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We are now at Recreation Plantation, an RV resort in Central Florida, near the Villages. Due to the COVID pandemic we were not able to spend the winter in Key West. We have many of our Key West friends in the same park and look forward to good time. We’ll be here until early March.
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Category Archives: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flight 93 Memorial – September 2020
On September 11, 2001 forty passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fought the first battle of the War on Terror. We don’t know, but believe the terrorists intended to fly Flight 93 into the Capitol Building. Because of … Continue reading
Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry – May 2018
When you are visiting Nashville it is almost a responsibility to visit the Grand Ole Opry. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert which was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour … Continue reading
Rain, Rain, and More Rain – Raleigh, NC – April 2017
We returned to Falls Lake as Camp Hosts in April. For most of our time there the weather was beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves by visiting with our daughter, Elisabeth. While we were serving as Camp Hosts at the Falls … Continue reading
Sand Springs, OK – A City Built with a Purpose – April 2016
We decided to camp near Sand Springs, OK because it was the right distance from our last stop in Branson. We found a Corps of Engineers campground on-line called Washington Irving South that seemed like a nice site to relax, … Continue reading
Pinnacle Mountain and the Arkansas River Trail – March 2016
With an elevation 1,011 feet, Pinnacle Mountain rises over 750 feet above the nearby Arkansas River. The mountain’s cone-shaped peak has long been a central Arkansas landmark and attraction for outdoor enthusiasts. We saw hordes of picnickers, cyclists, and hikers. … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Five
Thursday, 7/24/14 We headed to Valdez, but it would take us a couple of days to get there. On our way from Palmer we stopped at an overlook for the Matanuska Glacier. You would think, “ya seen one glacier, ya … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Treks, Alaska, Canada, Fulltime RV, Michigan Traveler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tagged Alaska Highway, ALCAN Highway, Columbia Glacier, fifth wheel trailer, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Kayaking, Over the top road, Panning for gold, Prince William Sound, RV Forums, Shoup Glacier, Skagway, Valdez, White Pass & Yukon Railroad
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Taking a trip back into history (Boonesborough, Jamestown, & Yorktown)
After our long summer in Michigan, we headed towards Raleigh, NC where we would again serve as Camp Hosts in the Falls Lake State Recreation Area for the month of October. Our route was not the most direct, but allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, Kentucky, Michigan Traveler, National Parks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Virginia
Tagged Fort Boonesborough, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Hampton Roads, Historic Jamestown, Jamestown Settlement, Mariner Museum, Ranger-led Hike, RV Forums, USS Monitor, Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown Victory Center
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West Virginia, May 2013 – Part II
As we planned our route through West Virginia it appeared that we would have an opportunity to visit the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV. The Stonewall Resort is the result of a public-private partnership between the Corps of Engineers, West … Continue reading
West Virginia, May 2013 – Part I
Summersville Lake in West Virginia has an interesting history. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the dam in the Kanawha River Basin to reduce downstream flood damage, maintain dependable stream flow, provide recreational opportunities, and enhance the fish and … Continue reading
Visiting Elisabeth in Raleigh
While family and friends are bundled up at Spartan Stadium at MSU for the MSU-Wisconsin game, I was standing barefoot in the sand grilling burgers, only a few hundred feet from the beach at Kitty Hawk, NC – what a … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, National Guard, North Carolina, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tagged Currituck Lighthouse, Duplin Winery, Falls River Recreation Area, fifth wheel trailer, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Jockey Ridge State Park, Kitty Hawk, Leadership Development Program, Lost Colony, North Carolina State Fair, RV Forums, Wright Brothers Memorial
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