Hot Doggie

Dog on Duty

We are at the Newhalem Campground in the North Cascades National Park.  I thought it would be cooler up here in the woods.  Boy, was I wrong!  It was 93 degrees outside the motor home this afternoon and 92 degrees inside.  Since we are dry camping, that means we are self contained and there is no water, electricity, or sewer.  We have to run the generator at least an hour and a half twice a day to keep our batteries charged and our electronics in working order. Maybe we can run the air conditioning a little while. Jim's in charge of that.  I'm in charge of keeping predators away from the campsite, and doing a darn good job of it.

Into the Woods

The site we were supposed to be in (the one Kathe reserved on the computer) was beautiful except we couldn't make the turn to back into it. So, once again we had to search for a site that we could fit into. That's not as easy as it sounds, because it means driving around the loops and trying to find a site that isn't occupied.  It took a little while but we backed into a great site in the B loop. Hope the ranger approves, cause we're not moving!

We had a mechanical issue last night but Kathe and Jim worked together to fix the problem.  A Teflon glide that helps the bedroom slide in and out was cracked in half. We've had this problem before, so Jim was carrying the part we needed to fix,  And, with his handy-dandy bottle-jack and a couple of 2 by 4's they were able to slip the part into place and solve the problem.  It was tense for a while but things worked out.  We ordered an additional set of the glides in case it happens again.

Cool, Clear Water

Kathe and Jim took a short little hike down the River Loop along the Skagit River.  It was cool and shady and a bit like a rain forest with all the ferns and beautiful trees.  The water was glacier run off, clear and cold but too swift to swim in.  Lucky us, we're here for three days.