Ponderosa State Park McCall

... - he seems to be back in the swing of things!! From Chewelah we headed into Idaho and spent Labor Day weekend at Hells Gate State Park in Lewiston, Idaho.  It was a beautiful campground which was booked solid for the weekend.  I have such fond ...

... avoid the vehicle she associates with pain for up to several weeks. We don't have that kind of time as we will be leaving McCall on Friday. Jil called a local Vet who makes house calls, in this case, park calls. He examined Molly's hind quarters, stated ...

Our entire stay here has been a combination of enjoying the flora and fauna in this wonderful state park, helping Mom settle in to her new environment and visiting with Jil's brother Rob and his wife Kathy.  Over the last several days we have eaten ...

... little town of 3000 souls that lies on the southern bank of beautiful Payette Lake. The are within Payette National Forest where the Ponderosa Pine is king! Whew. We arrived last Friday, set up camp and I was duly ordered to set up our portable satellite ...

... sandwiches we headed out for mountain biking.  This was a park that was a joint venture between the Federal and State Park services, and the local mountain bike association.  They had trails set up for easy, intermediate and advanced ...

... a few private clubs. The setting is beautiful and the few people we met seemed very welcoming. We stayed at the Ponderosa State Park on the lake, which we have decided is a national refuge for mosquitoes. This kept our outdoor recreation limited to ...

... We leave Highway 95 in favor of Highway 55. Another a half an hour of travel puts us in McCall. We travel through the town that lies on the southern bank of Payette Lake. Just a few miles past downtown is our home for several days, Ponderosa State Park. ...