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 take care before crossing the tracks.
Track and ties are being replaced in anticipation of Brightline passenger service expanding from West Palm Beach to Orlando.
Further into the park, the horse campground and riding stables are closed this winter. The area is being used as a staging conduit and equipment for another infrastructure project.
Down at the River Campground, high power lines are being moved from towers underground.
At the Loxahatchee boat dock, water levels were the highest we’ve seen them. While boat rides on the river aren’t paused during the pandemic, they can’t always stop at the fascinating Trapper Nelson Homestead during high water.
High water even closed parts of the three mile paved bike and walking path.
Pine Grove Campground is as active as ever. Volunteers, like this well-balanced lady from Maine, keep it one of the best maintained campgrounds we’ve ever stayed in.
We didn’t find any alligators, but reptiles are well represented by the gopher tortoises.
Something that hasn’t changed is the abundance of birds in the park. Ranger-led, hikes to find endangered Scrub Jays are popular and continue this year. Here’s a, not terribly great, photo of a Jay foraging for acorns.
Thinking, from a distance, that we had a better view of a Scrub Jay, we ended up with a good capture of a common Blue Jay. They have a crest, while a Scrub Jay does not.
A Pine Warbler paused in, of course, a pine tree.
While birds come in infinite varieties, it seems campers do as well. We enjoy walking the campground loops to check-out the daily arrivals.
This trailer was home-built by a family of four.
Always looking for new camper-van models, we spotted this Gala RV from Quebec. Unfortunately, they weren’t home so we didn’t get a chance to visit.
It is based on the same RAM ProMaster 3500 as our Pleasure-Way Lexor.
This high clearance camper, based on a European military vehicle, has traversed most of South and North America.
A couple traveling all the way from Jupiter, FL parked in the site right across the road from us. We enjoyed sharing ideas and seeing their new Pleasure-Way OnTour 2.2, based on the Ford Transit.
With Christmas approaching, a few campers had decorations out. This big Class A had an inflatable tribute to the movie “Christmas Vacation” that made us chuckle.
We’ll end this post with a smile. Some campers have more personality than others!