Girl Camping on the Salmon River, part 3

Yes, there's still more Show 'n' Tell from our springtime gathering on Salmon River (see previous posts.)

This happy yellow trailer is a Red Dale and it belongs to Miss Nina. She calls it Blue Moon Ride, and it is--celestial!

Have bike, will travel!

Nina, at left, with Miss Patty.

Here is Miss Julie with her newly painted Oasis.

Don't you love how she turned this toy metal ironing board into a magnetic note board? Brilliant.

The interior is lovely, with cream, red and aqua paint and coordinating curtains.

Next, we have Miss Heather's 1956 Hummingbird.

Heather had an awning and outdoor curtains made for it over the winter and got to try out the ensemble.   It makes an outdoor room as big as the trailer!

This gem is Miss Sylvia's 1965 Aloha Rancher.

It has a forest/lodge theme, with many fun things to look at.

Plus, I can't think of a better name for a trailer than RUNAMUK, can you?

Girl Camping on the Salmon River, part 2

If you want to draw in people and make them smile, just set up a vintage trailer trailer alongside a road, and watch them come swooping in.

That's what happened when the Girl Camping gang got together for a long weekend at Swiftwater RV Park in rural White Bird, Idaho. That's Miss Karen, above, with her sidekick Dash, using the open-door policy for 'tourists' (actually local shop owners) to see inside her trailer.

Karen's trailer is beautifully painted and detailed, and is what we'd have to call a 'happy seniorita' both in colors and in love of all things south of the border.

This is Miss Sherry's Aladdin, sporting a custom GLAMPING banner--Sherry is multi-talented. (She also painted her trailer's exterior and remodeled the inside.)

Sherry came to White Bird in a caravan with Karen and Miss Carolyn. Quite the sight to see them come rolling in! The name of Sherry's trailer is Me Too.

Miss Carolyn's Aristocrat is named Chick on the Run. Ingenious idea: She uses a string curtain for a screen door. The 'boot' in the back is where she stores and displays her boots.

Left to right, that's Carolyn, Sherry, and Anna, park owner, riding the wild side on our sideline jetboat trip that took us through rapids on the Salmon.

Excellent job, girls, of living up to our motto: Live now, be free!

A Girl Camping Weekend to Remember on the Salmon River

 

I promised you photos from our group campout at Swiftwater RV Park, on the Salmon River at White Bird, Idaho. And O My Trailer--where to even begin?! We had such a great time that the buzz lasted for days afterward.

That's my big Airstream, which spent the winter at the park in the company of huge, new, gleaming white RVs. For this weekend, all but one of those had gone home, and my vintage tin can cabin was finally among her own kind.

Miss Mig arrived first and set the scene with her very identifiable trailer, Island Girl. The trailer is featured prominently in 'Glamping with MaryJane,' the latest book from MaryJane Butters. But being in a book is nothing compared to being with Mig and Island Girl in person--sensory stimulation, guaranteed!

A veritable explosion of color and fun!


Miss Linner was next, with her red, white and blue theme and patriotic trailer Betsy Ross.( Plus Miss Liberty crown, of course.) I love how the discipline of using ONLY three colors ties everything together in an eye-pleasing way.

The RV park abuts a main bridge over the Salmon. By the time these two campsites were fully decked out, traffic over the bridge had become v-e-r-y slow. (Some drivers eventually pulled in to get a closer look at the unfolding spectacle.)

This, I believe, is what we call a rhetorical question. More photos to come of more glorious Girl Camping, with many ideas and inspirations. Thanks for visiting!

Girl Camping Weekend, Coming Right Up!

After many months of anticipation (mental vitamin A!), two dozen galpals and I will camping together on a bend of The River of No Return. See the tiny blue dot? That'll be our campsite on the Salmon River, outside White Bird, Idaho.

Mr. Ed and I have had our Airstream at this location since the end of October, enjoying several winter getaways. Now I'll get to share this spot with a bigger batch of favorite folks, hoping they'll dig it as much as I have.

We'll surely come up with lots of new photos, so check back in a few days!