Home from Sequim

10 07 2024

We’ve crossed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and left the Olympic Peninsula, skirted south of the greater Seattle area and joined I-90 beginning our trip home. Our first night is in Easton, WA. Located at over 2000’ in elevation, Easton is surrounded by natural beauty of tall pine forests and picturesque lakes. We’re parked at Silver Ridge Ranch. With about 45 sites well spread out in the tall pines many of these sites provide horse corrals. Offering 30A and a water connection, site #11 is nice and private, but #10 would give better StarLink access.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge and Mt. Rainier

Silver Ridge Ranch, Easton, WA

The next day, we’re parked at the Pendleton KOA in Pendleton, Oregon. This is perhaps the tightest campground we’ve ever been in. Centrally located back-in sites (we’re in #37) are short and narrow. We pushed back all the way to the neighbors ladder, and are barely able to get steps down next to the truck. If there’s a next visit here, it needs to be one of the sites along the south side, #73-101. We had an excellent dinner at Mac’s Bar & Grill in downtown Pendleton, and would highly recommend any of the menu items here.

Pendleton KOA, Pendleton, OR

On Sunday, after a long day, we’ve arrived in Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho and are parked at the Three Island Crossing State Park. This is a beautiful state park! Nestled into a large bend in the Snake River, this Oregon Trail river crossing was famous for it’s treacherous and dangerous waters. Until, in 1869, when Gustavus Glenn opened his ferry service. Primarily for moving freight to and from the railroad town of Glenn’s Ferry, this ferry service was also used by emigrants. We’re parked in site #67 in the lower loop. Most of these lower sites are surrounded by tall cottonwood trees which give some relief in the 100+ degree heat “dome” that the western US is experiencing. Whew…it’s hot!

Three Island Crossing State Park, Glenn’s Ferry, ID

After relaxing an extra day in Glenn’s Ferry, we’re parked at Riverside RV Report in South Weber, UT – just a few miles north of Salt Lake City. This is a very nice, new park. However, located right next to Interstate 84, it suffers from a lot of highway noise. From South Weber we’re bound for a quick overnight at Green River, UT. We usually stay at the State Park here, but this time decided on the nearby KOA. This park is a typical “Journey”, offering a quiet place to park for a night or two. With temps again pushing into the triple digits, we’re especially pleased to have 50A service along with full hookups.

Riverside RV Resort, South Weber, UT

We’re looking forward to cooler Colorado mountain temperatures as we arrive to Mountain Landing Suites & RV Park in Pagosa Springs. Located at over 7000’ elevation, daytime highs are still warm, into the 90’s, but evenings cool quickly into the 40’s or 50’s! This is a very nice park located a few miles west of downtown! One of our favorite restaurants in Pagosa is Riff Raff on the Rio – a brewery of craft beers with some excellent food choices too.

Mountain Landing Suites & RV Park in Pagosa Springs, CO

After 42 nights on the road, and about 3200 miles, we’re ready for some downtime at home. But, only for 2 weeks – on July 20th we’ll depart for our annual visit to Cheyenne Frontier Days. More from Cheyenne!

 





WestView RV Resort, Dolores, CO

15 06 2022

Four Corners – Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

We’re just 4 miles from downtown Cortez, about 7 miles to Dolores and only 40 miles to Four Corners, the only point in the nation where 4 states share a boundary, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

Site #37 is conveniently located in the last row of the “original” 45 sites, and right across from the new section that extends the park to 93 sites.  The first row (#1-17) are pull-through sites, but located next to a lumber yard with plenty of noise and dust while we were there.  The next two rows are back-in with off-set locations so that you aren’t looking directly into your neighbors back window.  All remaining “new section” sites are pull throughs, in 4 rows of 12.  All sites offer concrete pads and full hookups.

WestView RV Resort, Dolores, CO

Our site has a significant side to side slope, requiring 3 blocks under right tires and about 6 blocks under the rear jack.  WiFi is provided by several access points in each row, and while the signal is excellent, the speed appears to be limited to exactly 2Mb for each connection.  The service was fairly solid, streamed OK, with occasional fuzzy pictures but rarely any buffering.  T-Mobile cell coverage was full bars of 4GLTE and we found no over the air TV.

WestView RV Resort, Dolores, CO

We’re in Dolores to attend the week-long Western Region Montana Owners Group rally.  This is our first Montana Owners rally, and while we probably won’t visit places like Mesa Verde or Silverton/Ouray with the group, we plan to enjoy the daily happy hours, the Keystone sponsored dinner, the baggie breakfast and the pot luck dinner with white elephant gift exchange.

WestView RV Resort, Dolores, CO

Door prizes were handed at the opening meeting and we ended up with a certificate from “Once Upon a Sandwich”.  During the week we visited the sandwich shop and the Lounging Lizard restaurant, both on Main St. Cortez.  We enjoyed the “SOB” (south of the border) with Turkey, Green Chilies and Pastrami at Once and a Southwest Cuban at Lizard.  There are plenty of food and brewery/cidery options that we’d like to get back to explore in both Cortez and Dolores.

Lounging Lizard, Cortez, CO

After wrapping up the Montana Owners meetings, we’re joining friends in Pagosa Springs at Pagosa Riverside Campground.  The campground is about 2 miles north of downtown Pagosa Springs in a wide meadow between highway 160 and the San Juan River.  We’re parked in sited 38 & 39, “reversed” from normal so that we can share our patio area.  Most sites here are full hookup, however these center sites (#21-#41) provide power and water only. The riverside sites are the best, however none of the sites are far from the river, all provide adequate privacy and are relatively quiet, even with the highway nearby.  The best sites are probably #80 and #81, full hookup, riverside next to the tent section.

Pagosa Riverside Campground, Pagosa Springs, CO

Pagosa Riverside Campground, Pagosa Springs, CO

Riff Raff Brewing on the Rio, Pagosa Springs, CO

While in Pagosa we enjoyed both locations of Riff Raff Brewing (“on the Rio” is better).  Next time we want to check out Kip’s Grill and The Lost Cajun.  On Sunday we’re packing up (during monsoon rains) and headed home.  Our next planned outing is Cheyenne Frontier days in late July. More from Cheyenne…