Our day started with the sound of a very hard-working diesel pulling up the road past our camp spot. When we got real nosy and peered out the window, we were rewarded with long views of the biggest fifth wheel RV / truck combination we have ever seen. The truck was originally a Ford F-350 but it had been customized in such a way that it had three, full-size doors on each side. It had dual rear wheels. The trailer was so massive that it required three axles instead of the typical two. When he pulled up to the second sanitary dump station, his estate blocked both the second and the first. While 8 tires is enough for us, he had 12. I’ll bet running his rig down a narrow, serpentine road must be thrilling for all 10 passengers and every oncoming motorist. He appeared to exceed 65 feet in length.
We made another stab at sightseeing today but were again plagued by the smoke from the terrible fires in eastern WA. Always handy with alternatives, we chose instead to go to Lisa’s Diner in nearby Onalaska. We have always been served very tasty food there and today was no exception. The prices are great, too. After that, considering the curtailed visibility, we chose to cruise down many local back roads checking out the scenery.
While this part of Washington does seem to have a large population of toothless folks who appear to be current or reformed tweakers (amphetamine addicts) and live in private junkyards, there are also many tidy estate holders and farmers who have magnificent residences built in this beautiful pasture and forest country. We went out looking for them and were able to identify maybe only about 100 places we would love to own as long as we didn’t have to do the maintenance work.
We shot pictures of the monster RV and what could be Peggy’s dream house. Click here