I know... I had never heard of it either. Very nice campground on the Columbia River, just south of Chelan. A little windy in the evenings, but otherwise nice. It made a nice base camp in June when we sent the kids to their Aunt & Uncle's place in Colorado. Janae and I took a week and went RVing. We went to Chelan, Grand Coulee, and Stehekin. We had a really poor, long, wet winter and spring around Buckley, and this was a really nice change. Mid 80's all week. Well, the first day, was tough, but we got used to it by the second or third day. I spent a great deal of time shirtless. Oddly enough, and Janae tells me it was a coincidence, the number of bigfoot sightings in the area tripled that week...
We spent one day traveling Lake Chelan to the small town of Stehekin. Very nice place in the North Cascades, very close to the National Park. Had a great time there seeing the sights and having lunch. On the trip back downlake, we saw deer, mountain goats, and a bear. A day later, we drove east toward the coulees. We drove through several state parks including Steamboat Rock, Sun Lakes, and Bridgeport. I envied the people fishing on Banks Lake. And of course we made the customary trip to the Grand Coulee Dam. What a great time we had without the kids (sorry guys). I had been raised on camping trips to Alta Lake State Park on the eastside. To be honest, it's a hell-hole. One hundred degree temperatures. Sand at the beach so hot you can't walk on it, rattlesnakes... How we survived as kids I don't know. In the last few years I've finally discovered some of the other parks east of the Cascades, finding them very nice. We will be hitting more of them in the future. But, our summer was only beginning, and I was still to face my final emasculation... Stay tuned.
We spent one day traveling Lake Chelan to the small town of Stehekin. Very nice place in the North Cascades, very close to the National Park. Had a great time there seeing the sights and having lunch. On the trip back downlake, we saw deer, mountain goats, and a bear. A day later, we drove east toward the coulees. We drove through several state parks including Steamboat Rock, Sun Lakes, and Bridgeport. I envied the people fishing on Banks Lake. And of course we made the customary trip to the Grand Coulee Dam. What a great time we had without the kids (sorry guys). I had been raised on camping trips to Alta Lake State Park on the eastside. To be honest, it's a hell-hole. One hundred degree temperatures. Sand at the beach so hot you can't walk on it, rattlesnakes... How we survived as kids I don't know. In the last few years I've finally discovered some of the other parks east of the Cascades, finding them very nice. We will be hitting more of them in the future. But, our summer was only beginning, and I was still to face my final emasculation... Stay tuned.
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