Category: Camping
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Wappapello Lake
05 October 2025 – Sunday Catching up on last fall’s travel. Day one of five on our way home from Branson, MO to Durham, NC. We drove across Missouri on route 60 and enjoyed a night near Wappapello Lake. 1015 75,971 71°F Leave America’s Best Campground in Branson after four fun days connecting with other…
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Buntings and Sunflowers
Today we visit Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina to search for a Painted Bunting. In addition we find a beautiful field of sunflowers and offer a few suggestions for local camping options. 14 July 2026 – Tuesday The North Carolina birding community has been abuzz about a Painted Bunting in Raleigh at Dix Park.…
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Springfield Gardens
Today starts with a beautiful sunrise, before we head south through Missouri, stop for a garden stroll in Springfield, and reach our destination at the Pleasure-Way Connection Rally in Branson. 01 October 2025 – Wednesday Low clouds at sunrise were pretty spectacular in Laurie, Missouri Thanks to Ryan and Samantha at Demolition Brewing Company for…
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Mark Twain Lake
On our last full day of travel between Verona, Wisconsin and Branson, Missouri we explored a little of Mark Twain Lake before driving south to a Harvest Host Brewery near Lake of the Ozarks. 30 September 2025 On our last morning here we walked the trail to Mark Twain Lake and… …finally found the mapped…
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Mark Twain’s Home Town
We visit Hannibal, Missouri touring landmarks from Mark Twain’s life and the classic Tom Sawyer books. We even got a little taste of the Mississippi on a Riverboat cruise.
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