Rather than drive Highway 6/Highway 97 back to Penticton from McDonald Creek, we opted to split the drive in two and took the Slocan Valley route, spending the last night of our Kootenay Camping trip at the Kootenay River RV Kampground in Castlegar. The campground is right at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, in sight of the bridge and Robson Rock. Better yet, it's located … [Read more...]
A Week at McDonald Creek
After getting the new inverter and solar panels on our 5th wheel installed, we decided the best place to test the system out would be at McDonald Creek Provincial Park in British Columbia's West Kootenays. If you've done any camping in B.C.'s interior provincial parks, you know that means NO hook-ups --- no electricity, water or sewer --- at the site. At McDonald Creek they go that 'extra … [Read more...]
Best Camping Near Winthrop
I WAS a great fan of Pearrygin Lake State Park... until just recently. We couldn't book in there for the full 6 nights we planned to be in the area, so I looked into alternatives and came up with Big Twin Lakes Campground, a mere 3 miles from Winthrop. What a GREAT choice that turned out to be, for SO many reasons. Now consider yourself lucky, 'cause I don't often give away the locations … [Read more...]
Catalina State Park: A GREAT Place to Feel Bad
It all went downhill after Buddy, the German Pointer, from the campsite across the way ran full-force into my left knee and I toppled to the asphalt on the first day we were at Catalina State Park in Tuscon. It felt (at the time) like the nail in the proverbial coffin, following nearly a month of aches, pains and various ailments - not least of which included a needle in my eyelid when we were … [Read more...]
Christmas at Morro Dunes
After leaving San Francisco, we decided that Morro Bay would be the perfect place to spend our first Christmas away from home after reading the description for Morro Dunes RV Park: "Whether it is recreation or relaxation that you are seeking, Morro Dunes RV Park is one of the most beautiful, enjoyable locations on the California Coast. Enjoy camping at our pristine nine mile stretch of … [Read more...]