and the evening. The park was pretty festive with all the people in the park. There were lots of kids on bikes, scooters and skate boards as well as a guy riding a motorized cooler through the park.
May 24, 2015
We had a pretty relaxing Sunday. We visited a couple more of our favorite tasting rooms and Bonnie's Vines and Gifts in town. Gail bought a very cute hat. Most of the folks in the park were still having a good time in the pool and miniature golf course.
Tomorrow we head for Lake Chelan for the week.
We arrived at Wine Country RV Park in Prosser to more nice weather. The park is going to be full this weekend with the Memorial weekend. After setting up we went to a couple of wine tasting rooms near the park. Then on to a late lunch/early dinner at Jeremy's Pub where we try to go when we are in the area. They have good pizza and very cold beer. Back at the park all the sites were full so I met some of our neighbors and we went to the wine tasting in the park that is a Friday and Saturday night event. There were some lightning strikes about 20 miles East of us that were
May 23, 2015
After breakfast we went into town to the Farmer's Market where we bought some fresh cut asparagus and talked to two wine makers. Then it was off to several more tasting rooms and gift shops. We also visited the 7 Gables B & B and Mercantile which is like a flea market with lots of stuff we didn't know we couldn't live without. Gail bought two nice necklaces. We met the winemaker from DavenLore Wine at the farmer's market so we went to his location for more tasting. He makes some very nice wines which we sampled and purchased one. Then we went back to the park for dinner and the evening. The park was pretty festive with all the people in the park. There were lots of kids on bikes, scooters and skate boards as well as a guy riding a motorized cooler through the park.
May 24, 2015
We had a pretty relaxing Sunday. We visited a couple more of our favorite tasting rooms and Bonnie's Vines and Gifts in town. Gail bought a very cute hat. Most of the folks in the park were still having a good time in the pool and miniature golf course.
Tomorrow we head for Lake Chelan for the week.
Steamboat Rock State Park
May 19, 2015
We left home this morning in clouds and the temperature in the low 50’s heading for Steamboat Rock State Park on Banks Lake. When we reached Snoqualmie Summit the sun was out and the remainder of our drive was in beautiful sunshine reaching about 80 degrees by the time we reached the park. We took a short walk after getting set up during which we saw the first wild turkey we have seen in any of our two visits here. After dinner we sat out enjoying the evening. We’re really roughing it here without TV and sketchy radio reception.
May 20, 2015
After breakfast I went fishing on the East side of Banks Lake looking to catch trout. On my way through the park I saw a group of wild turkeys.
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| The turkeys are the dark spots by the tree |
After an hour fishing I gave up the attempt having not gotten any bites and went back to the park. We had lunch and went for another walk around the park. Quite a few of the campers were leaving because with the coming Memorial Day weekend others have reservations will be moving in. There is a pond fed by the lake near our site so I geared up my fishing pole for bass fishing. I caught four nice ones keeping two of them to share with a neighbor and eat one myself. All of the fish were over 2 pounds with the largest about 4 pounds. It was really fun catching them. After dinner we sat out again and saw a raccoon going up a tree and settle in for the night. This was another first for us at the park.
May 21, 2015
We awoke to another beautiful day. After breakfast we took another walk where we found geological markers with information on how the lake and the monoliths around it were formed by massive floods and ice floes. We took a drive into Electric City, about 7 miles, to pick up some fishing gear for my new found desire to fish for more bass. I caught another big one, about 18 inches and over 2 pounds, as well as quite a few smaller ones all of which I released.
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| The Lunker |
Today being the Thursday before Memorial Day the park was really filling up with campers for the long weekend. Tomorrow we are off to Prosser and Wine Country RV Park.
Steamboat Rock State Park
May 19, 2015
We left home this morning in clouds and the temperature in
the low 50’s heading for Steamboat Rock State Park on Banks Lake. When we
reached Snoqualmie Summit the sun was out and the remainder of our drive was in
beautiful sunshine reaching about 80 degrees by the time we reached the park.
We took a short walk after getting set up during which we saw the first wild
turkey we have seen in any of our two visits here. After dinner we sat out
enjoying the evening. We’re really roughing it here without TV and sketchy
radio reception.
May 20, 2015
After breakfast I went fishing on the East side of Banks
Lake looking to catch trout. On my way through the park I saw a group of wild
turkeys.
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| The turkeys are the dark spots by the tree |
After an hour fishing I gave up the attempt having not
gotten any bites and went back to the park. We had lunch and went for another
walk around the park. Quite a few of the campers were leaving because with the
coming Memorial Day weekend others have reservations will be moving in. There
is a pond fed by the lake near our site so I geared up my fishing pole for bass
fishing. I caught four nice ones keeping two of them to share with a neighbor
and eat one myself. All of the fish were over 2 pounds with the largest about 4
pounds. It was really fun catching them. After dinner we sat out again and saw a
raccoon going up a tree and settle in for the night. This was another first for
us at the park.
May 21, 2015
We awoke to another beautiful day. After breakfast we took
another walk where we found geological markers with information on how the lake
and the monoliths around it were formed by massive floods and ice floes. We
took a drive into Electric City, about 7 miles, to pick up some fishing gear
for my new found desire to fish for more bass. I caught another big one, about
18 inches and over 2 pounds, as well as quite a few smaller ones all of which I
released.
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| The Lunker |
Today being the Thursday before Memorial Day the park was really
filling up with campers for the long weekend. Tomorrow we are off to Prosser
and Wine Country RV Park.
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