We have the 3 way fridge in our Casita. We all know she is a tough task master requiring level and about 10 hours to cool down. This last trip, we literally just ran out of the door to escape the high sauna heat and go north. That meant back to the cooler times until […]
Right now cloud cover projections for all of Missouri look good for viewing the lunar eclipse. It doesn’t really matter where in the State you choose to camp…nearly all have a space with wide open skies within walking distance of the campsites. If you have one in mind, ask me about open skies or call […]
Tiny Kinmundy IL is not far from several campgrounds like Stephen A Forbes SRA. Volunteers have saved many log cabins in southern IL and created a wonderful little village of them. It’s an interesting story that the volunteers will proudly share with you. In September, they hold a sweet homegrown festival that helps support restoration […]
This was going to be my birthday extravaganza…a quick three or four day break in the heatwave to have an adventure. In late July, a pretty centennial farm opens its doors with fresh picked peaches and acres and acres of flowers for the picking. We have visited Rendleman Orchards (https://rendlemanorchards.com ) once before. A birthday, […]
Well, it looks like my birthday camping extravaganza may have been sidetracked by a bug that flew home with my Hub. He did have a fun vacation and visit with his family, out east, though. The bonus is he let me mow the lawn today. He prefers to do it and the dogs prefer I […]
Okay, we live in the woods of Missouri and camp in the woods. Ungracefully, this tick year sucks. Worst ever. We have tried a lot of things but this works best for us: Ben’s works on clothes. On skin we use Wondercide. It smells good, it’s oily …ticks don’t like to crawl on oily and […]
We crossed this bridge with the camper just a few short weeks ago. It’s an historic, skinny old steel bridge. I could just see Model T’s crossing it in my mind’s eye. It’s very narrow with a kink (like the old Chain of Rocks Bridge near Cahokia Mounds in EC IL). We have crossed this […]
It’s already two trips back, but before I forget, I wanted to share this seasoning salt we found on our latest Kentucky caves trip . We made long forays into rural areas on that trip …traveling through lots of Amish country. We stopped for lunch one day at an Amish sandwich and bakery shop. This […]
I love living in the woods.The sun lights a momentary, singular pathOf beauty A snapshot in timeFor those thatAcceptTheGift This moment is goodThis moment is goodThis moment is good SometimesThat isEnough
If there ever was such a club, I would want to attend one that started the camp across the river in Columbus Belmont State Park in Ky. I would call this the mysterious IL Photography trip (even though I was starting in Ky). Columbus Belmont is a decidedly old and unfussy park but it has […]
zen and the art of little house travelling 