Wandering With Waddles: Bull Prairie

What a beautiful place Bull Prairie is this time of year!

The Lake

On the way to the Lake

I met up with long time friends for our annual camp trip. I chose to take the scenic route because:
1- I don't like driving on freeways, whether I'm pulling Waddles or not
2 - I get much better gas mileage when I drive slower
3- I love taking the scenic route, always

My Route

So here is the route I took, out and back. I drove through the towns of Wasco, Condon, Hardman, Spray, Fossil, Antelope and Shaniko. The scenery was wonderful.

Along the way

Once at Bull Prairie Campground we got settled in to two sites, one double and one single. I was the only one not sleeping in a tent, and the lone male in the group is the gourmet camp chef, with a kitchen set up to make any chef jealous. We always eat well!

Waddles settled in

The rest of the camp

The campground is not tiny, and not huge, but just right. There is a lake and campground here, on the Umatilla National Forest; water and pit toilets. You must pack your garbage out. There were a few other campers there when we arrived, and we were told by one couple that they were having their annual family get together starting on Thursday so others would be arriving.

This girl visited our site most days

There is a small lake, Bull Prairie Lake, with a paved trail all the way around the lake, and 4 or 5 docks, so easy access. We walked around the trail a couple of times, and saw lots of beautiful wildlife and vegetation. Click on the photos to embiggen them.

Spotted Sandpiper

She was settled right in

The trail

Wild Rose

Lots of Ducklings

Nine-Spot Skimmer

Leaves on the surface

Osprey with Babies

Snake stalking a bug

One of our group brought a couple of kayaks, and I had mine, so we got out on the lake for a wonderful paddle.

After 3 nights, great food, some nasty mosquitoes and a campground that was completely full with mostly the family reunion, we reluctantly packed up on Thursday morning and headed our separate ways. All agreed, it was the perfect camp trip!