Interstate all the way today. No, that's not what the title is about. But, the terrain and the scenery make this part of the drive interesting... for the Interstate.
We managed to get ready to roll before a light sprinkle dotted the windshield; it never turned into a full on rain. We drove by a tree farm...
Yeah, a lousy photo, but the rows were perfect, and went on for miles. Not sure what they do with skinny trees like this, but they have a lot of 'em. We turned away from the Columbia River right at our stop last night - today, it was all land. Some of it, rolling hills...
Which then turned to mountains...
Long uphill grades, followed by long downhills; this sign let me know that it thought I was going too fast for the upcoming curves...
Bits of fall colors here and there...
And, some areas of recent fires.
We crossed Oregon and into Idaho. We started thinking about where to stop for the night. We called ahead to a park that sounds good on paper - we'll see how that plays out. In the meantime, while rolling through the Boise area, we saw a new Camping World and decided to stop... nothing particular we need, but we always find something to buy. This is a new Camping World, and is (in my opinion) the worst parking lot layout I have seen at one of these places.
In the good ol' days, Camping World was a chain of stores that sold RV stuff and installed the stuff they sell. Over the years, they have been bought by a corporation that owns Good Sam, Coast to Coast, Motorhome and Trailer Life magazines, all the Camping Worlds, and (I am sure) a bunch of other stuff. They have turned all the Camping World stores into RV sales lots. Oh, they still sell RV stuff, but it is apparent that their focus is on selling RVs - everything from the high-end diesel pushers to pop-up campers. In the good ol' days, the parking lots had plenty of room for RVers to pull in with their rigs and shop in the store. These days, almost every square inch of parking lot is full of their stuff... folks pulling in with an RV are hard pressed to find enough room to park. This one was the worst - I had a choice of one spot, after another RV pulled out.
When we were done shopping (and did find a new hose holder), we were pinned in by rigs waiting to get in for service. I nicely asked a guy with a motorcoach that was parked across the Fire Lane if he was going to be there long... "Yeah, I'm here for the long haul."
"Well it's a damn shame that I am going to have to ram your beautiful coach and push it out of the way so we can get out."
"I'm just kidding you there, young fella."
"I'm not kidding." (I'm fine playing the "Who has more to lose" card) He moved his coach back enough so we could squeeze between a couple others to thread our way out.
On to the RV park in Mountain Home, Idaho. They advertised having "80 foot concrete pull-through sites," as well as other amenities. We are probably going to see some rain tonight... I'd rather be on a paved site.
Pulling in... THIS is my idea of what an RV resort should be! I went in to check in and pay... nice folks. My new friend, Denny, escorted us to our site. Gorgeous, long concrete sites, with full hook-ups, including cable, right where they should be. You would think every RV park would be set up for easy access for today's RVs... you would be wrong. Some parks were built back when RVs were smaller and had no slide outs. Most don't have real paved sites... or, level sites. This place has sites that have a bit of a slope at the front and rear, for drainage, but are level where the RV will be parked. And utilities that are located smartly.
Look at all that beautiful concrete!! None of those pesky trees that are over-grown and in the way. If I wanted all that nature stuff, I'd go to a state park or something... I want my RV resort to be like this! Look at how smart the utilities are laid out...
Easy access, whether your power and water are in the middle of the coach or towards the rear. Look at all the room behind us...
Room to drop the ramp and roll the scoots out... without having to move the whole rig. And, if you are into that nature stuff, look at the lush green grass between each site. Seriously. I love this place. Oh, and it was 20% less $$ than either place we stayed on the coast.
As we were pulling in, Joan said, "I think they have a hot tub."
OMG, I am never leaving this place!
4 comments:
You sure do hit a lot of my old hangouts Jim! Went to high school and college in Nampa, just west of Boise. The areas a bit more populated than it was back in then.......
We have overnighted in Nampa in the past, when hauling the boat. Yes, that area has changed a lot, even in the past few years. Lots of growth. Going through Boise is 8 lanes of traffic. I see what draws people to the area, though.
That's all nice and all.. But-- What does Izzie think of it??
This place passes the Izzy test. She likes it. Unfortunately, the people who pulled in the site next to us were obviously cat killers. They were visiting with friends outside... so, Izzy sat by our open door, looking out the screen. No sense taking any chances. She will get some "grass time" today, since we are staying over another night.
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