Emigrant Springs SP

We arrived at Emigrant Springs SP on June 1st after driving in a huge storm complete with pebble sized hail and almost zero visability.   By the time we arrived it was just raining intermittently and got settled into our assigned campground host site without getting too wet.  The hail did put some dents in the roof of the Mini which I'll have to see about getting removed at a later date.

Following in the Mini in a hail storm 

It is a very nice space, on a corner facing NE.  We get shade all afternoon on our patio side.  We are surrounded by tall pines and the park is well maintained and the rangers and other campground hosts have been very friendly and helpful.

They gave us a couple of days to get settled in and then on Wed. we started being "on duty".  We have a golf cart to drive around and our assignment is to clean the six rental cabins in our area when they become vacant as well as restocking the restrooms as needed and keeping the fire pits cleaned out after campers leave...it takes maybe a hour or two a day for each of us.

Our Host camp site 

The dogs have been a huge hit with the campers.  It seems like everyone stops by to greet them and they are loving all the attention.  We have our X-Pen enclosure around our patio site so they can be outside with us and not be tied up.  We have 4 X-Pens that we strung together to make a very large enclosure and we've got a 9x12 mat inside as well as our camping chairs and recliners.

Lola and Ava enjoying the RV life 

The first day we were here I had a crown pop off when I was eating a frozen Snickers bar (a very bad idea I have come to find out) so I had to make a visit to a dentist in Pendelton.  The good news was he was able to glue the crown back on...yeah!!   They offered to clean my teeth and since I haven't done that in a year, I decided to go ahead and do it.  Lucky I did because the hygienist noticed I had a broken filling and so they x-rayed it and I have a huge cavity above the filling.  I have to go back on Wed and he will try and drill out the decay and re-fill it but it is so close to the nerve and bone that I may end up with a crown, root canal or worst yet an extraction.  Luckily the tooth isn't sensitive at all so the nerve may survive the drill and fill...fingers crossed on that one.

I talked to my Mom on the phone today and she is doing quite well all things considered.  She will be 96 on June 18th and is living in a residential care home in Sacramento.  She's lived there for 6 years and gets excellent care.  She was recently hospitalized with acute renal failure but has bounced back pretty well.  My brother lives a few miles from her and is able to visit her frequently and take care of what needs taking care of (and thank God for that).  It was a hard decision whether to leave for the summer or not but she told me to go and enjoy my life and I knew she was sincere.

We have been walking a lot and trying to get our our of shape legs back in form so we can start riding our bicycles.  The park has a lot of nature trails as well as excellent paved roadways where we can ride.  We are at about 4000ft altitude and I had a bit of an adjustment the first week but am doing much better now.  I've had several bouts of acute asthma over the past couple of years and I am more sensitive to altitude than I used to be (I lived at 6500ft. for 3 years but that was 20 years ago).

I'm so glad we are able to spend the summer here and I'm looking forward to what the other parks will offer.  We will be moving to Hilgard Junction SP the end of July and then will finish up at Cove Palisades SP near Bend, OR. in September.