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Tag: North Cascades Scenic Highway
Wednesday, August 28 Through Friday, August 30, 2019 When first impressions are negative, everything from then on is tainted by the original assessment. So it goes with the Concrete/Grandy Creek KOA. Campers coming to this campground for the first time will find a "ranger station" with closed access gates. When an attendant is not in … Continue reading Concrete / Grandy Creek KOA
Sunday, August 25 Through Wednesday, August 28, 2019The Winthrop KOA entrance is unimpressive. However, that first impression is deceptive as this turned out to be one of the better KOA parks we've stayed in. We had arrived just after 1:00 in the afternoon and setup quickly. Because we were there for three nights, we put … Continue reading Winthrop / North Cascades National Park KOA
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 The Winthrop/North Cascades National Park KOA Guest Services Guide lists Smoke Jumper Base under the "Some Fun Things To Do and See" category. The brief description said this was the "birthplace of smoke jumping." In the fifties and sixties, the days of Smokey The Bear, children were aware of heroes saving forests. … Continue reading North Cascades Smoke Jumper Base
Monday, August 26, 2019 Before the Grand Coulee Dam completion in 1942, the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery was commissioned to mitigate a small portion of the effects of the dam on fisheries and the peoples who depended on those fisheries. Assuming the size of the problem created by Grand Coulee Dam is proportional to the … Continue reading Winthrop National Fish Hatchery