Category: Camping

  • Birthday at Barren Ridge

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      13 August 2021 It’s Beth’s birthday and we are headed off on a new adventure. Even though the posting is seven months behind where we are today, we hope you will enjoy a new series of posts highlighting places on a 45 day trip to Maine, New York, and Wisconsin. Leaving home at 0830,…

  • Santee National Wildlife Refuge

    Early on a cloudy January morning found us looking out over Lake Marion from the top of this Indian Mound in South Carolina. How did we end up here? Just across the water is Santee State Park’s Cypress Grove Campground which has become one of our favorites. It is a pretty and inexpensive ($21 with…

  • Jonathan Dickinson Changes

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    Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida has been our Thanksgiving destination for five of the last six years. Here’s the sunset from Pine Grove, one of the three campgrounds in the park. Major renovation of the railroad crossing is happening in the middle of the park. Train speeds are going to increase, so…

  • Fiber Mill & Space Birds

    19 November 2021 On our way to south Florida, we stopped overnight at Pioneer Fiber Mill in New Smyrna Beach.  The owner walked us through the process of turning bags of raw wool from hobby farmers into useful, beautiful yarns. After purchasing a blend of alpaca, merino, and silk yarn we parked next to a…

  • Radio Picnic Fun on the Neuse

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    27 October 2021 Enjoyed visiting with boating and radio friends at the annual Waterway Radio & Cruising Club picnic near New Bern, North Carolina. Thanks to Jim Thompson for inviting us. KOA Holiday New Bern was the picnic venue. They New Bern bear was joined by a ghost for Halloween. Site #25, with a river…

  • Cross Country Trailer Retrieval

      The opportunity for a cross-country adventure presented itself when our good friend Jim suffered from back problems while camping in California. It was apparent that he needed to get home for treatment quickly and was in no condition to drive his truck and trailer across the country. His brother-in-law Joe and I volunteered to…