Harvest Host Camping in the Vineyard

As I write this post, I’m sitting up in a vineyard, far above Lake Chelan in Washington State, which is one of my favorite places to come when I was young.

Lake Chelan is a fifty mile lake , deep and blue with a road only going the first 25 miles of the lake. You can only go further by boat or float plane. At the end is a little village called Stehekin, which you can access through a tour boat called “The Lady of the Lake.” I’ve been to Stehekin many times and really love it there. But today I sit on my perch, far above the world and enjoy the silence.

I came from a campsite on the Wenatchee River, which was nice, but there was a busy highway on one side and a functioning train track on the other. Quiet it was not.

I truly love the sound of silence. I thought when I arrived, I would take my bike and go for a ride, but after driving up the mega hill to get here, I decided it would drain my battery to bike back up the hill. And without electricity, I have no way to charge it back up.

The place I am parked is the Amos Rome Vineyards in Manson, Washington, on Lake Chelan. Amos Rome Vineyards is part of the Harvest Host, RV program where members pay an annual fee and can sign up to stay at participating orchards, farms and vineyards. We are expected to buy something from their gift shop, such as a bottle of wine, in exchange for our one night stay.

Amos Rome Vineyards was the first place I stayed in the program and it will be hard to top. Such an incredible view.

But I have a few more on my journey ahead and look forward to visiting others during my year membership.