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outside and I want to show you where we're at right here it's kind of funny
from the cascade loop huh it is late July in the heart of summer time for
shorts t-shirt sunscreen pools wait a minute wait a minute
what excuse me it it it's July we I'm I'm all of a sudden just a little
chilled here looking at this big mountain of snow I can't really say I'm
chasing 70 degrees if there's snow here in July even though we are seeing snow
here in July we're at about 6,000 feet here in the Cascades it's still 70
degrees today even right here in fact you can see the runoff of this snow
still melting right here so it won't be here long but I do got to kind of eat my
words because when we started this up on Whidbey Island I said no snow and I
honestly did not think we were gonna see snow okay so no you stay there
we're gonna go over here where it's nice and sunny and warm ain't Miranda party
this morning the thing is when I left the National Park we actually hit a sign
that said no services for 94 miles no gas no ice no bread milk convenience
nothing just nature for 94 miles certainly maybe you might say well Eric
just just boondock wherever you can and in fact this could be a boondocking spot
right here I think that campervan down there is
thinking the same thing but I mean I don't even have any service and I have
to upload some videos to YouTube and some pictures to Instagram and patreon
so I can't just be doodling along out here for no reason so I'm gonna go to
the nearest town at least for today upload a video from the RV while we go
on a little trip outside does that make sense that way I'm kind of multitasking
I guess yeah
right take two it's been five years since I've taken you guys with me to the
old western town of Winthrop so I guess I came up this far one time however if
you remember that video if you were around five years ago on YouTube I
stepped out of my RV I complained about the wind and then I said well I'm just
gonna have to put music to this whole thing and then I shot four minutes of
really crummy outdoor stuff and that was it so this is take two I'm gonna try to
produce a better production here and really showcase this town and go inside
some buildings perhaps how about that they still have the designated RV area
thank you awesome Winthrop and back to one of my
favorites the Messiah here of which is going to run all the way down to
Wenatchee I believe I want to camp this river eventually somewhere on this loop
I remember there may have been some boondocking DNR sites so yeah otherwise
we got 75 degrees today so I'll crack open some windows and turn on all the
fans for Jack's man I'm gonna check it out all right buddy
I won't be going too long okay go check out a few things I'm gonna scope out a
spot for lunch for you and me okay that way you can come have lunch with dad and
Winthrop okay so I'll find a good spot then I'll come back and get the stroller
and we'll go for a ride it's a long walked okay okay stay cool buddy got all
the windows open the fantastic fans going I got my thermostat on here fan
going through the duct they'll be comfortable again
all right now you stop looking sexy down there you in the foul river I will get
in you I'll get in you well here we are in downtown Winthrop
with wooden boardwalks and across I guess this isn't the main street the
main corner here you go check out the Winthrop and pour him first because you
know I need a magnet and then find out where we should go from there
uh-huh general merchandise Goods and sundries didn't get much more Western
than that oh you sticker collectors look at these
cool ones
this is Winthrop sticker unplug Winthrop Washington actually get my Winthrop
magnetic cuz I know I'm gonna see a lot and I want to get the best one yeah see
that there's a lot of options I even just like that one it's basic state of
Washington it went through for the sheriff badge and there's a t-shirt with
that logo go unplug I do need some of these by the Dakota dot suppressors
these are good Vanna reminds me of Tombstone Arizona but a lot less
touristy not that it's like more real or anything it just it doesn't seem so
forced here they're obviously they have shops
obviously there's souvenirs and stuff so just feels more real again keeping an
eye on outdoor seating areas like the Carlos 1800 is a possibility look at
these old buildings storefronts I love it it really feels like the West out
here the wine shed yeah cool building boom I'm not really into wine
okay across the street here you got the farmers State Bank that is a working
real Bank it's not just like a punt no it's really a bank and believe this to
be food for sure yeah this is three fingered Jack's saloon and pools but no
outdoor seating so not really an option for Jackson dilator I just checked out
the information center there got a map with three campgrounds on the Cascade
loop coming out so uh thanks old Tex appreciate the help
says Winthrop a dream to restore this town of Winthrop to the early 1900 era
was the dream of the late Otto Wagner this was the Duck brand saloon also a
restaurant a school pool hall a church a hospital and now it's the community hall
or the Winthrop town halls and the Cascades outdoors check out their
camping stuff at least right now Winthrop hats
you got a Pacific crowd yeah real that but no cascade Lopez I got something not
really camping related but definitely uh it's a it's a foodie to all show you
when we get back to the RV check out this old gas station huh
these are working pumps by the way so you can pump your gas and then go in and
can get your food or your coffee or whatever well we got across the road
Purple Sage trails in bookshop handmade candles just say gifts they might have
some magnets to look at they do the old-timey photos and stuff here
remember Jax and I got our picture taken in Tombstone I like how the town of
Winthrop really embraces the whole camping thing you know happy place
glamping with Mary Jane and lots of camping stuff outdoors
I only saw three other RVs but still this is the Cascade loop a lot of people
are camping and you got all the artwork like look at this a dollar a bottle I
don't know if I'm too excited about the lack of outdoor seating there at
restaurants so far except for that one Mexican restaurant down the way I wish
there was more some gold panning looks like copper penny panning and they have
a picnic area with river access picnic area yep I think it is there's nowhere
to really sit on a bow river so that's an option but again I don't really want
to cook don't even really want to make a sandwich today I want to be served
actually Sherry's sweet shop has some food some sandwiches and hot dogs and
stuff and they're outside this could work
down there look at these cool chairs that cool like that all right think I'll
go get my magnet I'm go get Jax find some food
all right back here at the RV I show you what I got bear claws uh-huh with a
pulled pork and other meats that you just better tender that you want to pull
apart so uh yeah and and I said I was gonna get a couple bags of these guys
they're hard to find I guess they're from North Dakota okay but they're not
they're not widely available all the time they're on Amazon for really steel
I got $10 for a 16 ounce bag so I will savor these and my magnet it's steel
it's a lot like the one I got here beer 30 and it does say Winthrop Washington
on it we are really running out of room here Eric we need to get that other
magnet board that looks good there though I like that so Tex man ready to
go find some food yeah I'll get the stroller set up and then we'll go to
town together okay all right man get your six-shooter
there we go Jack's man I'm not using the wood box today we're gonna try this this
way the way is more comfortable maybe all right
get some grub man dude I brought for him he doesn't know though we're gonna go
get a hot dog what we got I think this crazy cowboy and ice cream looks good
huh all right buddy there you go buddy
you're gonna eat first okay and look at my food all right all right now we're
good Jackson's got his lunch I got mine we're
outdoors hanging out and Winthrop oh yeah checks man you pull now you pulled
you're not cranky anymore me neither well have you done enough window
shopping jacks know they had dog stuff but they didn't have any cat stuff none
you ready to go back I'm gonna go dunk in the river okay man good boy
goodbye Winthrop he's like dad I have to poop and I can't poop outside I'm too
elegant and fancy need my litter box is that right said how you feel so we're
gonna hang out here at the river for a little bit and find some boondocking in
town I really enjoy Winthrop nice nice day with a little bit of wind
comfortable that water is actually really looking inviting so anyways
Jackson I'll be back in a few days from the cascade loop take care guys