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[Happyjax]

Always fun to go on one of your trip reports!

[takesiteasy]

Really enjoyed that and seeing how I doubt I'll never make it there myself-thanks for taking me along. Families from Hell and campgrounds -why we have our pop-ups I guess-again thanks!

 

Smoke

 

Hey Smoke, never say never, right? Thanks for your comments- you are right, that's why we have pop-ups.

 

lovely looking shots of Kintla lake.  I have a trip laid out that goes there for next summer.  Did you check out Bowman Lake too?

 

Vic, the Bowman Lake road was under construction when we were there so we didn't drive it. I've heard Bowman Lake is very scenic also- maybe better than Kintla, but the campground is not on the lake like it is at Kintla. That's why we chose Kintla. You need to get to either one early in the day to get a campsite in the busy time. Thanks for your tip on Hwy 40 too- we enjoyed our time driving that.

 

Wonderful trip. Great photos. This similar trip is in our plans in a couple of years. Thanks for sharing. jd

 

Lovely photos! Thanks for the write-up! 

 

Always fun to go on one of your trip reports!

 

Thanks for your comments everyone! It's nice to hear feedback.

Edited by takesiteasy, 23 August 2018 - 11:55 PM.

[Batman]

These places are well known and popular.  If we go there we should not be surprised that we're sharing them with many others with the same plans.

[takesiteasy]

These places are well known and popular.  If we go there we should not be surprised that we're sharing them with many others with the same plans.

 

Batman- you are right. In truth, we were not surprised. But if we had our druthers, we would go in less popular times. We enjoy the places more when there are not crowds while others don't seem to mind. Thanks for your comment!

[klahanie]

easy, thanks for sharing.

 

I like the story of the young man in the campground. Do you think he was looking to share his site, and perhaps camp fee ? We have been the recipient but never the proposer of such an arrangement.

 

Interesting to read about your early start time to finding a camp site. Seems to me many leave late, around or after checkout time, and that selecting a site perhaps before being able to eye ball your known neighbours could be a crap shoot, but who knows.. Have you found a sweet spot time for finding a site ?

 

Funny about the "why we have a pop up comments". I remember last year desperately looking for a spot. Wheeling around and thru a few packed campgrounds full of every off road rig imaginable and wondering why oh why do they have to be here when they can camp "anywhere" !! (likewise I'm sure)

 

As for the park crowds, yes, busy. Reading these TRs makes me regret not exploring them more "back in the day" - a lesson perhaps for the younger reader (if there are any on here ). Can't see it getting any better in my lifetime. Kicker is, by visiting, we are contributing - I doubt the guy who arrives just behind me makes a charitable distinction...

 

Anyway, glad you made the effort. Some things you just have to see for yourself, taking the bad with the good.

[takesiteasy]

easy, thanks for sharing.

 

I like the story of the young man in the campground. Do you think he was looking to share his site, and perhaps camp fee ? We have been the recipient but never the proposer of such an arrangement.

 

Interesting to read about your early start time to finding a camp site. Seems to me many leave late, around or after checkout time, and that selecting a site perhaps before being able to eye ball your known neighbours could be a crap shoot, but who knows.. Have you found a sweet spot time for finding a site ?

 

Funny about the "why we have a pop up comments". I remember last year desperately looking for a spot. Wheeling around and thru a few packed campgrounds full of every off road rig imaginable and wondering why oh why do they have to be here when they can camp "anywhere" !! (likewise I'm sure)

 

As for the park crowds, yes, busy. Reading these TRs makes me regret not exploring them more "back in the day" - a lesson perhaps for the younger reader (if there are any on here ). Can't see it getting any better in my lifetime. Kicker is, by visiting, we are contributing - I doubt the guy who arrives just behind me makes a charitable distinction...

 

Anyway, glad you made the effort. Some things you just have to see for yourself, taking the bad with the good.

 

Klahanie, interesting question about the young man- My sense is he was just very friendly. He originally pointed us to a different campsite so I don't think he was looking for company- just took pity on us looking for parking.

 

We had the best luck getting a campsite between 9 and 10 AM- taking advantage of the early departures. Many campgrounds were full by 11 or 12.

 

Yes- take the good with the bad, overall it was good.

 

Thanks for your comments.