What's Out Your Back Window?

[JStelly]

Originally Posted by kstock11

We just got back from 3 days at this campground. Campground sits at 5400 feet and overlooks the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While the valley was 90+ degrees, we hit a high of just over 70 degrees.

And what is the name of the park? The Great Smoky Mountains are on our list for next May.

[kstock11]

The park is called Mile High Campground. Very rustic (as to bathrooms), but my wife and I were very comfortable having the deluxe bathroom in our 19' Escape. The campground is just up from Maggie Valley and on the same road off the Blue Ridge Parkway as Balsam Mountain Campground. They say you'll often see Elk & turkey wandering the campground. One negative - no dump station. You'll either have to arrive with a full water tank or else carry it and fill it with a water carrier on site. We used our nearest Camping World to dump tanks before arriving home. (Included for free with Good Sam membership)

[JStelly]

Thanks! The photos on the website and other reviews are amazing. Looking forward to visiting next May.

[Steve R]

Originally Posted by sjnuss

Oh, and this just showed up out front!

Steve

This hurts! My 17' Escape will be done in Feb.

[LarryandLiz]

We are just back from a few nights stay at both Monck and Juniper Beach BC Provincial Parks. Many thanks to Dave and Glenn for their advice about both these parks.

Here are a few of our pics. Both parks are in hot and dry country. Juniper Beach is nestled between two railway lines which made for an interesting time watching trains.

[rbryan4]

You almost got it Larry. This one was landscape mode, but the home button was on the left, so the image flipped 180°. Try it with the button on the right.

[LarryandLiz]

Originally Posted by rbryan4

You almost got it Larry. This one was landscape mode, but the home button was on the left, so the image flipped 180°. Try it with the button on the right.

Thanks, what can I say it's Canada Day and I blame the beer

The first pic is from Monck it was a lakeside site by Nicola Lake
The second is from Juniper Beach by the North Thompson River.

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by LarryandLiz

Thanks, what can I say it's canada day and I blame the beer

As long as the beer is the priority, it's all good.

[maurerl]

Just back from our latest trip, got away for four days. This is one of several no-services boondocking-only sites around Cowichan Lake, about 1.5 hrs SW of Nanaimo, 11 gravel km West of Honeymoon Bay, and is our favourite of about a half-dozen sites managed by the recreation divisions of several forestry companies.

The last photo is not cloud cover, it is "incendiary particulate matter", i.e. smoke & ash from our wildfires. It was still a relaxing few days, temps still high 20's, and the smoke cleared but didn't quite disappear as the days went by. At lake level, no impact on the "living", just got in the way of the views.

Interesting thing happened to us on the gravel portion of the trip. We had a plastic jug of milk in the frig, which did not break, spill or leak -- but it CHURNED! was thick with a layer of cream on top, when we got to the campsite.

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by maurerl

Just back from our latest trip, got away for four days. This is one of several no-services boondocking-only sites around Cowichan Lake, about 1.5 hrs SW of Nanaimo, 11 gravel km West of Honeymoon Bay, and is our favourite of about a half-dozen sites managed by the recreation divisions of several forestry companies.

Gorgeous. Of course, that's most of BC.

[drpaddle]

When you reserve last-minute, your back-window view can suffer. (We had a great time anyway on our short Victoria BC visit).

[escape artist]

Hi: All... Last week at Ontario Bolerama in Niagara Region. This is on the north shore of Lake Erie. Just like the ocean but salt free!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Geisby's]

Hi all, Here is sunrise pic of view out back window at Okanagan Falls Provincial Park, in southern BC, about 40 minutes north of Osoyoos. It's a quiet park, beside river, no reservations, dry camping. Great place to base wine tours and cycling. We meet friends there every July, has turned into a wonderful tradition. However with no reservations and only 25 sites, you need to get there early in the day, but totally worth it! People next to us, had left at 4 am from Vancouver to grab a spot. And the couple that pulled in as we were packing up did a happy dance when they realized they could take our spot - they also had got up at 4 am to get there early. So the secret must be out

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by Geisby's

H So the secret must be out

Yah, well if you don't tell anyone, I won't either.

First night after the Escape rally. Timing is everything. Looked totally full and then a person with the best spot, closest to the river pulled out as we drove up.

Just the kind of campsite that we like, small and very quiet.

Ron

[Donna D.]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who forgets to take a picture of "What's Out Your Back Window" I've camped for 13 months now in Ten Forward.... almost zero pictures.

BUT, the weekend of the big Oregon Coast Gathering (which I missed for the first time in a dozen years), I went camping by myself (that is really not that unusual). Four days at Champoeg Heritage State Park. Closest state park to downtown Portland, Oregon.

It's a glorious Oregon State Park. Clean, well kept, stellar showers, plenty of garbage cans, etc.

I was in site A32. Backed in (usual) with a valley/pastorial view. No cars, homes, other campers, truly a gem out the back window. I saw two black tail deer and heard wild turkeys.

However, out the front... now I don't have a front window in Ten Forward... it's a 5.0TA, but you can see why, WHY a rear dinette is important to me.


I wake up before the sun comes up. It's nice to sit inside enjoying my coffee, wearing my jammies and the world is not full of other people and their stuff. This view out my back window is pretty common for the places I camp. Rear dinettes rule!



In case you're wondering how I took the picture. I opened the door and took it through the slit... that's the awning arm you maybe seeing. I didn't want my neighbors to think I was some weird stalker.

This was my site from the street.

YMMV.

THIS is the reason I wanted a rear dinette trailer.

[float5]

We don't have a back window because we are going to Chilliwack to get it!
On the way....

Stayed in a 1929 cabin at Hot Springs, South Dakota

[float5]

Saw Devil's Tower in Wyoming today. Can't get the settings right on the camera but you get the idea.

[float5]

Next to Devil's Tower

[float5]

Same area in Wyoming

[OneOleMan]

And this is called a "Resort". Poor Gonzo th' Dawg couldn't even go outside without stepping on the neighbor's stinky slinky.