Author: Mark Haskell
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Falling Spring, Trains, and Home
Narrow and winding, the road to Falling Spring Falls was worth traveling. Water drops eighty feet dispersing on the rocks below. The mist feeds vibrant greens on the forest floor. Surprisingly, the falls were two-hundred feet high when surveyed by Thomas Jefferson back in 1781. A lime crushing plant and mine relocated and reduced the…
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Secret Tour
After listening to traffic (average time between vehicles at 3 am was 1 min 18 sec) and trains last night we headed south for home. Stopped at the artisan center in Tamarac where there are always unique crafts. Didn’t buy new shoes, but remembered that the Greenbrier Resort is also in West Virginia. Called and…
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Rosie the Riveter Park
Not Vermont, but West Virginia. Sandwiched between a highway and the Ohio River lies Rosie the Riveter Park with three “donations requested” RV sites for visitors. We are the third RV here, so we’re going to make dinner, watch the barges go by, and spend the night. Fast food restaurants are right across the street…
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Grand Lake Has a Problem
Today we started meandering south in order to be home by the end of the week. We wandered from Michigan to Ohio through lots of attractive small towns. Our favorite town of the day was Van Wert, Ohio which is centered around this beautiful courthouse built in 1874. Consulting our trusty Allstays app, Grand Lake St…
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We’ll be Up North in a Jiffy
After a lovely wedding and visits with friends in the Detroit area, we headed up north to spend some time driveway camping with Judy & Gary. As you might suspect, we didn’t go via the shortest route. Consulting the “Factory Tours USA” website, had us taking a route west of Ann Arbor for a stop…
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Jen & Jim’s Wedding
Beth’s niece Jennifer’s pending marriage was the reason for choosing Michigan as our early summer trip. They picked a perfect day for a wedding and the ceremony, at Jefferson Beach Marina, was nicely done and enjoyed by all. After a pause for photos, everyone was invited to board the motor vessel Infinity for a celebratory…
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