Well, we did not stay at Twin Lakes campground after all. I got tired and we decided to stop sooner. By the time we finally settled on a place, I had driven almost as far as I would have had we continued on to Twin Lakes. But, we wound up at Buckaloons national campground...again! We really like this campground. It is usually quiet and always secluded. However, with the Labor Day looming only a day or so away, the "early birds" had about filled up the campsites. We found one, though, so we nested in Buckaloons once again.
Tomorrow we'll hit Altmar.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
What The Heck Day Is This?
We lose time on these trips. If it weren't for my laptop, I'd be totally lost. But, ye ole laptop says it is Thursday, September the 3rd. Coulda fooled me.
We left Versailles State Park yesterday morning about 11 am...or was it 10? Dang time zone change along there somewhere. Anyway, as we arrived at Versailles campground, we drove across (though?) another covered bridge. It was getting late so I didn't get any pictures, but I stopped for a photo shoot on the way out yesterday morning.
I was surprised the bridge had enough clearance for Lil Pumpkin (abt 10'), but it actually was 13' 6". I wonder why they would built a bridge that tall for horse drawn wagons?
The day or, at least, the route plan for the day went well until we got just past Washington Court House on Hwy 22. Suddenly, Hwy 22 was totally closed and we were sent off on a detour. Actually, this is not bad. We like traveling "where no man has gone before" and when you subject the GPS to a route it does not prescribe, things can get interesting. So, we zigged and we zagged through some interesting country. We finally got back on Hwy 22 just before Zanesville and it was then the GPS really made the trip interesting. Following "her" instructions, we took Hwy 60 south a ways from Zanesville then caught Hwy 78 at Malta over to Hwy 83 north. My original campground goal was Barkcamp State Park just west of Wheeling, but the day was getting long and we had to cut it short. I chose Wolf Run State Park just off I-77. The GPS did not care for my choice. So, it led us up Hwy 83 to Cumberland where we caught Hwy 340 south east to Wolf Run. Now that, in itself, seems rather mundane, just rambling around the countryside, but Hwy 340 was not to be out done by any road. The speed limit was 55 MPH and turns were generally mild enough to permit the use of the cruise control. However, it was like a rollercoaster ride. If any of you remember the old Hwy 65 between Nixa and Highlandville, Mo., you probably have some idea what Hwy 340 was like. There were not just a few, but many hill toppings where I swear we would have left the ground if I had not slowed down. It would have been a fun ride in my earlier days in my old '48 Plymouth, but in a RV full of "stuff", it was not so entertaining. But, it was still fun to watch Joyce's reaction as she grabbed handles and the dash and anything else she could hang on to.
So, we're here in Wolf Run this morning. Joyce is poking on her laptop and I on mine (today's camping is not quite the same as yesteryear). Hey! Where's breakfast?!!
We're not going to make it to Tom, Jr's today like my original route plan. Naps in the middle of a day's journey do take their toll. In fact, we have a couple of five driving hour days left which is a push for up. But, I do want to get off the road before there is too much holiday traffic. Next stop (planned) is a National campground called Twin Lakes near Kane, Pa. That's about 50 miles south of the New York State line on Hwy 6.
We left Versailles State Park yesterday morning about 11 am...or was it 10? Dang time zone change along there somewhere. Anyway, as we arrived at Versailles campground, we drove across (though?) another covered bridge. It was getting late so I didn't get any pictures, but I stopped for a photo shoot on the way out yesterday morning.
I was surprised the bridge had enough clearance for Lil Pumpkin (abt 10'), but it actually was 13' 6". I wonder why they would built a bridge that tall for horse drawn wagons?
The day or, at least, the route plan for the day went well until we got just past Washington Court House on Hwy 22. Suddenly, Hwy 22 was totally closed and we were sent off on a detour. Actually, this is not bad. We like traveling "where no man has gone before" and when you subject the GPS to a route it does not prescribe, things can get interesting. So, we zigged and we zagged through some interesting country. We finally got back on Hwy 22 just before Zanesville and it was then the GPS really made the trip interesting. Following "her" instructions, we took Hwy 60 south a ways from Zanesville then caught Hwy 78 at Malta over to Hwy 83 north. My original campground goal was Barkcamp State Park just west of Wheeling, but the day was getting long and we had to cut it short. I chose Wolf Run State Park just off I-77. The GPS did not care for my choice. So, it led us up Hwy 83 to Cumberland where we caught Hwy 340 south east to Wolf Run. Now that, in itself, seems rather mundane, just rambling around the countryside, but Hwy 340 was not to be out done by any road. The speed limit was 55 MPH and turns were generally mild enough to permit the use of the cruise control. However, it was like a rollercoaster ride. If any of you remember the old Hwy 65 between Nixa and Highlandville, Mo., you probably have some idea what Hwy 340 was like. There were not just a few, but many hill toppings where I swear we would have left the ground if I had not slowed down. It would have been a fun ride in my earlier days in my old '48 Plymouth, but in a RV full of "stuff", it was not so entertaining. But, it was still fun to watch Joyce's reaction as she grabbed handles and the dash and anything else she could hang on to.
So, we're here in Wolf Run this morning. Joyce is poking on her laptop and I on mine (today's camping is not quite the same as yesteryear). Hey! Where's breakfast?!!
We're not going to make it to Tom, Jr's today like my original route plan. Naps in the middle of a day's journey do take their toll. In fact, we have a couple of five driving hour days left which is a push for up. But, I do want to get off the road before there is too much holiday traffic. Next stop (planned) is a National campground called Twin Lakes near Kane, Pa. That's about 50 miles south of the New York State line on Hwy 6.
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