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Borrego Springs, CA

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mountain View RV Park, Arco Idaho

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Today I decided to take a day off…no packing up, no setting up, no driving, no nothing!  Instead, I’ll tell you about my first full day at Mountain View RV Park.  When I pulled in yesterday afternoon, the sign out front said $30/night.  That’s kind of high for my budget, so I asked about a weekly rate.  It turned out that with full hook-ups with 50 amps, the price was $130 for a week.  That’s less than a $20/night average, so I paid for a week.   Since there is a small cafe on the premises, they also include two free breakfasts with your stay.  For a couple, that would mean one breakfast, but for me that means two days of someone else doing the cooking.  :)  The free breakfast consists of two very large pancakes, and two eggs done the way you prefer.  So, this morning I took advantage of that offer.  It was tasty, and I think I’ll go there for dinner one of the nights I’m here.
IMG_3622The sites are really spacious for a private campground; especially if you are located in the D lane like I am.  The sites are all pull throughs, and I’m estimating that the sites in the D row are about 60’ long, furthest from the road traffic, and have nice views…(you’d think with all that space, I wouldn’t have smushed my car yesterday :( )
IMG_3626 such as this one.  While Emma and I were sitting outside this afternoon, I took a look another look at the graduating class mountain:
_MG_3624This time, I was able to find the class of 1922!  I’m thinking there aren’t many, if any, graduates left any more from that class.  :(

While we were sitting outside, a couple of hummingbirds buzzed me.  Okay, you know what that means!  I hopped inside and filled my hummingbird feeder!
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Within an hour, the first visitors came to the Hard Rock Bird Cafe!  Wahoo!!  I’ll be continuing my quest for the quintessential humming bird picture.  :)
_MG_3656Of course, you know who (the leader of the pack) came ambling by looking for a handout this evening, and sent Emma into joyous fits.  Sorry, goat, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for another apple drop.  :)  So, after my day of R & R, I’m thinking I’ll pack a lunch tonight and head for Craters of the Moon National Monument tomorrow.  I hope you’ll follow along.

Thanks for stopping by….talk to you later,  Judy

9 comments:

  1. Judy, what a great pic of the hummer.
    Glad you found a good place and rate for a week. It's kinda nice to be able to just kick back and relax for a bit, and to have a couple free breakfasts.. priceless.
    Take care and enjoy your week.
    Mike & Gerri

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  2. You bet I'll keep following along! We haven't been to Craters of the Moon Nat'l Monument. We want to do a tour of Idaho in the near future, so thanks for the review of Mountain View RV Park in Arco.

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  3. Yes, I'll be following along Judy! Craters is a place we want to visit but have not taken the time to do so yet. Nice post about Mountain View.

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  4. Forgot to tell you my son reported two hummers have finally found our feeder after a month, I have been putting fresh water in it verey 5 days or so. But now I am 200 mioes away so no pictures yet. Iowa has flies as big as hummingbirds so maybe I'll get a picture of one of those. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.

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  5. Love your hummingbird pictures. They are so much fun to watch. And, I also love goats...because they are so cute. Looking forward to hearing about your Craters of the Moon visit.

    Kay & Dave

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  6. I'm along in spirit! Hopefully someday I will follow your tire tracks!

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  7. Judy, did you notice that the goat leader is missing half of his nose?? I wonder if that was his sacrifice to get to be the leader? Sure am enjoying your summer! We are counting down the days--departure date Sept. 5 for a 3 week trip to Cody and Cour d'alene. Hope to get a chance to use my beautiful walking stick! Deanna

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  8. I really like the hummingbird pics. I have yet to have a camera handy when I see one.

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  9. I can only imagine what anthropologists 500 years from now will think about the graduating class mountain. *laughs* What a great, quirky idea. I should like to see it with my own eyes.

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