Leaving Wilbur, the wheat fields give way to apple orchards.
These don’t look ripe, but most are and it’s apple harvest time.
These boxes are piled at all the orchards, and there are much bigger box piles than this. See the mountains ahead?
Please wash your apples, and all fruits and veggies! Buy organic when possible. I saw guys covered from head to toe in white plastic getup to protect them from the poison they spray on the fruit. They were carrying huge containers of pesticide around on ATV type vehicles.
This situation wasn’t a comfort to me either. I repeat….WASH YOUR APPLES. (however this is better than….just going anywhere among the trees!
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Winthrop, Washington is home to a few hundred people, but it’s a big tourist attraction, I learned upon arriving and seeing all the traffic. The town is all done up in old western attire, and the sporting good stores sell everything you can possibly need for hiking and skiing.
We turn right at the one stop sign in town and go up the hill to the next block where our home will be for the next three nights, Pine Near RV Park. Nice little campground full of green grass and we are lucky enough to get a tree, too.
The tree is behind us so you can’t see it in this picture, but it does give shade.
I got to talking to my neighbor Bill next door, who has a Class C Jamboree. I come to find he is 90 years old and on his own, except for his 14 year old black lab Roody, traveling all summer and then going to his park model in southern CA in the winter! Wow! Impressive! He used to live in Winthrop, years ago, so he likes to spend some time here in the summer.
Joy and Shiloh pose with a carved bear in town. 🙂
View near our campsite….these are the mountains that are calling, the Cascades.
Deer wander all over where we are camped and where we walk. This was one of a group of five that we startled as we went for our morning walk.
We walk the town and I shop….I think it lifts my spirits and gives me more energy. 🙂 I buy a new pair of shoes that were on sale in the sporting goods store that JR is parked in front of.
Now it’s time to pack up, hook up and drive 80 miles through the mountains and through North Cascade National Park to Marblemount, a town much smaller than Winthrop. It’s on the west side of the National Park though, and since we will be there a week, we will have time to do some exploring in the park.
AT&T and internet will no doubt be iffy. If I can post a blog I will, but if you don’t hear from me for awhile, that’s why.
One more picture, and this one is just for Badger Rick. I hope he sees it! This cute little inn is on the same block as the RV park we are staying in.
Wandering Spirit 
Looks amazing….I want to be there!! Did you go to the cute little book store?? Will there be snow in late Sept-Oct?
Yes Pat (Freespirit), I did go to the book store and then of course I bought a book which I should never do because of space issues.
Gosh, I should never say should never. ☺️
There is an area up here with the words “Early Winter” in everything, like Early Winter Campground, and Early Winter Creek, etc…soooo….id tend to say winter comes on the early side here. Right now the weather forecast for Marblemount has the words ‘wintery mix’ in it two times while I’m here. I’d say after mid September all bets are off for what could happen with snow and the like. But I don’t know for sure. I’ll be asking around.
Yep, I see it and I must say it sounds like an establishment of the highest standards. 🙂
Have no fear, I’m always following even if I don’t comment as much as I used to. It’s hard to explain but I’m trying hard to cut down on my RV dreamin’ screen time and try to keep my focus on all the world has to offer in the present. But I’m still thrilled that you let me follow along. As always thanks for letting me tag along.
Actually there were so many trees, bushes and flowers around it that I couldn’t see the building, only the sign.
Absolutely be here (there) now because now is all we have really. Later your now will be here so it’s good to plan but also to enjoy now, now.
Or something along those lines. 😊
PS. Thanks for being here Badger Rick.
Thanks for the heads up on the apple pesticide. Our son has many apple trees in his yard here and there is no way to eat them all…it’s nice knowing that they haven’t been sprayed, but you have to be careful as they are not perfect like the ones in the store.
Like Badger Rick I haven’t been commenting much, but still following your adventures vicariously. It seems like there is always some new problem cropping up that keeps us from camping. And when we do get out for a short trip, always a new problem to deal with. In August on our short 3 night trip, I was bit by a dog (trip to the ER), and on our latest trip this week, we had transmission problems on the motorhome. We’re thinking of selling it once it is fixed, and getting a small fiberglass trailer instead.
So in the meantime I dream on through your gentle blog. Guinness dog sends his best to Joy and Shiloh….
Oh Sharon, I’m so sorry about that dog bite! Very upsetting. How are you doing? And the transmission….yikes. $$$
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Take Care!