Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, Hey!

This post was actually written in October, 2012 and languished until now.  Hope it is still meaningful.

Here we are well into October and we are still enjoying summer-like weather.  Daytime temperatures in the 80s and occasionally 90s.  Memories of our maiden voyage in the Casita firmly in mind, we couldn't wait to take to  the road again.  

A big reason we purchased the Casita is that it is well suited to primitive, end of the road type of camping.  I have great memories of family camping trips to an out of the way spot in the eastern Sierra , Nevada, just south of Bridgeport California (approximately 100 miles south of Reno) down Highway 395.

First night out we camped beside Bridgeport Lake, severely depleted by the irrigation season following the very low snowfall of last winter.  (And considering we are now (2014) into the third year of drought there may not be a lake by mid-summer.

We were treated to a great technicolor sunset over Bridgeport Lake.

We climbed up out of the cow pastures of Bridgeport to the high country in the Green Creek drainage.  We ascended from the sage brush desert into alpine terrain bursting with the autumn blaze of aspen groves.

 

Our destination was the glaciated upper reaches of Green Creek valley, a four mile long, fairly flat valley with primitive boondocking campsites free for the taking.  Our timing turned out to be perfect.  Not only were the aspen in full flame, the valley was lightly populated and we encountered campers who intended to prepare a full-fledge feast to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving and we were invited. 

We were guided into a stretch of the valley floor rich in campsites by a trio of campers down from Carson City for an extended weekend and Thanksgiving celebration.  Mia and Tom, in a ruggedized pop up trailer and Laurie Karn in her 30 footer had set up a very comfortable camp at a bend in the creek.    

We parked the Casita with a great view of Green Creek from the dinnette window (backside) and this view of the Green Creek valley out the front door...  

Susan and Laurie Tarn enjoy post-Thanksgiving morning after.

Laurie Tarn hails from Canada originally, hey?!  She taught us that Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October and she plans to be bookdocking at Green Creek preparing turkey and all the trimings every year.  You come on down (or rather up) hear?