Cynthia on her second day at Rosie’s restaurant fed us well with the breakfast included with our stay at Steam Plant Hotel. They were just a few of the properties owned by the same company.
We zigged, we zagged but we finally got out of Spokane. Every mile we went it got nicer and nicer and before you know it, we were on gravel roads waving back and forth to the very few cars.
By the time we were hungry for lunch, we found this roadside snack/grocery store aptly named “Boondocks” on the side of the road near the tiny town (nee neighborhood) named Elk. No health food here – I had Velvetta slices, a meat stick, and potato chips. Luckily I still had some of Karen’s energy cookies and that was enough to ride the 60 miles to camp.
We stopped for our first refreshing swim at Diamond Lake. It’s one of those lakes where it’s a challenge to find a public access spot but we eventually found the launch ramp.
We ate dinner at the Bakery restaurant – a great mom & pop restaurant run by Eric and Melany. I couldn’t resist the fresh tasty Elk burger apparently pretty common during the season.
Chris at the Eagle Landing campground gave us his version of the history of the area. Quite the storyteller.
Elk Burger, Velvetta slices, meat sticks, and potato chips……sounds like you can fuel a few miles with that.
What percentage pavements versus gravel?
40% gravel/dirt