Category: Trains

  • Reidsville Camping, Trails, and Trains

    Reidsville Camping, Trails, and Trains

    24 May 2023 1415  54,860  Leave Home 1541  54,931  Reidsville, NC Lake Reidsville City Park We’re here for an overnight stay and will wander home tomorrow. The park office and store offer a simple place to check-in and get supplies.  The forty-six sites here are priced at $28 for water and electric or $30 for…

  • Canal Park and Home

    Canal Park and Home

    15 October 2022   Saturday Sunrise at Richard’s Fruit Market, Middletown, PA 0840  51,984  43°  Thankful for another fun Harvest Hosts stop, we headed south towards home. 1203  52,100  67°  Scottsville, VA Parked at the Canal Park for lunch and walked the levee along the James River.  We learned that Scottsville was a major port…

  • Hudson Valley Fall Colors

    Hudson Valley Fall Colors

    13 October 2022   Thursday posted 29 May 2023 1003  51,503  61°  Leave Malta, NY Heading home with fall colors in full swing, we decided to travel the eastern side of New York’s Hudson River for a change. 1256  51,596  61°  Rhinebeck, NY  Stopped in Starr Park to make lunch. From here we followed route…

  • Adirondack Lakes and Rails

    Adirondack Lakes and Rails

    15 August 2022 – Mondayposted 28 April 2023 Riding through the Adirondacks 0800  49,643  60°  Holland Patent, NY Walked over to Poppy’s Place Cafe and Bakery near the Harvest Host (16 Stone BrewPub) to pick-up some fresh blueberry muffins before heading north. 0852  49,682  Thendara, NY Our first stop, as we headed into the Adirondack…

  • Lake Erie Shoreline Route

    Lake Erie Shoreline Route

    12 August 2022  FridayPosted 20 April 2023 Wandering along the south shore of Lake Erie from Ohio to New York 0900  49,157  65°  Leave Wakeman, Ohio 0930  49,170  Vermilion, OH Stopping at the Vermilion Station we learned that the town is a mecca for railfans, boasting five trains rolling through every hour. Vermilion Mainline Rail…

  • Keweenaw National Historic Park

    Keweenaw National Historic Park

    31 July 2022    Sunday Posted 29 March 2023 Today we leave Eagle River, spend time exploring the history of Calumet, and find a camping spot on Lake Superior. 0936  48,165  Walked to the waterfall in Eagle River before thanking our hosts and leaving Smokin’ Soul. 0958  48,181  69°  Calumet Returned here to see more of…