Adventures including visit(s) to National Park Site(s)
SO much to do/see, SO little time! Seriously, we have to come back. We’ve added 3-5 times as many things to do/see around Colorado Springs to our Next Time List as those we saw or did here. That was partly due to this being a bit of a “chore stop”, Read more
And acclimating to the elevation? Camping near Mosca on the High Plains @ ~7,540′, at Ramble, a most interesting campground. There are Mountains, Sand and scrub brush all around us. Intended primarily as a “Glampground” for tenters (each site comes with a mini kitchen under a canopy), it’s dry camping Read more
A little hiking, a lotta driving (6,680′ <-> 9,820′ elevation) Staying in Raton, New Mexico, at 6,680′ elevation, just 8 miles south of Raton Pass, the highest point of the Historic Santa Fe Trail (and border with Colorado). Getting here we found ourselves driving on the actual historic route quite Read more
Exploring from Lamar Lamar, at ~7,700 population, is the largest municipality and the county seat of Powers County in the Southeastern corner of Colorado. It is in the Lower Arkansas River Valley, roughly 30 miles west of the Kansas border, and sits at 3,619′ elevation. Lamar is the major industrial, Read more
Two frontier forts, prairie towns, and a prairie storm! Staying in WaKeeney, Kansas, which sits right in the ecological transition zone of the Great Plains, where the lusher mixed-grass and tallgrass elements from the east fade into the arid shortgrass prairie and chalky limestone outcroppings of western Kansas. Thursday the Read more
Camping on Lake Melvern at Eisenhower State Park Where we had a relaxing day hanging out on the lake, only mid 80’s with a breeze, after an exciting night. We woke to a thunderstorm and windstorm at 4:00 am and had to go out to bring in all the awnings. Read more
The Ozarks cover southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas. We were last in the Ozarks in Arkansas in Oct / Nov 2024. The Ozarks are made of high hills, old rock, thick forests, and deep river valleys. Famous for clear lakes, fast streams, and big underground caves. Read more
One stop, one day, multiple site visits We planned to “simply” visit our last Indiana National Park Site in Vincennes. HOWEVER, when we checked in at Apple Hill Orchard (camped in their parking lot, by the orchard), our host gave us information on Vincennes, and we decided that we had Read more
One camping stop, one visit site! We stayed in Buckeye Lake for 4 nights, which gave us time to recuperate from the last 2 weeks! The middle day we drove ~160 miles round trip to Chillecothe (Ohio’s 1st capital, apparently) to… Visit 1 new National Park Site: Off for Indiana Read more
Wrapping up our time around DC After our day off, we spent 3 more days visiting more new NPS Sites and a new MLB Park before heading west. Visits to 4 new National Park Sites: Friday was a very eclectic NPS visit day, across Maryland, DC, and Virginia. It was Read more