Abby with the Mosaic Manatee Statue on the boardwalk in Blue Springs State Park.

Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Florida November 15 – 29, 2024

Hoping I can get this post up before the year ends. If you’re reading it, that means I succeeded. Friday afternoon, November 15th around 12:30 we left Lake Louisa State Park for what SHOULD have been a 90 minute drive to Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Florida for a 14-night stay. That drive […]

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Florida Gopher Tortoise at Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida.

Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, FL Nov 1 – 15, 2024

Well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? On Friday, November 1, 2024 we left Wekiva Springs State Park at 1pm for a one-hour drive to Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida. We were back in site number 2, so that was familiar. We got set up, then quickly showered, grabbed a bite to eat

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Deer in the woods at Wekiva Springs State Park in Florida.

Wekiva Springs State Park October 25 – Nov 1, 2024

After a delicious breakfast at the Cracker Barrel in Gainesville, Florida we left around 11 am and drove a little over two hours to Wekiva Springs State Park. This state park is located north of Orlando and this was our fourth time staying at Wekiva Springs. Last year we didn’t think we’d be returning because

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Bee on a Hairy Sunflower.

Eastbank Campground in Bainbridge, Georgia – October 23, 2024

On Wednesday, October 23rd, we left Whitetail Ridge Campground and drove 3 1/2 hours to Eastbank Campground in Bainbridge, Georgia. This is another United States Army Corps of Engineers (COE) campground, located on Lake Seminole just north of the Florida state line. Without realizing it, Cindy had booked the same site we had when we

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Voyager and Nomad on the shore of West Point Lake at the Whitetail Ridge Campground in LaGrange, Georgia.

Whitetail Ridge Campground LaGrange, Georgia October 17 – 23, 2024

Thursday morning, October 17th, we left Cloudland Canyon State Park and drove 3 1/2 hours south to Whitetail Ridge Campground outside of LaGrange, Georgia for a six-night stay. Thankfully, we left Cloudland Canyon State Park down the other side of the mountain which was not filled with tight switchbacks like the side we came up

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The Wandering Wetheringtons at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia .

Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia October 14 – 17, 2024

We left Mammoth Cave National Park campground on Monday, October 14th and drove 3 1/2 hours south to Cloudland Canyon State Park just outside of Trenton, Georgia for a three-night stay. Once you get to Trenton, you have to drive six miles up a mountain on some tight switchback roads to get to the state

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Jeff and Cindy in Mammoth Cave on the Frozen Niagara tour.

Mammoth Cave National Park October 11 – 14, 2024

We left Gun Creek Campground in Whittington, Illinois Friday morning, October 11th, and drove 227 miles to the Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky for a short, three-night stay. This campground has no hookups at all, so we would be living on water from our fresh water tank and fully charged “house” and device batteries.

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Gun Creek Campground Whittington, Illinois October 4 – 11, 2024

We left Arrow Rock in Missouri on Friday morning October 4th around 9:20 am and drove 272 miles, arriving at Gun Creek Campground in Whittington, Illinois around 2:30 pm. En route, we stopped at Costco in St. Louis to pick up Bella’s new medicine. I found a long line of empty parking spaces on the

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Arrow Rock State Historic Site in Arrow Rock, MO October 1 – 4, 2024

We left West Rolling Hills Campground on Tuesday, October 1st at 10 am and arrived at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site campground at 3 pm. Our GPS took us a less direct route than what shows on the Google Map photo. It happens sometimes due to road conditions or bridge/tunnel heights that may not

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Cindy in a hot air balloon at the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas.

West Rolling Hills Campground Junction City, Kansas September 24 – October 1, 2024

We left the Walmart in Colby, Kansas on Tuesday, September 24th after picking up some groceries and drove 3 1/2 hours through America’s breadbasket to the West Rolling Hills Campground outside of Junction City, Kansas for a 7-night stay. Let me tell you, driving that long through nothing but wheat fields drives Cindy nuts, lol.

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