TV dish and jacks down, slides in, ready to unplug and head to Coeur d'Alene. This park had a lot of permanent people, but was clean and neat.
These are apples being grown on trellises! They are easier to tend and pick. Ted knows a lot about this part of the state because he drove here once or twice a week doing agricultural research.
Note the bare ground behind the wheat field. In this part of the country rainfall is insufficient to grow a crop of wheat every year, so the only way to grow wheat is in a wheat-fallow rotation. The fallow fields are kept weed-free, allowing an extra year of moisture to accumulate before planting.
The road to Spokane stretches on.
There used to be a sign here that said, "Welcome to Lind, please drop in, Mt. St. Helen's did."
We took this lunch to the picnic table at the rest stop below. A popchip blew off Ted's plate and a seagull grabbed it as soon as it hit the ground.
This is Sprague Lake. The small town of Sprague is at the southeast tip of the lake. The town was originally named Hoodooville after a local character William "Hoodoo Billy" Burrows. It was later renamed for a Union Pacific executive. How boring. The lake is noted for large raibow trout and also has good bass fishing.
For those who are new to our blog, this is what we look like on the road. Ted's motorcycle is on a lift at the back of the coach. Two bikes are on the back of the Jeep behind the coach.
As we got closer to Spokane, WA, the vegetation changed. Lodgepole pines appeared eventually giving way to Ponderosa pines. Different tree species, but it reminds us of Maine.
Spokane, Washington coming up.
We arrived at our resort at 2:30 pm. Within 15 min. we were set up, including our dish, which automatically finds DirectTVs three satellites. Gives us lots of time to play.
One time saver is velcro. These items ride like this all the time and don't fall, even during tight turns. The red light on the wall indicates that our the water pump is on. It provides us with water when we are riding down the road or choose not to hook up for the night.
These containers in the bathroom are velcroed. Canisters, container of kitchen tools, toaster, lamps, printer, etc. ride in place, thanks again to the miracle strips.
Ted drives most of the time. Penny puts the step-cover up, attaches a bungee to legs of TV tray and works on her computer doing email, journal, genealogy; knit; crochets; reads; navigates; looks up info for Ted about places we pass; and generally has a great time. When tired of this set-up, the TV tray can be stowed behind couch and the footrest on the passenger chair raised. We like to listen to books on CDs, thanks to a generous loan from Becky Cheek.
When staying only one night, we try not to unhook the Jeep. We usually eat in the coach. Tonight, we walked to this wonderful restaurant. Ted had been here before, so he knew it was good. At the end of this ramp is a floating restaurant, with a log cabin interior and windows all the way around looking at Lake Coeur d'Alene.
One of the views is the famous Coeur d'Alene Resort Hotel with it's floating golf hole. The one time that we stayed there, Reba McEntire had just left the penthouse.
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