Walnut Woods State Park had a very small, but quiet and peaceful, campground and a trail to the Raccoon River. We only stayed there two nights and spent a day in downtown Des Moines. If I’d realized how close the Bridges of Madison County were, we would’ve probably done that, Read more…
We stayed about an hour outside of Chicago, in Zion at the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park. There were plenty of nice campsites here, but most were too short for us. The area that was intended for big rigs was basically just a parking lot with electrical hookups. Read more…
We normally try to avoid toll roads, since it costs more with the fifth wheel; but crossing the Mackinaw Bridge, which cost us $8, was the only way to get to the Upper Peninsula. (Well, we could’ve gone an extra 12 hours around the other side of Lake Michigan, but Read more…
We stayed at William C. Sterling State Park, near a Lake Erie beach, for three nights. It was windy when we arrived, so the lake looked pretty much like an ocean, with waves coming up on shore. The main attraction for us near the state park was doing the Ford Read more…
We only stayed at Fort Massac State Park one night, to break up the drive to St. Charles, MO. We didn’t actually explore the park at all, but after disconnecting the truck from the fifth wheel, we went out to search for Superman! It’s kind of funny how this small Read more…
While the commercial campgrounds are usually more convenient to grocery stores and restaurants, I prefer the extra space and scenery at state parks. So I was glad to be heading to Tims Ford State Park for four nights, after spending a couple of weeks at commercial parks. BUT, instead of Read more…
We only had to drive an hour to get to Rock Island State Park, where we stayed three nights. On the first full day, we drove Cristy Herman around in our truck to look at homes, since Randy didn’t care to climb in and out of her two door Jeep Read more…
We stayed three nights at Cumberland Mountain State Park, to give us a day to enjoy the park and a day to go out looking at homes. At the park, we hiked a little over 2 miles on the Byrd Lake and Pioneer Short Loop trails. It was super pretty, Read more…
We stayed at Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, SC for two nights in order to spend a few hours at Congaree National Park. We also drove around Columbia, SC a bit, stopping to walk around the Riverfront Park and getting a few groceries at Rosewood Market.
We finally left Florida and stopped in Richmond Hill, GA for a couple of days, staying at Fort McAllister State Park. We didn’t do much here, but did take a short walk around the campground and drove into Richmond Hill to fuel up. Around the campground, we enjoyed the wildlife Read more…
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