20 Friday Oct 2023
Posted in Fall 2023
My last night camping was where I began – at Long Lake. Same view as before. It was Friday night and I heard music coming from across the lake where a group of friends were enjoying each other’s company. Their happiness made me smile.
21 Thursday Sep 2023
Posted in camping site, Fall 2023
Yes! After a year of not going on a trip, I left the Pacific NW and traveled eastward. I first started by slowly going through Washington and Oregon, then I was off to explore Idaho. I was in no hurry. My first stop for the night was Long Lake a tad bit south of Mosses Lake.
11 Sunday Oct 2015
Posted in camping site
I started thinking that I would like to have a go-to place that was simple to get to and that I could escape to many times and continue to enjoy. A place that didn’t require a lot of mental energy to plan an escape. So I started staring at my maps. Lots of staring, looking at google earth, and surfing; searching for any information on areas that looked promising. I learned that many of the Washington State fish access sites allow camping and I came across the idea of going to the Potholes south of Moses Lake. Long Lake and Sage Lake east of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR) seemed to be an ideal place to check out.
I left Seattle and headed out, finding a wonderful spot to camp at Long Lake.
View from my camp site. Notice the Columbia River flood basalt.
searching for the middle of nowhere 