Wednesday, July 11 We repeated a 50-mile portion of our drive from yesterday – through the North Cascades National Park on Route 20 – this time with the Silvermine. At 7:30 a.m. we pretty much had the road, and the views, to ourselves! At Washington Pass (5477 feet) we stopped to walk the overlook path and had a good view of the North Cascade Mountains. Ragged and jagged, they have a different look than previous mountain ranges we have seen. At Washington Pass we also had a good view of the road that we would be taking! As we drove the road, we could look back up at the overlook! As we left the National Park we kept our eyes open for a Laundromat; first two (small) towns were a wash-out (pun intended), but the third town of Okanagan had one. Then, it was just 30 miles into Bridgeport State Park. All along the way were groves of apple trees. It must be about picking season because large crates were stacked along the road, and it appeared that migrant workers/pickers were in the small migrant homes. Our campsite had no services, but it was our first time on gorgeous grass in a long time. The dogs seemed to especially enjoy laying in the shade of the big trees and enjoying the cool grass. The only drawback is that we were warned by the park ranger to watch for rattlesnakes. There is an unusual form of rocks called “haystacks” littering the park; they are gigantic volcanic formations that were spewed from a volcano in Idaho millions of years ago and traveling several hundred miles to get here! Some are the size of a house, and many the size of our trailer and some smaller. Right by the park is the Chief Joseph Dam and we drove down to view the spillway lookout and the dam overview. The visitor center was closed so we did not hear the story of the dam and why it was named after Chief Joseph, but we do know the story of Chief Joseph who led the last hold-out Indians in the great Indian wars. Dinner was grilled hamburgers. During the evening we sat out and enjoyed books.
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October 2021
We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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