A bit over 3 hours of driving led us from Clark Canyon Reservoir in Montana to Palisades Reservoir, Idaho. The reservoir actually spans the border between Idaho and Wyoming (barely).
So yes, we're continuing to make slow progress towards Colorado.
It was raining when we got to the previously planned destination of Alpine North Loop Campground run by the USFS. Though we did find a spot, it was designated a "two RV spot" and they wanted $40 for basically dry camping. Nope. Also, it had crappy speeds for cellular internet access.
We continued onto a spot listed on iOverlander and found ourselves a nice spot close to the waters of the Palisades Reservoir next to an existing fire ring. While I'm pretty sure the water levels won't be suddenly rising in this age of declining water levels everywhere; I'll be keeping a close eye on the water level as we're pretty close to it.
We're basically on a small spit of land, on which part of the small airport near Alpine Junction is located. There's good cellular internet here and not too many other campers.
Bonus: Apparently, this is a popular area for American White Pelicans, as there's lots of them nearby and in the air around us:
The rain stopped as we selected the site and the sun would occasionally peek through the mostly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon.
Here's a video of the pelicans s flying about the area, sorry for the dust spots on the telephoto lens.
4 comments:
Smart to keep moving. You found a great spot. Appears quiet.
I thought Snow Egrets were all white, in your soothing video, black parts appear on those. Maybe young birds or...?
Smart to keep moving. You found a great spot. Appears quiet.
I thought Snow Egrets were all white, in your soothing video, black parts appear on those. Maybe young birds?
I was mistaken CCjon, they're American White Pelicans. This spot isn't bad at all...
I added sunset pics.
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