Thursday, August 28, 2014

In The Middle of Nowhere, WA

 

Since we met Brian and Leigh (Aluminarium) last year at Lake Mead we’ve been interested in seeing their property in northeastern Washington, 24 miles from Tonasket. Owning a piece of land to park the RV on is something that appeals to us, and since they invited us to come see, being in the neighborhood and all, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

We were having our doubts as we climbed up the rough dirt road for over 4 miles, but once we saw the Airstreams on the hill we relaxed a bit.

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They leveled a nice spot with a great view and built a storage shed. Kerri, another working full time Airstreamer, is also visiting.

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We are loving the wide open spaces.

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Their neighbors Sam and Jan came by to invite us all on a hike. Jim decided to give it a try and managed the 3+ miles without making his recovering leg feel any worse. We walked a couple more miles yesterday, and it appears he is finally on the mend.

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Leigh fixed a fantastic meal of black bean and veggie tacos for Brian’s birthday, and even baked a vegan chocolate cake. Doesn’t get much better!

16 comments:

  1. It isn't very often that I see a photograph on a travel blog that really affects me. But I sure love the land that your friends chose. What excellent taste they must have, regarding land and RV buddies!

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    1. I actually thought about you when we got here. You and Coffee Girl would absolutely love it here! Only down side is the Verizon tower is 30 miles away. They have a directional cellular antenna and transmitter to create a "hot spot" but it's pretty slow. Better than nothing, though.
      Gayle

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  2. GREAT news on the leg....though I think I just lost my gimpy hiking buddy. ;-)

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  3. Real winters out there but with an RV there is no need to be there that time of the year. It does have a nice view!

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  4. Yes, I concur with Rob…if only that beautiful plot of land was further south. But eastern Washington might be dry enough…certainly it's dryer than on the other side of the Cascades, and it might have a longer usable season, and they do have an RV escape hatch :)
    I'll keep looking for that perfect place, thus never have to fork over the money cause it doesn't exist :).
    Box Canyon Mark from Lovely Ouray, Colorado

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  5. PS…Great news about Jim healing up. I got some good hiking plans for the "gang."

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    1. We are so looking forward to it!

      It is absolutely beautiful here, no humidity, few trees;) We've already determined there is no perfect place but it sure is fun looking.

      Gayle

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  6. Great news regarding Jim's progress. Nothing like good views with good friends!


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  7. Such is the dilemma when trying to figure out where to be able to relax in comfort. Love the Pacific Northwest, but finally ended up in the Sky Island area of southeast Arizona, where we figured there was a good combination of tolerable year-round weather and the least amount of natural disasters waiting to fall upon us. So far, so good! ;->

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    1. I think you had the right idea. If we settle down it needs to be in a place where the weather is tolerable year round in case we HAVE to stay all year. The PNW would be hard for us in the winter!
      Gayle

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  8. I know from experience it gets very cold up there. But the 5 warm months are usually fantastic.

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  9. Middle of Nowhere is one of my favorite spots! Beautiful location and it sure looks like you can see for miles in all directions. Bet Jim is glad to be back out there with the rest of you :-).

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  10. What great news about Jim's leg. So glad he could join the for the hike.

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  11. You sure know how to pick the sweet spots! Wide open views, great food and hiking too!

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  12. That's really a lovely spot. What a view! That must have been quite a job leveling it off.

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