August 6, 2020

Overnight Camping on Echo Trail

Silver Rapids Lodge Day 5

We spent a peaceful evening by the water.  We enjoyed an excellent bottle of Malbec, listened to music and watched the fire.  We intended to stay up late enough to watch the stars come out…but sunset wasn’t until almost 9 and by then the mosquitoes began to come and enjoy the evening with us.  All the hiking and camping made us tired! 

We warmed our coffee on a morning campfire and had our breakfast in the tranquil early light.  By 7:30 we were headed back to the RV.  We dried out all of our gear before packing it away for the next time! 

Tent camping definitely has its positives…but I was really glad to have a nice hot shower!

No wolves, no moose, no bears.  We did see a small mouse and there was definitely evidence that a more medium animal walked through our site.  We saw deer on our way out.

We spent the afternoon walking through the town of Ely and except for urgently needed wine, we bought nothing else. Another thing that is very different on this trip…we are really hesitant to wander aimlessly through shops. We are also reluctant to talk with people…lots of folks here do not wear masks. The town is very pretty and we walked a good hill!

We grilled salmon and mushrooms and zucchini and after dinner, we headed back to town. There was a playoff baseball game tonight. We watched the young men play…always good memories when we watch baseball. We elected not to sit in the grandstands where not one person was wearing a mask and instead put our chairs outside the fence along the third base line.

This little chipmunk is a very busy guy and quite obviously used to being fed…he’s our camping neighbor.