Seems as though the migraine cycle I've been working on for the last little while was just trying to finish with a bang. I'm beyond thrilled to be able to report that I was completely without head pain today!
On top of that, we had a great day today! We started out taking a bit of a look around the Staircase area. Seems as though there was some severe flooding that expanded the local river rather dramatically not so long ago, leaving a huge portion of the landscape just a few meters below crystal clear water. Pretty cool to see.
We then moved on to Ellewa Dam, which is actually due to be destroyed shortly, in an effort to return some breeding territory to wild salmon, as I understand it. It was worth seeing, before things change dramatically. I can't wait to see what things look like next year, as the drop off from the dam has to be at least a hundred feet or so; I have no idea what losing that is going to do to the local water levels.
In the afternoon we stopped by La Poel campground, which has turned into a day use only area in the last year or so due to erosion and such. That's ok though, as it's still beautiful, and somewhat more isolated this year. So much so, in fact, that we decided to take advantage of the chilly, clear waters to clean up a bit, since none of our stops this year offers shower facilities. It was rather amazing to see and hear just how much fun Eden was having in the water.
The evening's campsite was Klahowya, which pretty much defined exactly what we love about camping. Semi-private sites, right along the river, wonderful scenery, and neighbors that actually keep fairly quiet after dark. Beyond all that, and perhaps this is a shallow measure, their bathroom facilities, even the drop toilets, damn near sparkled. There's a lot to be said for that kind of effort.
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