DIAMOND LAKE RV PARKAfter "staying put" in Grants Pass for several days, we finally got a call from Bill, the owner of the campground, that the roads were clear enough for us to come up the mountain. It was May 20: we should have been there on the 12th.
As we got to the higher elevation, snow was evident along the sides of the road. And it was snowing! This is the private road into the campground.
A week later, we woke up to this! There was much to do to get the campground ready to open: put out picnic tables at each site, clean up downed trees, clean the restrooms and laundry room, clean the office and cabin. In the winter the buildings are usually under snow. The only way to get in is by snowshoe!
This is our office cabin. We also have our workamper potlucks here once a week. That way, the one who is working can also join in. We've had some really good meals already: lasagna, taco soup, mac & cheese, hamburgers, plus all the "sides" and homemade ice cream!
We finally opened the campground on Wednesday, May 26, about 12 days later than normal.
This is a view of Mt. Thielson from the bike/hike path that goes around Diamond Lake. Ceilidh likes to walk this trail and smell all the "chippies". She caught one in camp last week but it got away.....
Here is "home" until October. The campground is on leased National Forest land. We are surrounded by Lodge Pole Pines. It is so quiet here. We are 90 miles from the nearest Walmart, about 60 miles from a decent grocery store. No TV reception but the cell phone and air card work well. We watch a lot of movies and play games. Just learned how to play Cribbage yesterday!
This is a view of Mt. Bailey, across Diamond Lake. Diamond lake is Oregon's premier trout fishing lake.
This camper was happy with his catch of the day! The limit is 5 per day, and only one over 20 inches. Our record so far this year is 23 1/2 inches.
We had trout on the grill last night for supper, given to us by one of the campers. Yummmm..
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