Whispering Pines Campground, Panton, VT
10 August 2022
Hummingbird inside Elsie the camper.
Marc- We left Plaisance, QC with beautiful sunshine and had an easy drive passing back into Ontario and then back to Quebec before arriving at the USA border crossing in Highgate Springs, Vermont. There was one $ 9 toll to cross a St. Lawrence River bridge in Valleyfield that surprised us. Two issues at the border. First, the gate security was a little tight for the camper trailer combination and required a back up to straighten the rig. Second, the border crossing guard was friendly and asked only two questions- where have we been and did we purchase anything in Canada that we are bringing back. No problem until he mentioned that next time he could turn us around and deny us entry because of the level of dirt on the truck (our campground in Quebec had dirt roads and it had been raining for two days with the running boards on the truck caked in dirt). We will be clean next time we pass through here for sure.
Overall the trip was great. Having reservations for every night gave us some peace of mind and all of the campgrounds with one exception were fine. The one problem was having reserved a site at the Badlands National Park campground without electric service and no shade when temperatures exceeded 100 degrees daily. We found a spot in a campground within a few miles with water and electric and shade. Our favorite State was Washington for its beautiful scenery, parks and getting together with our West Coast family. Our favorite park was Glacier National Park in Montana for its awesome mountain splendor and wildlife. A close second was Custer State Park for its wildlife.
Our back yard of weeds...
This was fun.
A new resident on the back deck.
Blue Heron nearby.
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