Today’s trek was from Memaloose SP to Liberty Lake regional park. Liberty Lake is a town adjacent to Spokane, it seemed to be a high end suburb. Kari wanted to see the town of Walla Walla so we diverted that direction. We lunched in Walla Walla then moved on, bread in hand.
The route took us through unending, and I mean unending wheat fields. Sea to shining sea wheat. They actually were really cool, beautiful in their own way-rolling hills, brilliant golden colors.
Though the fields were cool looking, the farm implements that work those fields don’t fit well on the highway. We found ourselves behind a convoy of 15 or so massive vehicles, and coupled with some construction delays we were running late. I hate getting into a new place after dark, it’s another Two Against Nature struggle-my fading eyesight. Needless to say this brought out my surly side. Yet, it looked like we would just barely make it. I had mapped our route and as we pulled into what we thought was our new home we saw row after row of tightly packed RV’s with portly senior citizens reclined in their portable chairs. Kari was aghast-corpulent campers do that to her:) We quickly realized there are 2 Liberty Lake campgrounds, and I had mistakenly mapped the private version. Luckily the county park was only 10 minutes away so we headed that way. On the way Kari read the directions from the park-they warned not to trust the GPS directions… This of course served only to heighten my surliness. Tiny, windy, unfamiliar roads aren't what Shirley was built to navigate. Miraculously though, we drove in circles long enough that we found the correct route.
When we pulled in to this park, it was nirvana. A huge campsite on a ridge overlooking a beautiful marsh and Liberty Lake. The sun was just setting, and a huge moon loomed. It was fantastic.
A perfect ending to another successful day…
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