As they say, better late than never. We have been at the Lakeside RV Campgrounds since May 2nd. Again we pushed the miles to over a 6 hour drive so it took us a couple days to recoup. For some reason we set things up so we have to be in a spot in a short period of time so we have to push ourselves. We do however, stop to let Lola do her thing and us to stretch our legs and do our thing as well. hehe As always we have to stop for gas along the way. Going through the mountainous roads, pulling a loaded 36 foot RV, takes a bit of fuel, to say the least.
We were warmly greeted by the lady who checked us into the campgrounds. But finding our site was a big disappointment. It was mud and ruts with a little grass that had to be shared with the neighboring camper. Thankfully there was no close to the door camper at that time or now. And I very much hope that it stays that way until we leave here. The site set up is very similar to the KOA buddy camping. And in my opinion is not a fun way to camp. Who wants a neighbors front door not but 15 feet from your front door? Not I. I highly doubt we will stay here again. It is a very unfriendly camp but the view is amazing and it's quiet.
The campgrounds has nice trails for walking, and a dog run so Lola can be free for a bit. She hasn’t quite figured out that she can actually run and not get scolded for doing so. hehe There is also a river that runs on the edge of one side with such clear water from the mountains. In the few days that we have been here the level has risen too. Looking out to the southeast side of the campgrounds, you can see the beautiful snow capped mountains. It is an amazing sight to behold. We are so close they look enormous!!!!!!!! And yet we are still quite far from them. The birds are very busy chirping away in the morning sun looking for their mates. It’s been awhile since we have seen any birds other than crows and mourning doves.
Thursday we went into town to do laundry. The laundry room here is so small that there isn’t room for a folding table or your laundry baskets. The water at the laundromat in town had soft water, much to my delight and it was so very clean too. Just a few yards away was a quaint little coffee shop. We walked down for a treat. Mark had his usual black coffee and I had a caramel, mocha, iced latte, that was every bit as good as the one I would get in Hutch at the Kwik Trip which has been my favorite. I know that before we leave Provo, I will have a couple more of those. MMMMMMmmmm. As with every place in Utah the people were oh so friendly.
After the laundry and a great lunch at the Golden Corral, we went for a drive around the area. We came across a state campgrounds that looked like a nice place to stay with many spots already reserved. I'm sure it will be packed for the Memorial day weekend. As always Mark enjoys taking the road less traveled and in doing so we came across a mountain fed river/stream. It was so peaceful and breathtaking that our cameras were snapping away. Along the path two walkers came at different times and asked if they could take pictures of us for us. That is Utah nice and friendly. It was so nice to share this beautiful place of God's creation with my one and only true love.
Saturday we will be meeting up with some friends we met in Yuma this last winter. We are so excited to see them again. They are not full time RVers so connecting with them will be by luck. And we are lucky enough to be only an hour from them. We are also within an hour from another couple we met in Yuma and hope to surprise them with a visit. We have met some really wonderful people on our adventurous travel so far.
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