We had a great stay at Red Rock RV and Camping Resort in Island Park, Idaho. Even though the sites are cozy, their hospitality and willingness to work with you on the best available space helped make our stay very enjoyable. While there, we met some great people and renewed an old friendship that dated back 37 years. It was great to break bread with Charles and Cindy and to retell some old stories about Salem, Missouri.
While at Red Rock we had a chance to visit with the owners, Gordan and Karen. They were gracious enough to tell us about a couple of incidents that they had experienced while running their business for the past 18 years. Karen told about a lady that came in the office and complained about their washing machine. It seems that she loaded the washing machine, put in the detergent , placed her quarters in and started the machine. Her complaint was that while the machine did run, it did not wash the clothes very good. Well, Karen just couldn't understand and decided to go with the woman to determine what was wrong. It didn't take long to determine the problem. Clothes dryers simply won't wash clothing very well. Let the repairs begin!
Gordan told us about his closing the park in 2003 and the reasons they do not stay open past September 23rd. In 2003, he decided to stay on a little longer to accommodate some hunters and fishermen. While the weather report on October 1st greatly concerned him he just could't believe it could be that bad. How could it change as quick as the report indicated. It was a beautiful short sleeve weather day. Even though he doubted the report he quickly went about winterizing the park. And boy was he glad. He woke to blowing snow that accumulated to several inches and the temperature remained 12-15 below zero for over 10 days. So now we know the reason the deadline for closing the park is September 23rd.
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