Day 14
May 30th
Saturday
45 Miles
From Colville to Ione
Our last day riding in the mountains of Washington. We left Colville in light rain, the remainder of the day the rain was all around us but we managed to stay one step ahead or right behind it. We did not get rained on until that night in Ione where we experienced our first hail storm in a tent. Our tent held up nicely to hail that was pea and quarter size. We set up our tent under cedar trees that provided a nice cover.
Leaving Colville we were surprised at the steep climb. This was not a pass but we did ride up into the mountains. Traffic was light so we enjoyed a lovely ride through the mountains and meadows. We saw a lot of white tailed deer. The deer don't stand around long when they sense your presence, their tail goes up and they bound off for cover in the thick forest. We would love to have photographed the deer, they are stunning animals. The best we could do is enjoy seeing them for a brief moment.
Ione was a great little community with very nice people. When we arrived they were finishing an ATV poker run. Except for the thunderstorm our stay in Ione was very nice at the Cedar Creek RV and Campground. Owners Linda and Gabe went above and beyond to see that we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The campground had a very nice tent area, clean facilities that included nice showers (no quarters or tokens needed here) a store, and guest laundry area. They also had two very nice cabins, in hind sight had we known about the looming storms we would have rented one :-)
We have seen many businesses flying the American and Canadian flags since we are only 25 miles from the border of Canada.
Our last day riding in the mountains of Washington. We left Colville in light rain, the remainder of the day the rain was all around us but we managed to stay one step ahead or right behind it. We did not get rained on until that night in Ione where we experienced our first hail storm in a tent. Our tent held up nicely to hail that was pea and quarter size. We set up our tent under cedar trees that provided a nice cover.
Leaving Colville we were surprised at the steep climb. This was not a pass but we did ride up into the mountains. Traffic was light so we enjoyed a lovely ride through the mountains and meadows. We saw a lot of white tailed deer. The deer don't stand around long when they sense your presence, their tail goes up and they bound off for cover in the thick forest. We would love to have photographed the deer, they are stunning animals. The best we could do is enjoy seeing them for a brief moment.
Ione was a great little community with very nice people. When we arrived they were finishing an ATV poker run. Except for the thunderstorm our stay in Ione was very nice at the Cedar Creek RV and Campground. Owners Linda and Gabe went above and beyond to see that we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The campground had a very nice tent area, clean facilities that included nice showers (no quarters or tokens needed here) a store, and guest laundry area. They also had two very nice cabins, in hind sight had we known about the looming storms we would have rented one :-)
We have seen many businesses flying the American and Canadian flags since we are only 25 miles from the border of Canada.
Our first hail storm, our tent survived nicely.
Campsite at Cedar Creek in Ione Washington
Only 25 miles from the Canadian Border
Ronnie's favorite sign.
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