Farragot State Park, ID

We pulled out of Hells Canyon RV Park around 9:30 a.m. You no more get on the road and you have the big climb up the Lewiston Hill. The grade is seven percent for six miles and without a good run at it, we went up slowly but surely. We were glad that we were doing this grade in the morning and not in the heat of the day. Before we left Clarkston, John called his former boss, Bill, to let him know that we would not be too far from the home he built in Troy, MT on Friday. It just so happens that Bill was on his way up there today so we will be able to see his home. We will head over to see his house on Friday once we get settled in at our new location near Bonners Ferry, ID as he will be heading back for Sacramento early Saturday morning.

The trip to Farragot SP was uneventful and a nice drive. We strategically planned to be in Coeur D'Alene at lunch time so that we could have lunch at Tomato Street. Yum, lunch was good and I brought home leftovers. We have a very nice site and after a bit of a problem with the electrical hookup, we got all settled in. Here are a couple of pictures of our site.

We sat outside enjoying the nice afternoon and checked out the birds that came visiting. They never stuck around long enough to get a picture so that it would help us to identify what they were. This birding thing is going to be challenging. We had a hummingbird flit around the area so I put out my hummingbird feeders, we'll see if that coaxes them in.

After dinner, we sat outside and chatted with one of our neighbors. We decided to take a drive down to the other campgrounds and check out the lake. I'm going to check with the Visitor's Center tomorrow to see if the plant that is blooming everywhere is white lilac or something else. The lake is beautiful as you can see in the picture below:

The park says they have Mountain Goats on the rock outcroppings across the shore. I spent a quarter on their binoculars but couldn't see any movement on the rocks so I will have to take their word. We did see some White Tail Deer with a couple of fawns as they shot across the road in front of us.

We got home and enjoyed a beautiful red sky and a moon that was partially hidden by clouds. The evening is cooling off wonderfully. We even pulled out the comforter in case it might be needed this evening. We will be able to sleep with the windows open without the fear of that nasty smell from the pulp mill.