Finding Our Way
We headed south via McCall, Idaho and on towards Boise. The sun was setting in the hills north of Boise. We moved on and made it to the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home, Idaho. We got there after dark in the winter and they told us to park anywhere. Don’t
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Campground: Maryhill State Park Location: Maryhill, Washington Site: 41 Cost: $29 Services: FHU Comments: A decent sized campground with lots of sites for big rigs along the Columbia River. A wonderful place. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been” October is a beautiful time of year to be at this
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Campground: Fort Stevens State Park Location: Astoria, Oregon Site: F237 Cost: $24.60 Services: FHU Comments: One of our favorite state parks with lots of hiking and biking opportunities along the beach and/or the trails. Lots of military historic information and close access to Astoria. Great views of the mouth of
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We drove Highway 12 in southern Washington, through the Cascades and just south of Mt. Rainier along the Cowlitz River, towards the coast. This was during the Government shutdown. So happy to see that the viewpoint to Mt. Rainier wasn’t closed (wink, wink). Campground: Cape Disappointment State Park Location: Ilwaco,
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Campground: Wanapum State Park Location: Vantage, Washington off I-90 Site: 45 Cost: $29 Services: FHU Comments: A great campground on the banks of the Columbia River. Large sites with great views.This site was a pull thru so for a quick overnight we don’t have to detach the toad. Link to
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Campground: Ponderosa Campground Location: Kikomun Creek Provincial Park – British Columbia Site: 2 Cost: $35 (CAD) Services: E Comments: Loved this campground just not our site. Our site was a very basic, tight, back-in. But there were lots of other sites with big sites along Lake Koocanusa with great views
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Campground: Lakeview Campground Location: Aspen Beach Provincial Park – Gull Lake, Alberta Site: Group Site B and then Site A-42 Cost: $26 (CAD) for Group Site B and $59 (CAD) for Site A-42 Services: FHU Comments: Enjoying a family reunion at a beautiful campground and then moved to Site A-42
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Campground: Chain Lakes Provincial Park Location: Chain Lakes, Alberta Site: A4 Cost: $26 (CAD) Services: E Comments: Another one of our regular stopping places. Lovely campground right on the lakes. No campfire pits due to windy conditions. You’ll need a windbreak for your BBQ. Link to Map in “Where We’ve
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Yes we had ourselves a few lazy days in Tucson for a week or so. After a few hard winters of family emergencies we seemed to have accumulated non refundable (but changeable) airline tickets so here we are stuck with an encroaching expiration date. What shall we do? How about
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Campground: Arch Rock Campground Location: Valley of Fire State Park – Nevada Site: 15 Cost: $20 Services: Dry camp Comments: Arch Rock campground is lovely but tough to find sites big enough for a big rig. But we managed. This time of year the park gets quite full and it
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