Lazy at Winchester Lake State Park

Mountain air, 60+ degrees, light wind, plenty of sun. Clear sky for the full moon tonight. A relaxing day stretches like taffy.

There's wi-fi in this Idaho park, nestled at the foot of the Craig Mountains.

Occasionally camp signs will make me laugh outright. This one at the fish-cleaning station did.

"There are a couple of loaded apple trees down by the boat ramp--help yourself," the ranger said. So we picked a shirtful (maybe I'll make applesauce)

We met some fun fellow campers here--Jenny and Brian from Vancouver Island.

Dinner tonight: leftover mushroom chicken with sweet potaoes.

Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, which predominate, catch the late-afternoon sun. Time for green-tea toddies and a campfire to watch one of nature's biggest shows...

...the full moon (in Pisces).

From Oregon to Washinton to Idaho

We covered three states yesterday in just a few hours, leaving Pendleton OR and swiftly entering southern Washington at Walla Walla before heading east on 12, the Lewis and Clark Trail.

Eventually we came to the tiny burg of Pomeroy, WA, where facilities were needed. We noticed a lovely public space, avec toilets.

Apparently townsfolk had chipped in to create Pioneer Plaza by sponsoring bricks in the walkway. Some real history here...

  

...along with subtle humor.

Taped to a shop window, a young artist's county fair rendition of pioneer days vs modern ways (wondering about the gown, make-up, and pocket puppy).

We enter Idaho at Lewiston, heading southeast for Winchester Lake State Park.

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A light rain follows us in, so Art tarps up our wood and kayak-in-a-bag.

Dinner this afternoon while the rain passes: sauteed mushrooms with spinach, garlic, and onions plus tomato bleu cheese dressing, with leftover grassfed beef.

Good night for a fire.

Full Moon Over Winchester Lake State Park, Idaho

Very nearly full anyway. This was Wednesday night, just a few hours after we arrived at this beautiful lakeside campground...