Exploring With Intuition

Category: Camping

  • Crooked River and a Wet Welcome Home

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    19 May 2021 Heading home from Florida, our first overnight stop was at Crooked River State Park, just across the state line, in St. Mary’s, Georgia. Sunsets over the salt marsh are one of many reasons to visit this park. Looking back from the water gives an idea of the nice size of site 41.  The…

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    Mark Haskell

  • Stuart and JD State Park

     18 May 2021 After enjoying a few days at Phipps Park Campground (see the previous post), we followed the waterway into nearby Stuart for some sightseeing. Located street parking on Colorado Avenue before setting out on foot to explore the town.    Found the “Healthy Trail” and enjoyed a walk along the St. Lucie river.…

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    Mark Haskell

  • Camping on the Okechobee

    14 May 2021 Did you know it is possible to cross Florida by boat?  We’ve done it via sailboat in the past, but today we are heading across by campervan. With the propane leak repaired and a good visit with my mom in Largo, we set out for a cross-Florida drive to visit Beth’s family.…

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    Mark Haskell

  • Into the Swamp

    04 May 2021 Waking up at Trader’s Hill Campground, we found a message from, friend and fine bass, Joe Simpson letting us know that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was just down the road. Two of his former co-workers run Okefenokee Adventures so Joe encouraged us to stop by and say “hey” from for him. Always up for new…

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    Mark Haskell

  • Trainspotting In Folkston

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    03 May 2021 Today Beth is humoring me with a sidetrip to the Folkston Funnel to see some trains. At 0830 we left Cypress Grove Campground and Lake Santee in South Carolina behind to head south on I-95. Noon had us eating lunch in the van at Georgia Peach World. We checked out the parking…

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    Mark Haskell

  • NC to Santee and Lake Marion

    02 May 2021 On our way to Florida, we planned an easy and familiar destination, just four hours south. Leaving home a little after nine, by noon we had pulled over into a parking lot at Robeson Community College to make lunch. Classes weren’t in session, so we had no competition for a spot in…

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    Mark Haskell