We missed out morning view of the mountain while we were eating breakfast, the campground had filled up quite a bit since we first arrived. We were surprised to see a few people who had been here since we had arrived leave this morning; we figured that they had set up early for the long weekend.
We spent a leisurely morning doing odds and sods around the trailer, as well as replacing a bulb on the truck. Lyn finished a jig-saw puzzle she had been working on for the last week or so and I did some e-Bay investigating for stuff I want to buy down here. Even with the lousy exchange rate, some things are still cheaper here. When Lyn checked her e-Mails she was pleasantly surprised to see that one of the quilts she had made was sold from a store in Osgoode. Now she has to figure out how much material she can buy with the proceeds!
After lunch we headed off around the local area, in particular a loop route around Lake Henry, the large lake just behind the campground. Idaho seems to be full of fishermen fisher-people and ATV’s. It also seems that you can setup your trailer just about anywhere you want. Many areas of grassland just off the road had trailers setup, and the number is increasing as the week-end progresses. Sorry, I still prefer somewhere that I can get electricity, water and sewer services on demanding….. ah the joys of glamping (glamorous camping I believe). With all the trees around this part of the world it is not surprising that there are a large number of log homes, some of them quite ornate looking.
We also intended to find a number of the local caches on this tour, although we did find 5 we missed a few due to the local mosquito population. Admittedly I have never been in Northern Ontario during the peak of mosquito season, but what I saw today was enough to put me off venturing outside the truck at a couple of locations.
Back to Yellowstone Park tomorrow.