Parked
As you can see in the above photo, the wind did pick up a little here. Not enough to make things unpleasant, but enough that the camera got put away until we reached our first campsite.
Before this trip, my favorite spot on the river to camp has been Cougar Island. Admittedly, we've only stayed at 5 of the 25 or so sites, but it had everything going for it. It was booked our first night, and the rangers recommended Roland Point. They even went so far as to say it was better.
We arrived and agreed. You are surrounded on 3 sides by water, with one of the sides in a protected lagoon that stays calm even when the wind whips up the opposite shore. It has a giant bear bin that you can store all your gear in, instead of having to hang it from trees, a nice fire pit, toilet and great campfire seating. It has an open point for sunbathing(which the ladies partook of) and a calm pool for swimming(which my sweet sweet wife and I took advantage of) It has flat ground for the tents and no neighbors(1 party but 3 tent site) There is also a nice little hike up a stream that feeds into it that features some waterfalls.
Enough talking - here's the proof.
Arrival at Roland Point. Pulling into the protected side.
A couple shots of the scene, then I gave the camera a break for the rest of the day. Events not recorded included swimming, lying in the sun,eating massive amounts of great food prepared by my sweet sweet wife, reading books, chatting, being woken up from a nice nap by 3 screaming ladies about a camp stove that somehow got out of control and almost grenaded the entire campsite, and other general camp-type fun
