We had thought we would stay here another couple of days but found that if we stayed a full week, one day would be free, so we will be here until Thursday (I think...need to find a calendar). So for $150 we get 7 days of unlimited water, electric, WiFi, and sewer dump at our site, which is not too shabby. We also will take advantage of the huge laundry facility, and have traded books at the book exchange.
Instant WiFi at the site is a relatively new innovation and we've been searching out places for that. It's usually free, but often the campsite is a bit more expensive than ones that have either no internet, or internet only in the office area. MUCH more convenient to be able to be online at midnight in your own rig.
The campground we are in is the Valley View RV Park and Laundry in Island Park, Idaho. It's about 13 miles from the park entrance and we cross the Continental Divide going to and from. We spent today just wandering around this area. We drove around Henry's Lake, going in and out of Montana (and over the Divide another 4 times) and then took a gravel road out toward the Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, but chickened out about 15 miles in since the road just kept getting more and more washboard-y (yes, it's a word, I checked...well, not really, but I'm sure it's a word.) That took us over the Divide another two times. (In case you've lost count, that's a total of 18 times we've crossed the Divide since we left home).
The country is high meadow with lots of quaking aspen, poplar, sagebrush, and lodgepole pine and it's very beautiful in places, but not really our cup of tea...we liked the high country around Great Falls, but this has much more sage and seems barren in places. It's also kicking up some allergic reactions in both of us...our eyes are watery and itchy and we have heavy, clogged sinuses. I've taken some Claritan which helps a bit, but doesn't really relieve the sinus pressure.
Below is a photo of our campsite and Bob on the radio....this has been the most frustrating thing about the trip. Evidently, Fords are notorious for having static problems, and since we have an internal GPS as well as satellite radio, it may be that we have more of a problem than if not. So, while travelling down the road, Bob hears little or nothing and can't broadcast out.
Below is a photo of our campsite and Bob on the radio....this has been the most frustrating thing about the trip. Evidently, Fords are notorious for having static problems, and since we have an internal GPS as well as satellite radio, it may be that we have more of a problem than if not. So, while travelling down the road, Bob hears little or nothing and can't broadcast out.
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| Working Fremont Co, ID on the radio...11 contacts. |
One of the books I picked up at the book exchange is a mystery by C. J. Box. His main character is a Fish and Game Warden from Wyoming, and this particular book deals with a special op involving a homicide in Yellowstone Park. Due to the geographical location of Yellowstone, as well as the governance of National Parks, this is a mystery that could only have happened at Yellowstone. I've read one book by him before, and there tends to be a bit of scariness (I'm not that far into this book) but he has great information and descriptions and it's fun to read about a place while you are there. I took some Tony Hillerman books when we went to southern Colorado.
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