Sunday, September 30, 2018

CAMPGROUND PICTURES


We thought you'd enjoy seeing some pictures of the campgrounds we stayed in along the westbound Lewis and Clark Trail and along the eastbound journey Home... August 14th to October XX, 2018


Westbound along the Lewis and Clark Trail, August 14th to September 18, 2018
We are missing pictures of our:
2nd camp at Charlottesville KOA, Charlottesville, VA, 3 nites, elevation 594 ft
3rd camp at Washington/Pittsburgh KOA, Washington, PA, 2 nites, elevation 1,156 ft
4th camp at Wolfies Campground, Zanesville, OH, 1 nite, elevation 676 ft
5th camp at Louisville South KOA, Shepherdsville, KY, 2 nites, elevation 449 ft
9th camp at Mitchell KOA, Mitchell, SD, 1 nite, elevation 1,312 ft
21st camp at Maple Grove RV REsort, Everett WA, 6 nites, elevation 82 ft.


In our driveway ready for Lewis and Clark,
in Lackawaxen, PA, August 14, 2018

elevation 688 ft

Camp1 Philadelphia/Westchester KOA,
 Embreesville, PA 3 nites, elevation 591 ft































Camp 6 St. Louis West KOA,
Eureka, MO  4 nites, elevation 456 ft.

Camp 7 AOK Campground
St. Joseph, MO 1 nite elevation 948 ft

 ...before big rig

Camp 7 AOK Campground
St. Joseph, MO 1 nite... after big rig

Camp 8 On-Ur-Way RV Park
Onawa, IA  1 nite, elevation 1,050 ft



























































Camp 10 D&S Campground
Akaska, SD, 1 nite our most remote campground

Camp 10 D&S Campground Akaska, SD has it all...
Rooms to rent, camping, US Post Office, fishing guide
Camp 10 D&S Campground
Akaska, SD
Camp 10 D&S Campground
Akaska, SD
Camp 10 D&S Campground
Akaska, SD



Camp 11 Roughrider Campground,
Minot ND, 3 nites, 1,621 ft
Camp 12 4 Seasons RV and Trailer Park,
Sidney, MT, 1 nite, 1,949 ft
The cheapest ($18) and dumpiest campsite

Camp 12, 4 Seasons RV and Trailer Park,
Sidney, MT
Camp 13, Grandview Camp and RV Park,
Hardin, MT, 1 nite, 2,907 ft


Camp 14, Bear Canyon Campground,
Bozeman, MT, 1 nite, 4,820 ft

Camp 14, Bear Canyon Campground,
Bozeman, MT .. view from the hill on walking trail

Camp 15, Dick's RV Park,
Great Falls, MT, 5 nites, 3,330 ft

Camp 16, Square Dance Center and Campground,
Lolo, MT, 1 nite, 3,199 ft 

Camp 17, Clearwater Crossing RV Park,
Orofino, ID, 1 nite, 1,030 ft

Camp 17, Clearwater Crossing RV Park, Orofino, ID
The Clearwater River is right behind our
trailer. 3 miles down the river is Lewis and Clark's
"Canoe Camp" where they made dugout canoes to
use on the Clearwater, Snake and Columbia Rivers.



Camp 18, Columbia Sun RV Resort,
Kennewick, WA, 2 nites, 407 ft.
Perhaps the most luxurious, spotless and best organized camp.
But, snooty:   no tents nor tent trailers (pop ups) permitted, no dump station.
There had to be half a dozen $1,000,000 buses parked at this
camp, each pulling an auto or a pickup truck.
Camp 19, Cascade Locks/Portland East Holiday KOA,
Cascade Locks, OR, 3 nites, 170 ft 


Camp 20, Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA,
Warrenton, OR, 2 nites, 8 ft
This camp ended our east to west

Lewis and Clark Trail.

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Eastbound homeward journey September 25 to October XX, 2018?


Camp 22, Pendleton KOA Mountain View RV Park,
Pendleton OR, 1 nite, 1,200 ft
At this camp, the camp owner posted a sign that said, "Our
camp is only 20 years old.  The camping sites may seem small,
but your rigs have gotten bigger." How true!


Camp 23, Twin Falls/Jerome KOA,
Twin Falls, ID, 1 nite, 3,745 ft
Camp 24, Lyman KOA,
Lyman, WY, 3 nites, 6,706 ft.
Camp 24, Lyman KOA, Lyman, WY,
The camp owner is shutting down camp for the winter,

beginning tomorrow, 1Oct-18.
This is the highest elevation camp on our trip to this point.































