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One more day

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Still at the casino

Well 2 nights is going to turn into 3 at the Kla Mo Ya Casino.  Not because I love to gamble (I haven’t even been inside) but because the LA Kings face the Anaheim Ducks in their first game of the series tonight.  I am an avid LA Kings fan, although never get to any games.  I have been a fan for many years and hope they can beat the Ducks and continue in their quest for another Stanley Cup.

Perfect weather

The sun is shining and the temps will be 63 high 37 low.  It gets a bit chilly around 4:00am but nothing that requires heat, just warm blankets.  Great sleeping weather.  I turn on the Wave 3 in the morning to warm everything up including Chica.

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Slow down mode

Ever since I arrived here I have been in a slow down mode as opposed to my hurry up mode in getting here.  Between here and my destination at Panorama Point Campground in Northern Washington it is only about 600 miles.  So I have plenty of time to get their by May 10th.

My route north

I am trying to bypass all of the large cities on my way north.  I didn’t want to go through either Portland or Seattle if I don’t have to so I got out my atlas and I came up with the following route.  Since I am already on 97 I plan to just continue heading north on it until I reach 2 in Washington.  Then I will go west on 2 to Everett, WA where I will get on the 5 heading north.  Then I will go east on 20 which will put me right in Concrete, WA about 20 miles from my campground.  This route will take me thru all small towns until I get to Everett.  Has anyone ever taken any of these roads?  If so I would love to hear your comments on the roads and my route.

Elks Lodge in Bend

Tomorrow I plan to head to Bend.  I need to do some shopping at Walmart and they also have an Elks lodge with RV parking available.  Only about 115 miles so won’t be much driving.

 

Winery tour from Colorado through Idaho

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Wineries and Farms

When we were at the RV Show in Quartzsite Linda, John and I had met with Don and Kim of Harvest Hosts and told them we were making a trip to Canada.  They had suggested we stop at some wineries along the way and had mentioned several that we might enjoy.  Linda did the planning including contacting them along the way to make sure they knew we were coming.

Our first stop was at St. Kathryn’s Winery in Palisade, CO which I mentioned in the last post.  Now we were headed into Utah where we spent the night at a farm in a little farm community south of Salt Lake City called Santaquin, UT.  On the way we saw some fabulous Utah scenery.

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We stayed at South Ridge Farms.  They had a fabulous store that included all kinds of preserves, great apples and cherries, apple cider and even ice cream sodas.  After we ate dinner in our rigs we went in and had an Ice cream soda.  Yum!

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Stopped at the Elks Club

The next day we had to drive through the Salt Lake City area.  Lots and lots of cars.  But we made it through all the traffic without a snag.

We stopped at the Elks Club in Roy, UT. We did some shopping at the Walmart in the area.  Sorry but I forgot to take any pics of our spots. That ended our trip through Utah.

Off to Idaho

Our first stop in Idaho was Snyder’s Winery located in Buhl, ID.  They weren’t open for wine tasting, but they did let us spend the night there.  Again I forgot my camera, so no pics.

Then it was a short 57 miles to our next winery and overnight stop.  This one was in Hammett, ID at the Cold Springs Winery.

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Our favorite winery

Bill was the owner of Cold Springs Winery and he introduced himself and showed us where we could park.  After we got all set up we went over to the tasting room, which he had opened up just for us.  Bill was a very friendly guy and told us all about the history of the winery as well as the local area.

We really had a great time there.  There was a big lawn where the dogs could check out all the wonderful grass smells and romp off leash and they loved it.  Here is Sadie enjoying all the smells.

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Here are a couple of pics of Chica racing around on the lawn.

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We also enjoyed a beautiful sunset.

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Another whopping 83 miles to the next winery

We only had a short distance to travel to the Woodriver Winery in Eagle, ID.  We had to travel through Boise, ID and the traffic was horrible.  We couldn’t believe it even though it was Saturday.  It was very nice here but a bit more commercial then some of the smaller wineries we have enjoyed.

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Heading for Baker City, OR

Today we are heading for Baker City, OR to meet up with the Northwest Lazy Daze GTG.  This is where we will also meet all the folks going to Canada.  I am really looking forward to this rally and see friends I haven’t seen in quite a while.  Fortunately we don’t have to travel very far.

Our travels to the wineries

I really enjoyed all my travels to the many different wineries and farms while heading to Baker City.  We did a lot of wine tasting and met a lot of really nice people.  It also helped to restock my wine supply with some very good wines.  We were really treated well by each winery/farm and I would highly recommend this to others in making their travel plans.

I would also like to thank Linda for making all the plans and calling ahead to verify that we were coming.  It was well planned and we had a great time.  Now for the rally and then into Canada.