Onward to Quinn Meadow Horse Camp

Thursday morning we departed Quinn Meadow Horse Camp. As I was washing the breakfast dishes, we ran out of clean water...well, now we know - the water tank holds about three days water supply - without taking showers - unless we tap the spare water tank we have in the tack room. But, in order to do that, we need a transfer pump.

Thursday morning felt like a scavenger hunt. We were out of fresh water, our black tank showed as full, and Ari wanted to top off the propane for the generator. We also were low on groceries and needed to re-stock.

Kaylene had recommended we stop at the RV Camp called Lake of Woods Resort. It was along the way to Quinn Meadow and had a dump station, a general store, and a diner. Russ and Nellie had recommended the Pilot gas station in Chemult, claiming they had a dump station. Guess what? They had gas and it was a large station for truckers, but no dump station.

We stopped at the Pilot gas station (where all gas stations are full service) and the attendant filled our gas tank and the transfer tank.

As we were driving up Hwy 97, I saw a station that was selling propane, so we stopped there to top off the propane. The nice cashier offered that we could also fill up our water tank from their hose.
Gas may be full service, but propane is not. Ari was required to take the tanks off the LQ trailer and haul them over to be filled and then haul them back to the trailer and re-mount them.

OK, gas - check, propane - check, water - check. But, still no groceries and we still needed to empty our black water tank.

Folks at the gas station recommended we stop at Walt Haring Sno-Park as they have a dump station. The campsite was completely deserted, but we were able to locate the dump station and empty the black water tank. The dump station operates on the honor system with envelopes to pay $5 for usage. I wrote a check and deposited it into the ranger box.

Immediately after emptying the black water tank, I checked the indicator which said the tank is 2/3 full.

Next, we stopped for groceries at a Ray's market along the way.

We finally reached the Quinn Meadows Horse Camp around 3:30 pm.

But, hurrah and what a pleasant surprise! We have internet...we can play on our computers and catch up with the world.

Tomorrow we look forward to a most excellent ride.