Camp 25 A.B. Camping RV Park, Cheyenne, WY,
1 nite, 6,062 elevation

Camp 25 A.B. Camping RV Park, Cheyenne, WY,
1 nite, 6,062 ft elevation



















Camp 26, Grand Island KOA, Doniphan, NE,
1 nite, 1,942 ft elevation















Camp 27, Country Gardens RV Park, Odessa, MO,
1 nite, 932 ft elevation and WINDY

Camp 27, Country Gardens RV Park, Odessa, MO,
1 nite, 932 ft elevation and WINDY














 
Camp 28, Town & Country Camping & RV Park,
Sikeston, MO, 1 nite, 328 ft elevation






Camp 28, Town & Country Camping & RV Park,
Sikeston, MO, 1 nite, 328 ft elevation



Camp 29,  Nashville North KOA,
Goodlettsville, TN, 3 nites, 476 ft elevation

















Camp 29,  Nashville North KOA,
Goodlettsville, TN,3 nites, 476 ft elevation



































Camp 30, Olive Branch Campground,
Oregonia, OH, 1 nite, elevation

Camp 30, Olive Branch Campground,
Oregonia, OH, 1 nite, 863 ft elevation

Camp 30, Olive Branch Campground,
Oregonia, OH, 1 nite, 863 ft elevation


OUR LAST CAMPGROUND


Camp 31, DuBois/Treasure Lake KOA,
DuBois, PA, 1 nite, 1,410 ft elevation
OUR LAST CAMPGROUND


Camp 31, DuBois/Treasure Lake KOA,
DuBois, PA, 1 nite, 1,410 ft elevation
OUR LAST CAMPGROUND



Camp 31, DuBois/Treasure Lake KOA,
DuBois, PA, 1 nite, 1,410 ft elevation
OUR LAST CAMPGROUND






Sunday, September 30, 2018


September 30th, 2 years ago today I retired from Columbia Bank.  Wow, has time has gone by quickly!  Thank you Lord for our time and our health and the opportunity to act on a life time goal. 


A very easy morning since we were planning to attend worship at Bridger Valley Baptist Church at 11:00am.  We were warmly welcomed and enjoyed good singing and teaching.  We were told by a member that this area of Wyoming is 85-90% Mormon (Latter Day Saints). 

Back at camp after church I spoke to a camper and commented about the wind. He replied, "Yup, we are in Wyoming!" 

We and two other campers were the only ones in Lyman KOA, but by 5:00pm there were 10 trailers and buses setting up in the camp. Today is the KOA owner's last business day; he's closed tomorrow, October 1st for the season.  He said many years they already have snow on the ground by now.  

We also spoke to five men who were "scouting for Mule Deer."  They were from Utah, Wyoming, Alaska and Washington and had two big four-seater ATVs on trailers they used to scout.  Nice guys, and serious hunters. They said they saw hundreds of Antelope in the fields over the last few days.

Wil prepared some food for this week's dinner and I enjoyed the weather outside:  sunny, cool temperatures in the low 70s but steady winds 28-30+ mph, the entire day. Unbelievable, steady, powerful wind. And to watch the yellow-leaved willow trees swaying and bending in that wind was quite terrific! And there aren't that many trees around here, mostly flat grasslands with gulches and gullies. 

It was even more interesting to watch the Robins and Canada Geese and Red-Winged Blackbirds try to fly in the wind. 

We're preparing to go to Cheyenne, WY tomorrow, about 325 miles. Finally, we commented to one another that since arriving here in Lyman, Wyoming, we've had such dry skin and shortness of breath taking our walks. The wind and temps (and elevation) account for the dryness of skin and lips and the elevation of 6,706 ft above sea level accounts for our shortness of breath.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Saturday, September 29, 2018


A very nice, easy day. Weather sunny, then cloudy, windy towards afternoon.  We went for groceries, got the pickup washed, got fuel, then back to camp.  Bill cleaned the trailer (bugs and dust, bugs and dust, bugs and dust).  

Wil prepped lunch since Dirk and Sharon were planning to come to our site for a visit on their way to Oregon.  They arrived at 2:00pm, we set up our awnings close and had a enjoyable lunch and catch up time with them... updates on their kids and work and grand kids as well as ours, and an update on our visit on the Lewis and Clark Trail. They left at 5:30pm after 3.5 very pleasant hours together.  Safe Travels!

SUMMARY
At the end of week 7, we've driven 8,256 miles, camped in 22 campgrounds, seen 104 bird species, crossed 24 US States, crossed 41 US Rivers and crossed 7 US Mountain ranges.