Category: Campgrounds
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Canyonlands National Park
Thursday, June 30, 2022 To avoid the heat, we drove 40 minutes to Canyonlands National Park, up a big mountain and onto a giant Mesa that is divided into three sections by two rivers, the Colorado and the Green River. Like the Grand Canyons, the mesa sits above the rivers, carved away by a giant…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Reserve
Saturday, June 25, 2022 Saturday, June 25, 2022 50 degrees as dawn. Maybe a high of 65. I didn’t know what to expect when I booked Great Sand Dunes other than there were massive sand dunes with a stream running along the edge. But we are here to see national parks and monuments and this…
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Dodge City to Great Sand Dunes National Park
Friday, June 24, 2022 There are three routes to Great Sand Dunes National Park. We took 56 southwest to 160 because I had never traveled it. This was the last big travel day getting to the southwest for our extended tour. As we drove through working communities of Ensign, Montezuma, Hickok and Ulysses, we drove…
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Lexington, Kentucky to Columbia, Missouri
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Heading west on I64, it was an hour to Louisville, where traffic was rather frantic. It seems to be the case in most big cities, but it makes pulling a trailer nerve-wracking. That said, downtown Louisville is very pretty, and the Ohio River had great color. Once we crossed the river,…
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Heading to The Southwest
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 We are starting a trip to the American southwest. It will take four 7-hour days to get to the first of many national parks and monuments. There are also some great state parks, and the more I study the area, the more interesting things I find. Karen and the kids will…
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Buccaneer State Park
Saturday, April 30, 2022 I got up early, fixed some coffee and listened to some birds not far away. Although I couldn’t tell what they were, they sounded big. Looking at Google Maps, I saw a big lake or inlet next door. There was also a creek close to my camp. No wonder there were…
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Driving to New Orleans
April 28, 2022 Next week I am doing a 5-day photography/cultural workshop with Mark Zablotsky Photography in New Orleans. Mark lived in New Orleans for two years while doing his Periodontics residency in the 80’s, and he has been back many times for continuing education. I could have flown down, but didn’t want to, or…
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Oakland Plantation
March 22, 2022 The day began with Red and White Market sausage, eggs and pancakes. That sausage is so good! Mt. Pleasant/Charleston KOA is owned by adjacent Oakland Plantation, which has been in the family for several generations. At 236 acres, it isn’t big, but it is very pretty with its Oak-lined entrance. The campground…
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
March 21, 2022 Mark Zablotsky (https://www.markzphotoworkshops.com) had recommended Magnolia Gardens. I knew little about it, except that there is a 60 acre Audubon Preserve. A big sign in front listed all the tours. Martha asked what I wanted to do, and I said, “All of it.” We started by walking through the extensive gardens. Extracting…
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Charleston, South Carolina
March 2022 We stayed at Mount Pleasant/Charleston KOA while exploring the area. This is a nice KOA with a great staff and facilities on a pretty lake. It is part of Oakland Plantation and managed by the family. A small creek ran behind our campsite and there are woods behind that. Each morning and evening…