Friday, May 13, 2022 We left Lake Catherine State Park around 10 am, had a nice uneventful drive through the Ouachita Mountains, ate a lunch Jane had prepared while rolling along, and only stopped once in Mount Ida to diesel up. After about three and a half hours, we arrived […]
Thursday, May 12, 2022 Lake Catherine State Park is the most peaceful campground we’ve visited so far. I guess we were too tired last night to perceive the foreshadowing of the lift truck parked nearby. Around 7:00 this morning, Chainsaw Serenade, our journey’s leitmotif, suddenly reemerged. Jane was asleep but
Wednesday, May11, 2022 Hot Springs Tower After taking care of a couple of mundane tasks, recycling our plastic containers and purchasing a replacement sewer cap plier, we drove up to the Hot Springs Tower. When living in Hot Springs, Jane owned a pass and would visit the tower monthly. I
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 We left Memphis relatively early, crossed the muddy Mississippi River and were soon in Arkansas. After a little over three hours of driving, we rolled into Lake Catherine State Park near Hot Springs. Hot Springs is a special town for us. We met here working at
Monday, May 9, 2022 Due to the time zone change, I rose early (5:30 am CDT) and was coffeed, showered, Wordled and Quordled by 6:45. Jane got up around 7:00 and we broke camp, hitched the car, dieseled up, and were on the road by 8:00. The trip went smoothly
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Today was a great day for travel starting out cloudy with blue patches of sky that eventually changed into solid blue skies. Because it was Sunday, traffic was light, especially early morning. We drove for about 2 hours (85 miles) west before entering into Tennessee. The
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Siyo (hello) from ᏣᎳᎩ (Cherokee). Mingo Falls The weather this morning had improved to partly cloudy with patches of blue sky. We first drove to Mingo Falls about 1 mile from our campground. After a short but steep hike up stairs and wet paths, we found
Friday, May 6, 2022 We’re off! Chainsaws, tree parts thudding to the ground, and wood chipping serenaded our breakfast and departure preparations. This cacophony was music to our ears. Our neighbor was having all her sweet gum trees removed – no more gum balls for her and us. After locking
Thursday, May 5 The last several days have been filled with a myriad of preparatory activities: Driving 3 round- trips to Kenly (1 hr each way) to replace a generator valve and propane regulator in the RV Diagnosing and fixing a problem with the RV hot water heater Finalizing the
Monday, May 2, 2022 Hello Family & Friends Rambling Jane & John are raring to finally take off on another extended RV trip! We cautiously took several short trips during the Covid pandemic but will soon resume more ambitious excursions. Our first trip will be to New Mexico and Colorado
Monday, September 9, 2019 What an adventure! Our dream RV trip has come to an end after 8,847 miles of travel and 231 hours of engine time. Along the way we’ve seen so many beautiful sites, met such wonderful people, listened to great music and eaten delicious food, all while
Sunday, September 8, 2019 Today we got up early and departed the campground a little after seven. Although I had dreaded driving around Baltimore and Washington in an RV, it was actually relatively stress-free because early on a Sunday morning the traffic was relatively light. We stopped for diesel outside
Saturday, September 7, 2019 Jane & I always enjoy visiting Nancy and John. Today, they toured us around sites in beautiful Lancaster County including brief ventures into the neighboring counties of Lebanon and York. Our first stop of the day was the Cornwall Iron Furnace. The furnace operated from 1742-1883
Friday, September 6, 2019 Honoring of the Tioga County CCC Workers Before checking out today, we hopped into the toad and drove to Leonard Harrison State Park so Jane could visit the lookouts that see had missed on her hike yesterday. The views were nicer this morning with the sun
September 5, 2019 This morning, we very carefully hitched up the toad to the RV and with trepidation, set out towing again. Fortunately, all went well. We stopped for lunch at a rest area and ate in the RV among the truckers. Around mid-afternoon, we pulled into the Canyon Country