2009/11/04
Still in Michigan.

Planned on leaving on Nov. 1
Plans postponed for family gathering on the 7th.
Dropped the Bambi off the jack stands while re-packing the wheel bearings! Into the dealer for repairs.
On hold until completed, hopefully around Nov. 15th.

Intended trip: Start Mammoth cave, then to Nashville and onto the Natchez Trace Parkway. Down to Natchez, MS, perhaps visit New Orleans for Thanksgiving. Across US 10 and down the Texas...

2009/04/08
Day 148, HOME AGAIN!
Delton, MI

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We made the short drive up from Sangchris Lake, IL and arrived home in the afternoon.
The house was as we left it... projects everywhere...

2009/04/07 (1 night @ $20 per nite)
Day 147, Camp 35
Sangchris Lake State Park
Rochester, IL

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We stopped here...

2009/03/30 (8 nights @ $0 per nite)
Day 139, un-Camp 34
Jim's House
Independence, Missouri

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We left Roaring River and drove North on I-71 to Independence, MO... a little over 200 miles. We stayed at my friend Jim's house, in a fully-furnished downstairs apartment. I have known Jim most of my life... since early grade school......

2009/03/25 (5 nights @ $20 per nite)
Day 134, Camp 33
Roaring River State Park
Cassville, Missouri

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We pulled out of the Winging Stair Mountains and headed North on Hwy 59, then East on 271 into Arkansas, then North on 540 up in Missouri. It was about 160 miles.
I wanted to stop and camp in Arkansas... just to say we did......

2009/03/22 (3 nights @ $5 per nite)
Day 131, Camp 32
Cedar Lake Campground
Ouchita National Forest
Heavener, OK

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We pulled out of Ragtown and headed North via various small roads, up into Oklahoma, driving another fairly long day of nearly 300 miles. We found a nice camp in the Winding Stair Mountains of the Ouchita National Forest....

2009/03/19 (3 nights @ $2.50 per nite)
Day 128, Camp 31
Ragtown Campground
Sabine National Forest, Texas

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We pulled out of Mandeville and followed I-12 West, joining I-10 again, then North on I-49 to Natchitoches, then West on Hwy 6 to Mary and crossed the Toledo Bend Reservoir into Texas and North to the campground. It was a long days...

2009/03/15 (4 nights @ $8 per nite)
Day 124, Camp 30
Fontainebleau State Park
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans

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We pulled out of Gulfport and took I-10 West into Louisiana, taking the split onto I-12 to the North side of Lake Pontchartrain, Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville, LA... a mere 76 miles. We used this campground as...

2009/03/10 (5 nights @ $13 per nite)
Day 119, Camp 29
Big Biloxi Campground,
Desoto National Forest
Gulfport, MS

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We drove across I-10 into Mississippi, past Pascagoula, Biloxi and about 10 miles North of Gulfport, to Big Biloxi National Forest Campground... it was about 80 miles. When we got in it was sunny and warm, the...

2009/03/09 (1 night @ $15 per nite)
Day 118, Camp 28
Chickasabogue County Park
Mobile, AL

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We sadly said farewell to Florida and drove West on Hwy 98 along the coast, then up onto I-10 and into Alabama. Another short pull of about 75 miles. We headed for Chickasabogue County Park, just NW of Mobile. ... (I have no idea how to pronounce it). It was in our 'Free or Cheap Campgrounds'...

2009/03/06 (3 nights @ $16 per nite)
Day 115, Camp 27
Big Lagoon State Park
Pensacola, FL

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We pulled West along Hwy 98, about 120 miles to Big Lagoon State Park, about 15 miles West of Pensacola. Pulled into our reserved site, #25, which happened to be among dead trees by a marsh. Lasting evidence of the violent storms that regularly...

2009/03/03 (3 nights @ $24 per nite)
Day 112, Camp 26
St. Andrews State Park
Panama City, FL

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We pulled back down to Panama City, about 50 miles... finding St. Andrews State Park on the South side of town, on a peninsula... looking across the St. Andrews Bay at condos. The campground was long and big... spread out along the bay......

2009/03/01
Day 110, Camp 25 (2 nights @ $15 per nite)
Falling Waters State Park, Chipley, FL
Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, FL

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We pulled North about 100 miles for a little side trip to see Falling Waters and Florida Caverns State Parks. We camped at Falling Waters State Park near Chipley, FL. A pleasant enough place, not real 'private'...

2009/02/26
Day 107, Camp 24 (3 nights @ $20 per nite)
St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
near Apalachicola, FL

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We sadly left Ochlockonee, with many places left to see and rivers to canoe.... and headed a leisurely 77 miles down Hwy 98 West (then on St Rte 30A) to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, which is 24 miles out on a narrow...

2009/02/23
Day 104, Camp 23 (3 nights @ $15 per nite)
Ochlockonee State Park, Sopchoppy, FL
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge &
Wakulla Springs State Park

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We pulled out of Shell Mound and headed North, up Hwy 98, around the 'Big Bend' of Florida, heading West into the panhandle ... about 160 miles to the little town of Sopchoppy...