Ponderosa Falls

Arrived here on August 1 in Cheney, Washington for 5 nights.  This park has full hookups including 50 amp electric, water, and sewer.  Located just west of Spokane, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.   We had good over the air TV and cell service.  We paid $11 per night through our RPI membership.  I rate this park P****.  

We stopped at a truck wash to wash the motorhome on the way here and they flooded our refrigerator vent and it stopped working.  Norcold has a bypass installed to protect unit from fire.  I could not reset it and tried for several hours to try to bypass the system.  Had no luck and no mobile RV tech in the area would return my call.  Les, the onsite maintenance supervisor assisted me in bypassing the system and we saved our food and freezer meats from defrosting.  

We took a day trip to Sandpoint, Idaho which was 3.5 hours round trip.  We found an area for Buddy to go for a swim with another golden retriever.  No ducks around, so I let him go free.  We wandered around this cute town for a while and then drove south and found a park with boat launch.  We had a little picnic and on the way home we picked up a pizza in Spokane to eat in the motorhome.  

50,000 Silver Dollar

Spent one night here free camping.  There are actually about 8 sites with free electric also, we did not luck into one of them.  This is a gas station, casino, gift shop, cafe, bar, and they advertise 50,000 silver dollars.  The clerk said they now have 77,000 silver dollars now.  The walls were covered with silver dollars and there were more hanging from the ceiling.  This is located Hougan, Montana right at exit 16.  Can't beat the price and was a step above a rest area or truck stop.  We had breakfast at the cafe in the morning.  I rate this stop P**.  

Sunny Gultch

Arrived here July 29 near Stanley, Idaho in the Sawtooth Mountains for 2 nights.  This campground has no electric or sewer.  The water was so tough to use, we did not use it.  One person had to pump and another had to hold water jug under spout and pull up a knob at the same time.  One day we spent the day at Redfish Lake.  There was a lot of activity on the lake with power boats, kayaks, and swimmers.  We enjoyed watching the activity and Buddy went for a Swim.  We paid $9 per night and I rate this park F***.  Pictures will come later.

Glacier View Campground

Arrived here on July28 near Stanley, Idaho in the Sawtooth Mountains.  All the campgrounds were booked when we arrived, however we lucked out to this double site which was only good for one night.  I needed the jacks to level the coach and there is only dry camping We had over the air TV reception and cell service here.  There are about 6 campgrounds in the area and this was the best one in my opinion.  The sites were separated nicely and lots of mature pine trees.  No views of Redfish lake from this campground, but you could walk to the beach which did not allow dogs.  Most sites are $20 in this campground, but they have several double lots for $40.  Usually, they will not discount the double sites with the America The Beautiful pass, but the campground host only charged me $20.  I rate this park F****.

Anne Frank Memorial

We visited this memorial on July 27.  Very touching, thought provoking quotes from Holocoust survivors, along with memos fron Anne Franks Diary.  There was a full bronse statue of Anne Frank and waterways and plants similar to canals of Amsterdam.  She died in confinement at the age of 15.

Roystone Hot Springs

We arrived here in Sweet, Idaho on July 25 for three nights.  This is a very small park and can accommodate 10 rigs.  This is a nice clean park with full hookups, including 50 amp electric, water, and sewer.  We had to use jacks to level coach and the rocks in the site were really tough on Buddy's paws.  This is located about 45 minutes to Boise, Idaho and there is nothing nearby except the nearby Payette river.  Most people come here to experience the hot springs which were closed due to COVID19.  The higher rated campgrounds in Boise are very expensive.  We paid $37.80 per night and I rate this park P***.

We visited Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise while here, a separate post.

Jerome County Fairground

Stopped here in Jerome, Idaho for one night in route to Royston Hot Springs.  Full hookups, 30 amp electric, water, and sewer.  We only used the electric.  Really tight, but beats most truck stops and rest areas.  We paid $10 and I rate it P**.