Memories
We’re home and settled from our Canadian “eh” Trip, three weeks instead of the planned six to seven. We toured part of the Kootenay’s and Vernon, a minuscule portion of British Columbia before returning due to a medical blip.
Ironically two of the three weeks was dedicated travel there and back across northwest U.S. All of it beautiful, hot as hell and smoky.
We’ve been asked, what is Hipcamp? It’s a mobile app that lets users stay on private land. It’s usually dry camping (no hookups).
Harvest Host is another camping app that requires a membership. It gives campers access to farms, wineries, museums, etc. Some sites have hookups, some do not, and a large percentage are only parking lots.
What did we bring back? Memories, a few new friends, and a smattering of photos. Physically we brought home dog food, my new phone and a very cool charcuterie board (for our neighborhood parties).
The moment we hit home, before grocery shopping, Larry washed the dogs! For three days we gradually eliminated a mountain of laundry. The camper, S.S.Tunafish is undergoing ant removal, then she’ll get a thorough cleaning and repacking.
Would we go back? Yes. When? No idea. But we’ll be ready.
Wyoming.
I love me some petroglyphs!
Along the backroads, near Thermopolis, Wyoming.
The balls and chains.
Harvest Host Mydland Angus Ranch (cow pasture), Joliet, MT.
Hipcamp Primrose Meadows, outside of Missoula, MT.
View from the back.
Morning PT.
We stop at Farmers Markets!
Larry, the most fabulous cook.
S’mores in the raw.
Thunderstorms.
Canada, this way…almost there.
The screensaver on my new phone. Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, BC. It was so beautiful, but the scourge of mosquitoes shortened our morning hike.
Hipcamp spot behind the Fletcher Store Museum, Ainsworth Hot Springs.
Abandoned bike behind the site.
Hike at Kaslo River.
Afternoon spent touring Sandon Museum.
My grandfather grew up working in the Pennsylvania coal mines.
Kootenay Lake
At the community garden, Kaslo,BC.
We purchased the charcuterie board hanging to the right.
My family.
I liked this town, Kaslo.
S.S.Moyie
Fetch at the Slocan River.
View outside the camper, Hipcamp Valhalla Pines Campground.
Our breakfast guest, twice!
View from the Slocan Valley Rail Trail.
Honey, the dominant mare.
Peak-a-boo pheasant.
Covey of quails.
Morning hike, Coldstream Ranchlands Trail, Vernon, BC
View of Vernon and Kalamalka Lake, BC.
My new phone.
Summer, racing for a frisbee.
Elliott, and the ball.
Smoke in the air. Hipcamp Capall Actes, Vernon, BC.
Riding the gondola for a ‘easy’ hike back. Silver Star Mountain Ski & Mountain Bike.
Six miles of ‘easy’ hiking down the mountain. If I’d know it was six miles, I’d have called the helicopter at mile four.
Hipcamp Hidden Acres Orchards, Mead, WA.
View outside.
Our friends.
“Welcome to to our pasture!”
Hipcamp Hidden Meadow Ranch, Deer Lodge, MT.
Wide open fields for dog play.
The cows lined up to watch Summer & Elliott fetch.
KOA, Billings, MT. We needed hookups for the forecasted extreme heat.
Friends
Our last campground, Evansville, WY. Again, hot as heck, wanted a campground for AC.
How do we travel with two large dogs in such a compact RV? Easy, trained them to hunker down under the table if we need.
