Fishin, birding, free country music

We are staying at the Suncrest RV resort in Moses Lake, Washington. Sure is a beautiful resort. Gary has been fishing. He is trying to catch a walleye. We were lucky in that we were able to attend the last free concert of the season on Moses Lake. The entertainers were Nashville Recording artist group Ricochet. Very enjoyable evening.

We arrived early for the concert so Gary would have time to fish.


Numerous flocks of Geese filled the sky before the concert.


The concert did not start until 8. We arrived early and were able to enjoy the equipment check and practice. Also allowed for great photo ops during the day verses the night.


This is the spa at our campground. Besides the spa, there are 4 pools. Gary has to drive about 2 miles to find a place to fish as Suncrest is not located on the lake. Suncrest used to be affiliated with Passport America, but dropped out of the system July, 2008. However, we were able to use our Good Sam discount, so our cost was $34 a night, but at least we got a site during Labor Day weekend. Tomorrow, we will move to one of our ROD membership parks which is 2 miles from Suncrest. This park is located on the lake.

Secret Camping spot

We really enjoyed out week at this secret camping spot. I promised to keep it a secret because the of the great fishing. While we were there, someone caught a 6 lb. bass, 2 people caught trout that were 20 inches long, and the blue gill were numerous. We really enjoyed watching grandmas, grandpas, and dads, teaching their young-uns how to fish. The shouting of the 4 year old boy "Dad, my fish is bigger than yours. I want to keep him", or "I got one!!!!!" Besides the fishing, bird watching was great. I missed taking a picture of the yellow-headed black birds as Gary and I were occupied playing music for the folks. We played for about 3 hours. Everytime I got ready to say that we were going to sing our last song, someone new would unfold their chair and sit down, so we kept on playing and singing. The other campers in this campground were very friendly. Kim and Kelly invited us to share their campfire and their great bacon/shrimp or bacon/scallops. If we are in our secret camping spot area, we will certainly stay again.



Kim and Kelly went through 20 lbs of bird seed the few days they were there.


I enjoyed watching the quail.


This squirrel was very busy enjoying his lunch.


If you click on the picture, you will be able to see Gary sitting on the dock fishing. The blue things are umbrellas. Gary was able to fish the day it rained and was rewarded by pulling in two trout that day.

Gary's New fishing hole

Gary found a great fishing hole right behind our campground in Newport, Washington. He is fishing on the Pend Oreille River. He took the boat out one day and was really lucky fishing that way also. While fishing, he got to see a doe with her two fawns and an osprey swoop down for it's dinner.


Time to rebait.


This fish is called a teninch (sp?). Today he caught two on one cast.
If you want a better look, click on the picture and it will get bigger.


This osprey would perch on this limb and watch for the yellow perch before sweeping down for dinner.

Hummingbirds

Our neighbors at Deer Lake had two hummingbird feeders on the back of their Montana. They had to refill them every day.








Deer Lake

Gary's New Boat

We are camped on a beautiful lake that Gary just knows is filled with fish wanting to take a bite out of his worm. However, he has discovered that most of the lake property is owned by people who post "no tresspassing" signs. He has also discoved that is is becoming true of most of the places where we camp. So, that led us to an internet search and a trip into Spokane. Gary is now the proud owner of an inflatable pontoon boat with a trolling motor. This was his first trip out. However, the wind was really blowing so he was not able to do much fishing. But the wind should not blow every day.


Checking things out.


The oars are working and Gary is away from the bank.


Using the trolling motor, he made it out to the pontoons.



He will be able to carry the boat on top of the jeep so that he will not have to inflate it every day we are camped at a lake.

Last campground in Canada

We left Canada this morning. Sure did enjoy the sites we were able to see. Border crossings were very easy. When we left Canada, the border guard asked us a couple of questions, looked in our frig, and then wished us a safe trip. Gary was able to catch two more fish after we arrived at our campground. After crossing the border, we drove to Colville, Washington and hit our first Walmart. Since we did not purchase many groceries in Canada (too expensive) we hit the first Walmart we saw in order to stock up on veggies, meat, eggs, and other food stuff. I just knew we would have to have 2 baskets to haul our stuff in. We should be set now for a couple of weeks before we need to find another Walmart. I honestly think Gary was having Walmart withdrawals. We were able to get Gary a Washington fishing license so Gary is now reading the fishing rules. We are camped 100 yards from Deer Lake.


Here we are in the Riviera campground in Grand Forks, BC.


Took a walk along the beach and admired the flowers.


Kettle River runs behind our campground.


Nice calm night.

British Columbia Wildlife Park, Kamloops, BC

We are currently camped in Kamloops, BC. Next door to our campground is the British Columbia Wildlife Park. When we checked in, we received a cupon for the park, so Gary and I took advantage of the one free admission. The park was okay, a lot of their units were being worked on so we were not able to see all the animals in the park. We did enjoy the bird show they put on.


My favorite bird is the owl, so I had to post this on the blog.





They had 4 wolves in the park.


It has been hot here. These grizzles are enjoying the sprinking system.

Jasper to Clearwater, BC

Our cold nights and cooler days are over!!!! We had been experiencing cooler
weather and now have arrived in Kamloops, British Columbia and it is 92 outside.
What a gorgeous drive we enjoyed. We saw a deer cross the road just in front of
a vehicle. We stopped at the first British Columbia information center and
enjoyed lunch in our new surroundings.


This is Cinnamon Peak. Sure was pretty. The different colors of green just can't
be seen in this picture.


This is Mount Robson. Sure was pretty. Would have like to take a hike or two
in this area. Did I mention how pretty the wildflowers are along this drive?


Close up of Mount Robson. Quite a huge glacier.


Alas, this was the last glacier that we were able to see on our drive.

Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Wow!!! Lots of things to see in this park. Our time was spent visiting
lakes, falls, watching wildlife, and walking up to a glacier. I really enjoyed
the glacier. I took lots of pictures and put them in 3 different albums that
can be viewed by clicking on our travel photo link.


This is Athabasca Falls. Lots of water coming down the Athabasca river
into the falls.


Gary is holding up what is left of an iceberg from the Glacier Cavell.


Glacier Cavell is in the background. For more photos, click on the travel
photo link



This is the Glacier Angel.

Pyramid Lake with Mount Pyramid in background


Cottonwood Slough


Patricia Lake



Gary fishing at Pyramid Lake. He caught a trout!!!!

Wild life in Jasper

Bear cubs in a tree


Young elk


Mountain Goat


Downy Woodpecker