The campground is closed!

Start: Howard Miller Steelhead Park in Rockport, Washington
End: Colonial Creek Campground near Diablo, Washington

Mileage:
Weather: Rain off and on

States Conquered:  None

States Being Conquered:  Washington

States to be Conquered:  Idaho; Alberta, Canada; Montana; North Dakota; Minnesota; Iowa; Illinois; Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylvania; New York; Vermont; New Hampshire; Maine

Particulars:  Not much between Rockport and Diablo (and nothing much in Diablo), but did visit a true company town that existed soley for the sake of Seattle Light, the power company for Seattle.  There are several dams that have been built along the river that provide a significant amount of electricity to the city of Seattle.

When we arrived at the Colonial Creek Campground, it was closed and would not open until the end of the week.  A bit disconcerting since there were no other options for miles and it was late in the afternoon.  We were able to track down a caretaker and he said that we could set up in the tent area/parking lot.  Apparently we started something because another bicyclist came out way and then a German couple travelling the U.S. by RV.  The bathrooms were locked, but there was an outhouse.  Lucky us!

We made spaghetti and Ceasar salad for dinner and invited the lone bicyclist who was travelling to see his sister in Montana.  Hope he made it because, according to the men, he was having some equipment problems.