Traveling to Lake Chelan and up the Okanagan Valley

The first day we traveled from Marysville to Lake Chelan State Park.  We decided to take Stevens Pass over the mountains and had a really nice ride. On arrival we found two other campers here, so we had the whole place pretty much to ourselves.

Camping at Lake Chelan State Park

As you can see it is really a primitive camp ground.  It had water, power, sewer dumps, paved site, two picnic tables, cell service, but no internet.

So we made the best of it for one night...

The next morning we were off to a free campground I found on the internet called Leader Lake.  It is located a short distance west of the town of Okanagan.  It is a BLM site with no amenities of any sort.  Just a spot to park your trailer next to a lake.  Much better, and you can't beat the price.  We spent two nights here.

Wild flowers were everywhere at leader Lake

Friday morning we  headed for the Canadian border at Osoyoos.  We are carrying with us a shotgun and that requires a permit, so we were pulled aside and told to report inside for further questioning.  They did a background check on both of us to make sure we were not felons, paid a $25.00 fee, and were on our way.  Oh yes, they checked my bear spray also!
Tonight we are at a RV park in Oliver BC, right on a lake.  If you click on the map to the right and enlarge it you can see where we are. There must be dozens of different kinds of birds here.  There are quail running all over the campground and a black bird has a nest right above our picnic table.

The only problem that has developed so far is a frig that has been to cold. There is no temperature control knob and most everything has partially frozen.  I got a chance to get on the internet today and found a solution to fix it.
Hope all is well with everyone.  Russ, Pat, Maddie, & Max.

Tonight's
 campground in Oliver BC.

Maddie chillín on the couch tonight