Boundary Crossing

       Traveled from the Okenagan to Sand Point, Idaho today through mountains and green valleys. We shared the driving with Jimmy struggling with a dry cough all day which tonight is clearly a cold coming on. We passed many small towns some only a few hundred people, as we traveled through BC, then crossed Washington, and then into Idaho. Such beautiful country, I forget that the US and Canada have so many open miles of forest and green meadows. All the country, in fact, most of it is not as populated as California. Jim reminded me that the area know as the Boundary, to include the Boundary River in BC was part of a long wrangling between the U.S. and Canada over the proposed border. It wasn't until the 49th parallel became the divide between the two countries did the arguments stopped. I was a bit tense during my part of the drive, feeling for any strangeness in the pull of the trailer. All seems fine now and I think we have the problem handled. Just in case, we drive a bit more slowly especially on the down hill pulls. Every day we lighten the load and all helps with stability. We have begun to look for stays at Fair Grounds and tonight is at the Bonner County Fair Grounds in Sand Point. It so green, forest around and almost as if they just cleared out and then mow back the high grass for the park areas. Walked around the grounds. It is clear that animals are the heart of fair in August. There are no less the 150+ horse stalls for the events with two very large arenas. Did notice like at our fair that the last night includes a destruction derby. Sand Point is known for fighting off a move by the White Supremacists several years ago. They managed to sue them and forced them to sell their property to pay the judgement. Sand Point then passed their own ordinance which make illegal to discriminate against race, gender, religion or sexual persuasion in their town. Hope we have time get a chance to talk to some of the residents.

Some of the horse barns, Sand Point, Idaho takes its equine sports seriously.

View from edge of our campground at Bonner County Campgrounds, spring runs at the point of the trees.