Congratulations, JP and Jackie! I do not regret one moment of my retirement nor one moment of our travels.
Five months at Red Rock would be terrific. We spent a month there back in August/September 2005. We loved it there.
Maybe you've already been there, but just in case.... (these may have changed since we were there.)
There is no TV reception there other than one very snowy PBS station. Satellite TV works fine.
There is no cell reception in the park itself. Our Cingular phone worked down by the lake and also in a pasture on the south side of the 5-mile entry road, maybe half way from the highway or thereabouts. The owner has Verizon and has an antenna on the roof of the office building. He said sometimes a Verizon phone will pick up a weak signal if you stand in the right place near his antenna or in the office.
There is (or was) a bull moose that will occasionally come off the mountain to the south and work his way down to the lake. He treks along the easternmost road within the park. Usually, so we're told, he travels through the park around 7am and 7pm. Unfortunately we never saw him but our neighbors did.
There also are moose in/along the wooded areas on the five-mile entry road, occasionally. And watch out for cattle on the road.
This link is to a picture, on our website, of our "backyard" at Red Rock. The picture is too big (800x336) to post directly here. It is not a big filesize so loads quickly.
http://geocities.com/stevereigle/082...s/image001.jpg
I hope you enjoy your retirement and your time at Red Rock.
Its been a happy job and its been a sad one too, but 30yrs of doing it is long enough. Sooo if anyone is going to be in the Island Park Idaho area next summer, we will be at Red Rock Rv park for 5months. Come see us.
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