Back Into the Woods

Amber Waves of Grain

Hey, this is great!  We are at Winchester Lake State Park and in only a few hours I have been chasing chipmunks and terrorizing the robins and ducks!  We have a great site in the trees and Jim is really happy because we have 50 amps, water and a lake with fish in it.  All this in the middle of nowhere.

We had a very pretty drive today down Highway 95 through Moscow and Lewiston, Idaho.  We saw miles of amber waves of grain and passed through the Coeur d' Alene and Nez Perce reservations. Beautiful farmland.

Winchester was originally a company town for the Craig Lumber Company.  They constructed a dam in 1910 across Lapwai Creek to form a long storage pond that is now Winchester Lake.  After all the mature timber was cut in this area the saw mill was closed, the land was given to The Idaho Department of Fish and Game.  In 1969 the Department of Recreation developed it into the State Park it is today.

Welcome to Winchester

We walked down to the Lake this afternoon and talked to some fishermen on the dock.  They were catching perch, trout, and catfish.  Jim decided to buy a one-day license and some worms so he can try his luck tomorrow. I was hoping for steak!

I just got back from my evening walk and it started to rain.  Now I'm hearing thunder and lightning so I'm going to stop writing and get under the bed.