On the way to Coarsegold, we couldn't resist this joint, advertising "DONUTS, LONG HOT DOGS, and MILKSHAKES"

The grand entrance to the jewel of Escapees' parks

A securely gated RV community (when gate isn't broken)

The deliberately oversized clubhouse

Handmade stained glass by one of the members

Multilevel deck out back

Plenty of room for socializin' inside

After aborted attempts at precision, mail gets collected "when carrier is here"

More POS postal humor

Customized stagecoach with Winegard TV antenna and MaxAir roof vent

Everything here is a POS

Older P/S camper is now in long term storage

The POS Balancing Rock

The story goes that Indians used to gather here, near Coarsegold Creek, and dream of one day owning a hotel/casino

Behold, the brand-new, superdeluxe hotel/casino the Indians built across the valley from good old Coarsegold Creek

Pretty flowers and bright green trees

Cool-looking Manzanita trees abounded

Gate leads to the former Teddy Roosevelt Highway, which TR used to travel through the area--now a fire road

Maintenance yard, containing everything you need to build a sprawling RV park from scratch

Workshop full of tools available to residents and guests

Water towers atop the hill serve the entire park

Our neighbor and tour guide Josie, whose pad included covered parking and an outdoor spa

We lived on Digger Pine Trail

Had a nice lot at the top of a hill

The view from the vacant spot across the street

Nestled carefully into position among the big trees

Quite a lovely spot to spend a few months

Each site has its own shed to contain its owner's possessions while they're out travelling

Nice view of the mostly undeveloped forest

Homes are even provided for the birds

This woodpecker preferred to punch holes in our shed

They sure are distinctive looking birds, and fun to watch flit back and forth across the street, if a bit noisy

The quail preferred to run rather than fly

Hey, no bears allowed. Shoo! (Carey is such a dork. This is a postcard!)

Twas a great place to get some daily exercise on the bike, offering both on- and off-road riding

The dreaded Cardiac Summit: 1729-1/2 feet

Shedview Terrace was one of many nice customizations along the route

The Lizard (note the eyeball)

One day the sun lined up with the dish for a while. Almost as cool as a solar eclipse!

Debbie got a kick out of watching the geezers program messages on the POS TV channel

We don't think they realized it broadcast while they were editing

It was strangely compelling to watch each and every character and backspace entered

This Fresno weatherman/haircaster used to be in Austin... Colin Something

Debbie wedged herself between the slide and the ceiling to do some serious cleaning

With superhuman determination, Debbie compounded and waxed the entire rig by hand

The finish had little black spots scattered around that could only be removed by compounding

We also dove into every nook and cranny in a quest to seal air leaks. Here, the air return plenum.

Sealing behind the circuit breaker panels.

This innocent-looking bathroom picture...

... was hiding a space that needed to be sealed!

After two delightful months, the sun finally set on our stay at the POS, and it was time to move on.