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| the setting for Sun Lakes Resort, on the banks of Park Lake, nestled in the coulee |
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| tucked between the mesa and the lake |
We were at Sun Lakes RV
Resort a couple of years ago and enjoyed our stay. The resort is adjacent to the Dry Falls State
Park, with miles of hiking trails and spectacular views. We decided to come
back.
Another Alpine was there and we met the couple, Donna and David, from Silverdale, WA.
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| two Alpines, what beauties |
The weather was perfect
for the first couple of days, and then the winds blew in, strong enough to
knock over garbage cans and camping chairs. It was mostly calm during the day
but at night the constant blowing and rattling kept us awake so it was not at
all restful. Other than that, the area is particularly scenic, a corner tucked
away in a coulee that has a mind-boggling history behind its formation. I will leave the telling of that geological
tale to the next post.
We went for several walks,
camera in hand for those memorable photo opportunities, through the state park,
along the trail to Dry Falls Lake, and around the 9-hole golf course.
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| Mirror Lake |
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| Park Lake |
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| Park Lake, looking south down the coulee |
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| Park Lake looking south with coulee walls on the west |
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| looking across Mirror Lake towards wall of basalt |
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| this could be cowboy territory with mesa tops and hoodoos |
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| dry scrubland all around us |
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| Sun Lakes is a boater and angler's paradise...and you can swim here too |
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| basalt cliffs with tumble down remnants - legacy of major volcanic activity |
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| hike towards Dry Falls |
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| captivating formations withstanding the test of time, millions of years in fact |
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| hiking the coulee |
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| view of Perch Lake |
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| Dry Falls further ahead |
This relic of pre-cell-phone technology still stands at the resort, rendered obsolete by new technology... besides, often do you have the opportunity to step in to a phone booth!
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| for the record, the phone no longer works |
Stormy weather provided the opportunity for a few dramatic sunsets...probably heralding the oncoming night-time winds.
