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Sesquicentennial State Park
Our next stop after Winfield was Sesquicentennial State Park in South Carolina, or as the locals lovingly call it, “Sesqui”. We chose this park because it’s close to a friend I wanted to hang out with. With Cleo in tow,… Continue reading
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Winfield Campground
Cleo and I rolled up to Winfield Campground in early June, kicking off our epic month-long road trip. With its 80 campsites dotted around the 70,000-acre J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Winfield is one super cool US Corps of Engineers campground.… Continue reading
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Crone Life: Solo Summer Road Trippin’
Tiny Tim is tucked into his air-conditioned home, safe from the elements. Our third solo summer camping adventure is a wrap. When camping at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, I had a chance to share… Continue reading
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Grinchy Feelings, Christmas Carols, and a white squirrel at Ochlockonee River State Park
Last minute pivots I like last-minute pivots. The freshness of improvisation when long-laid plans must be reworked. A storm front from the north was forecast to wreck my dream December camping trip to St. George, a gorgeous barrier island located… Continue reading
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Full moon magic at Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George State Park
Wild weather & camping My long-planned dream of camping on St. George Island in the Florida panhandle almost didn’t happen. Like a bird dog, I’m focused on the weather before I leave town on a camping trip. Certainly less so… Continue reading
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Choosing a camper, Wekiva State Park, Reflections on the War
Cleo and I have a new camper for our upcoming camping adventures. The ALiner Scout “Tiny Tim” is named for the fantastic wacky singer who sang Tip Toe Through the Tulips. Tim is charming to look at and wonderfully easy… Continue reading
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For sale – 2018 Coachman Sport 108ST Pop-up Camper, mint condition. motivated seller
On the last day of my summer 2023 trip, I treated myself and Cleo to a restful night’s sleep at the gorgeous Club Continental in Orange Park just south of Jacksonville, Fl. August 7, Club Continental, Orange Park, Florida. Mike… Continue reading
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Chippokes (Plantation) State Park
Chippokes Plantation State Park, Surry, Virginia Planning this trip I chose Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry, Virginia, as a focus for the first half of this summer’s camping trip. The park is rich in history, with a working farm, a river,… Continue reading
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Baby, it’s hot. (WHO PLANNED THIS TRIP?)
Waynesville, North Carolina After a week in North Georgia, we closed up our pup and gear. On reflection, it was a stressful and lonely week-long stay at Tallulah State Park. The park was full of young families preoccupied with all… Continue reading
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Slow Travel
I’m on a learning curve with “Simone,” my pop-up camper named for the jazz singer Nina Simone. It felt meaningful that I found her on my 61st birthday. Towing a pop-up camper cross country is slow travel. This slowness is… Continue reading
