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StirCrazy
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Mar 27, 2025

what trips are you looking forward to this year?

Last summer we found a nice spot that I am really looking forward to going to again.  its about a 90 min drive up a forestry road (gravel kind of maintained) but its one of the clearest lakes I have ever seen.  the first picture is in about 40 feet of water and it was raining gently while I was out on the paddle board.  

There are a few new ones I want to check out this summer also, there is over 100 lakes within a 1 hour drive from me, most, you're not getting in with a normal trailer or motorhome, so its tents and truck campers for the win.  

very clear waternice site, 40 feet from the water, lots of shade but the solar worked perfectly still.

 

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  • emcvay's avatar
    emcvay
    Explorer III
    Apr 29, 2025

    Got a couple on the books now.  The first is to Knox Mountain in Kalowna BC for a mini Memorial for my Dad who raced it in 1975 in his MGBGT.  A gent with a B will carry a small vial of Dad's ashes up the mountain for me and it will be great being back after all these years.  We'll be RV camping this trip.

    Then, two weeks later we're heading 980 miles north to see grand critters no.6 and 7 :D and their parents of course ;)

    I looks forward to driving the caribou again and getting in some Northern Pike fishing.  Plus, I've upgraded the solar on the camper so it will be fun to see how it's doing!

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator
      Apr 30, 2025

      Knox mountain, never heard of it and Kelowna is only 2 hours away, I'll have to look that up.  I am Luckey the grand critters live with me part time so I don't have to travel to see them, but rather to get a break haha.  but my sone is stationed in Alberta so we added another trip in the books to go visit him this summer, but that's a 5th wheel trip, so the camper is going on next month, coming off for a couple weeks around the end of July then as soon as we get home going back on haha. 

  • dave54's avatar
    dave54
    Nomad
    Mar 30, 2025

    Only one large one planned so far.  Oregon Coast, inland to the east side Cascades, then south to home.  5-6 weeks total, taking our time.  

    We have the grandkids for a week, probably go someplace local with them.  We'll spend time at our membership park.  We do that a few times per year, 1-2 weeks at a time.    

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator
      Mar 30, 2025

      I love the Oregon coast, feels just like I am camping in BC.  ya we usually take the one grand kid out a couple times, the other one will probably be coming with us soon, I told him when he is using the potty all the time he can come camping haha.   when I lived on Vancouver island, we used to camp every weekend almost all year around when I wasn't at sea.  its kind of dropped off since I retired from that job, but since I got the truck camper 4 years ago it has been picking up again.  we usually do one bigger trip with the 5th wheel then several trips with the camper. 

  • opnspaces's avatar
    opnspaces
    Navigator II
    Mar 29, 2025

    Cool pictures, but did you have to post pictures of the grill? I'm waiting to go eat lunch and now I'm even more hungry.

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator
      Mar 30, 2025

      haha, I had to look and see what stove I was using.  last year I added a 20" flattop griddle to my cooking equipment, but it was after that trip.  sure is nice to be able to cook hashbrowns, bacon and eggs for breakfast on the griddle outside. 

  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Mar 27, 2025

    Had a change in plans, so with only a month, we are going to drive up to Hudson Bay.

      • valhalla360's avatar
        valhalla360
        Navigator
        Mar 29, 2025

        From southern Michigan, it's about 2400 miles round trip. The research I've done, it's all paved and in good condition (we'll see). 

  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Mar 27, 2025

    This looks awesome, cool setup! Do you fish in that lake you mentioned? 

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator
      Mar 28, 2025

      I haven't yet, I got out of fishing for the last few years, never seams to be enough time..  but there are lots of lakes closer for when I get a chance to start up again.  

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