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Now that we're down to more southern latitudes, we're enjoying warmer weather. We're contemplating putting away the cold weather gear for a while and de-winterizing the camper. Our plan at this point is to begin moving westward but not too quickly. For now we're doing...
Along our way west from Sardis we stopped at the sign welcoming visitors to Sledge MS, the birthplace of Charley Pride. There despite high grass and muddy ditches, we located the cache hidden there. An amazing aspect of this was that the cache contains it's original...
Awakened this morning under some wonderful big oaks in John W Kyle State Park northwest of Oxford MS on the shore of Sardis Lake. We had some trouble locating this campground last evening. Rumor is there is also a COE campground here but we don't...
After a day touring Vicksburg Battlefield we retreated to the downtown of this river town for a repast of Fried Green Tomatoes with a Creamy Crab Sauce, Blackened Redfish topped with Crawfish accompanied by Cheese Grits, and a dessert of Mississippi Mud. Although we...
Family stories say that Karen's great grandfather lied about his age in order to sign up to fight for the Confederacy even as his father was an officer in the Union army. Records we found on the Fold3 website indicated he fought and was taken prisoner at Vicksburg....
As we were leaving ---- along the Natchez Trace yesterday As we were leaving Locust Grove yesterday afternoon we noticed dark storm clouds almost overhead. The Accuweather app confirmed that a large storm front was bearing down on us. We watched the radar as we drive...
See Visitor Guide, Introduction See Park Service Video Page As part of our route from River Ridge to Vicksburg, we drove on the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez to Port Gibson. The parkway is a scenic modern highway that more or less follows the path of an ancient...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Thanks to the organizational skills of Mandy & Kgreat weekend of endrick, the amazing support of their team, and the sponsorship of nüCamp RV we enjoyed a great weekend of camaraderie and fun at the Northeast Rally. Gathering with fellow teardrop aficionados is always an enriching experience and this gathering in the Adirondacks was no exception.
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.