Our first stop yesterday, when we arrived in Lakeview, was Les Schwab, for a new set of four trailer tires. If you wonder why, see the previous post.
While waiting for the tires to be installed Shiner and I took a walk, across the street, to the immaculate little white house with a perfect lawn and park benches. 'Turns out it's the MC Ranch Western Heritage Center. See the photo section of their Facebook page for a lot of the photos from the displays. It's a delightful little park and a wonderful collection depicting the history of the famous MC Ranch, so it's worth checking out. If you'd like a bit of music to go along with the history, here's Ian Tyson's song about selling the MC horses.
Once the tires were installed we headed for the barn, so to speak.
We don't generally stay places with "resort" in the title, but The Junipers Reservoir RV Resort is a delightful exception.
The Junipers is about 10 miles west of Lakeview, then about 2 miles back into a working ranch on a well maintained gravel road.
The sites are large, and arranged in a single row around a large grassy area. All the sites are pull-through, and the park is surrounded by the ranch's native sage and juniper vegetation.
There's a covered group area for large events, or just for relaxing if it's not reserved for an event, and fishing in their small lake - no license required!
The facilities include a really nice laundry room, which includes amenities like a television, Adirondack chairs, a book selection and a display case with artifacts from the area, the first time I've ever seen that in a campground laundry facility!
You can purchase bait worms and ice near the laundry room.
It's a beautiful, peaceful and very quiet setting, and though they are set up for the trailer and motorhome crowd, they also have tent spaces.
The campers are all so friendly it's hard to make your way around the loop without stopping to visit with several of them, so it your puppy wants a fast walk, you'll have to head out into the sagebrush! When you do, be sure to watch for the birds, there are several varieties, and other wildlife too.
Amenities include free wi-fi, and as opposed to many parks, this system actually works!
This is truly a gem of a park, and we'll be stopping here again.
2 comments:
Great meeting the two of you and thanks for letting us pick your brains about your solar set up! We agree it's a perfect little place, we have stopped here twice in our travels to recoup and take it easy.
Happy travels! Kirk and Kay
Hi Kay, Thanks for stopping by the blog! We enjoyed chatting with you too. More solar info will be coming your way, 'always glad to help a fellow traveler!
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