We stayed at Lake Afton for 2 nights just as a stopover and drive break. The lake was pretty, though, and had a little playground for the kids close by. After leaving Lake Afton we stopped at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. This was a really […]
Month: March 2022
Travel Recap: Oklahoma City, OK
We came through OKC on our first trip. There’s a really excellent science museum that the kids wanted to visit again, and it was along the best route for us. During the first part of the pandemic, the Cowboy museum also became quite famous due […]
National Park Recap: Fort Smith NHS
CW- hanging gallows, historical prison cell We decided to drive to Fort Smith to both break up the drive to Oklahoma City from Buffalo River, and also to get a campsite with electrical hookups during the rain (since our solar wasn’t producing anything). This turned […]
National Park Recap: Buffalo National River
We are basically trying to use up some time going from the gulf coast to Colorado because we’re trying to buy time until warmer weather is more guaranteed (as much as anyone can expect warmer weather in the spring in Colorado). Buffalo National River wasn’t […]
National Park Recap: Hot Springs
When we came to Hot Springs on our first attempt it was right at the beginning of the pandemic. All of the indoor spaces were closed except the brewery which is housed in one of the old bath houses. We were able to hike the […]
Travel Recap: Wild Country Safari Park
While staying at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, I happened to see this drive through safari Park (Wild Country Safari Park) on Google maps nearby. We didn’t have much else to do so we drove over on a cold and drizzly day. We were the […]
National Park Recap: Natchez, Vicksburg, Poverty Point
We decided to go to some of the smaller National Park Service units on our way north from NOLA. First stop was Natchez NHP and the Melrose estate. This NHP preserves a long history. Originally colonizers kicked out the Indigenous People who lived here, and […]
Travel Recap: New Orleans, LA
New Orleans recap:We stayed 5 nights at Bayou Segnette State Park on the West Bank. Our first day we drove to Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve. We hiked two of the boardwalk trails and earned Jr Ranger badges. The next day we went into the city […]
Travel Recap: Mobile, AL, Biloxi, MS, and Waveland, MS
We camped at Meaher State Park just outside Mobile, AL. The day we arrived it was battery cold and rainy but we were rewarded with the most amazing sunset. The state park is right on the water. Unfortunately there’s some hurricane damage they’re still recovering […]
Travel Recap: Port St Joe, Panama City, Pensacola, FL
We traveled to Port St Joe from Gainesville and stayed at a very small RV park a block from the beach. The Aqua Bay RV park had full hookups and a little laundry/bathhouse. It was all that we needed and people were super friendly. We […]