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Ken and Marilyn,
On our very first extended trip, I made a reservation for a RESORT in Indian Springs, Nevada. I didn't know what I was doing, but thought that I had the brain power to figure things out. Was I wrong! As we were pulling in, I said: "This isn't what I reserved! Call the park and verify the address" to my wife. As she was on the phone with the park manager, I was trying to figure out how difficult it would be to back out onto the highway (very busy!). As I was looking in my side mirrors, a woman came out of a single wide mobile home with a cordless phone to her ear and I could hear her through my wife's phone saying: "Are you in that BIG BEAUTIFUL MONTANA?" At this point I knew I screwed up and I was tired, so, we pulled into a not quite pull-thru next to an 80's era small pickup cab over camper on jacks, minus the 80's era pickup. I went to the manager's office and pulled out my Visa card. She said that they only accepted cash, and if I didn't have the $12 I could go next door to the casino and get it from an ATM. I told her I did have the cash, and as I opened my wallet, she saw my LEO badge at which point she exclaimed that our overnight cost would be a mere $6. It was still difficult paying, not because I didn't have exact change, but because of the two HUGE dogs and the three crumb snatchers (toddlers) on the floor.
Since this (mis)adventure, we have become better at finding parks. But, it is a learning experience.
Since you were at Crater Lake, I hope you got your wife a National Parks passport - this is where I got my wife her first one. Since then, she has put more than 30 stamps in her passport!
Keep on truckin' and having fun!
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