Idaho, Lakes and Rivers and a Town called McCall

Well we made it out of Spokane and into Cascade Idaho.  The town is close to the lake with the same name and there is a river (Paylette) runs right behind our RV in the campsite.  We are planning on using the kayaks to float down the river several time is weather permits.  Yesterday we went into McCall, which is about 26 miles from Cascade.  mcCall is much bigger and has a lot of stores that needed Cindy to visit.  She also need a phone charger for her phone and we were able to pick one up there.  McCall had a unique system for crossing the streets.  There are green flags on every corner and you get one and hold it up as you go into the crosswalk.  There is a return holder on the other side to place the flag in where you cross.  Why green I do not know seems that would confuse the drivers and make them gas the car inside of stopping it.  But what do I know!  I crossed the street several times but I did not carry no green flag with me while doing it.  No sense in giving someone an excuse to run over you.

After shopping, we had lunch at a Mexican place (of course Cindy and Bobby do not eat anywhere else) on the water at Lake Payette.  The meal was ok but again expensive for what you get.  After the meal, we walked around town some more and then headed back to the RV.









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