We drove to Prosser for our traditional September visit. We arrived at about 2 and got set up before heading out for some wine tasting. My sister Terry arrived at about 4 staying at a nearby motel. After getting settled we went to Jeremy's Roadhouse for dinner and back to the RV park for a nice evening . The weather is supposed to be nice for our three night stay.
On Thursday we did some wine tasting and had a nice lunch. Friday we did more of the same and cooked a great hamburger dinner. Later in the evening we were sitting out and saw some lightning to the east. Soon the storm had moved right over us. The lightning was pretty spectacular and it rained pretty hard for a short time
Sept 9-11, 2018
Today we drove to Chelan for a three night stay. When we got to Chelan we went to the Apple Cafe for lunch and watched part of the Seahawks preseason game. After setting up at the RV park we went to a couple wine tasting rooms. Back at the park the sun was out but the wind was blowing at 10-15 mph. In the evening we set up our fireplace between the truck and trailer to get out of most of the wind
Monday after breakfast we walked into town to do some light shopping. Then we visited a few wineries after lunch. In the evening we went to Lake Chelan Winery for dinner . We had a coupon for 2 for 1 BBQ rib meat sandwiches with slaw and beans. We had this on our visit in May and really enjoyed it as we did this trip. Back at the park it was still windy so we set up our windbreaks and enjoyed the evening.
Tuesday afternoon we visited more tasting rooms and prepared for our drive to St Regis in the morning.
Sept 12, 2018
We drove to St Regis, MT today not using interstate highways until we got to Spokane. Then it was I-90 to St Regis, a total of 278 miles. After getting set up we drove to the 50,000 Silver Dollar store. We had dinner and Gail did some shopping. The park has a lot of carved bears and other animals.
Sept 13-16 , 2018
We headed out this morning to Anaconda, MT. We stayed at Fairmont RV Park where we have stayed in the past. The weather here was to be sunny with some clouds and temperature in the low 60's. At night it was to be in the low 30's. After we got set up we went to lunch at Old Works Golf Course. The wind was blowing very hard. After lunch we went to the Club Moderne. This is a beautiful bar built in 1937. In 2016 it was chosen America's Favorite Historic Bar by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Also in 2016 it was virtually destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt to its previous design and reopened in 6 1/2 months. The owner, Johnny Hekkel told us all about the process.
Today is Friday. We went to Deer Lodge to visit the historic state penitentiary. This is a self guided exhibit that shows the facility as it was and in some places there are mannequins and props showing prison functions. It was interesting and a little eerie. At the end of the tour we visited their classic car museum. This was amazing. There are over 160 cars on display ranging to some of the first vehicles through muscle cars of the 80's. After this visit we went to the Hof Brau Restaurant in Anaconda and returned to the RV park. It was too windy to sit out. Later in the evening it began to rain real hard. It was good to have our rig for its shelter and furnace.
On Saturday it was sunny but cold in the morning. Later in the day it warmed up to the mid 60's. It was a beautiful day. We cruised around Anaconda for a bit but mostly stayed in the park.
On Sunday we drove to the old mining town of Phillipsburg. The town has been kept somewhat as it was in the days of sapphire and quartz mining. We walked the main street checking out some of the businesses.
After our visit we went back to Anaconda and checked out some of the businesses. Back at the park we sat out and enjoyed the pleasant day.
Sept 17, 2018
This morning we got up and hit the road toward Post Falls, ID for our last night on the road for the year. We stayed in the park and got up in the morning for the drive home. Thanks to all of our followers.
