Lake views: 7/26/2026
I love my spot and this RV park.
No frills, nothing fancy but a great location above the west shore of Flathead Lake and super nice owner-operators as well as some RV neighbors that have been coming here for over 30 years!!
There is great walking for Emmett and although a lot of up and down, I think I will get my workouts with no issue this week!
Unfortunately, still a lot of smoke plus heat. NOAA is not optimistic about smoke clearing or heat abating. We’ll see about weather after I return to Columbia Falls. I would love to come back for 2-3-4 weeks and if I come back for 2 plus weeks it would be worth getting the Yukon.
Getting ahead of myself.
I aim to enjoy this week despite heat and smoke.
Today was typical “day after move” slows. Even with a short drive there is still the unhook/rehook stuff on a move day which means more in and out of motorhome as well as time outside in the heat on arrival.
Travel stress: getting Yukon to storage which was less stress than usual as I was able to park it outside for this one week vs backing into my locker which has about 2 inches clearance front and back when it is in and I have to fold the passenger mirror to allow more driver side room for access. I back in so that if it won’t start, the battery is accessible, but it makes for a tricky maneuver. I am on a wait list for covered outdoor parking vs the locker.
Then, Oscar and Emmett. They have figured out the “moves” for travel days. But, I tell them also: “Today is a travel day”. I suppose they pick up on my “stress” as well as Oscar particularly does not like when we roll.
This travel day, I had a bit of anxiousness about access to the RV park which according to texts I was sent, cautioned against mapping software AND I knew a smallish back in site was waiting.
All that worry for no reason! Short day, Oscar and Emmett did fine with 1 howling episode from Oscar. GPS was right on and there was excellent signage before and in the RV park.
THEN!!! Owner operators are husband and wife. Husband was in a cart and took me to my site, then expertly backed me in AND helped me level. This is not really unusual in a somewhat tricky park like this, but what a contrast from last week!
I had a simple dinner “from the freezer” and an early night.
The bed in Wild Thing II is excellent! And even with heat and running A/C all night … I use some small fans on either side of the bed … airflow is great. When it cools enough to have windows open … even better.
At this site, on the highway, with the location above the highway and the quiet at night … lovely!
I am just ready to finish my supper preparations. I cooked some chicken thighs in the Instant Pot earlier this afternoon.. I am getting ready to cook a chicken-broccoli-rice side dish in a small electric skillet.
Mostly, I cook and eat as I did at the house. Sourdough has been abandoned … mostly because it is challenging to deal with the mess and rv discarding cleanup water outside (water and flour = glue!) I do have yeast and that involves less mess so will buy sourdough when I can, but even home made yeast items taste better to me than store bought.
Ok … some photos of the site:
Above is out the windshield this morning … zoomed in.
Site from behind and above. The park is terraced with 3 rows of rv sites so everyone has a view out the front. Class A’s and trailers with front windows benefit most for inside views, but everyone’s outside area has a lake view.
Not too bad to live here for a week … even with the smoke.
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