Closing up Wish Poosh for season


Although the campground did not officially close until Sept 21st we began covering signs and closed off driving access to the Island and boat launch on the 14th. One of our duties was to cover signs for the winter and lock things up. It has been a very fast 4 months of living here in the National Forest. A great adventure. Making new friends and meeting new people and learning a lot about how things are run out here in the campground world.


The 15th we were up early and on the road a little before 8 am and heading south towards Bend, OR. A fairly easy drive although there was detour because the bridge we chose to cross over the Columbia River was closed. The detour did not add to our time unduly though so we went from cool temps in Washington down to very hot temps in Bend! Purchased new house batteries (6) before continuing to the Thousand Trails camp south of Bend at Sunriver.

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