Cavanaugh Bay on Priest Lake Idaho is unique in that there
is a great grass strip right next to the resort. Idaho loves its airports and it shows, this
strip is so well maintained and welcoming for pilots. Free Camping with Showers, Firewood, Refrigerator,
Coffee and the caretaker was just an all-around great guy. Also, running into like-minded aviation
campers topped it all off. We left
Seattle about noon on Saturday and put all of Washington state under our wing
landing in Idaho by 1:30 at Cavanaugh bay.
It is so great to leave one environment, and then be transformed into a
completely different environment such a short time later. There were some bumps around Grand Coulee,
but that is to be expected midafternoon over eastern WA. We set up camp and headed to grab a beer at Cavanaugh’s. Ariel had a great time and took her first swim
in the 90 degree weather. We did need to
get our food to go since they don’t let dogs on the deck, but it was just as
good to eat the gourmet dinner by the fire as anywhere else. Then the next morning we had the brunch
before shooting back across the state after a quick stop in Sandpoint, ID and
getting home before 1:00. Overall a
great weekend.Click "HERE" to see Video of Approach and Landing
