Fontainebleau State Park

Fontainebleau State Park is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain near Mandeville, La.

Here, we're parked at the visitors center closer to the lake.

Joyce and Ditto in the "shade" of a dead live oak tree.

If you look closely, you'll see the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.

Then we crossed it into New Orleans.

We didn't hang around New Orleans.  The streets of the French Quarter are not very motor home friendly and Ditto couldn't visit the restaurants and tourist traps, anyway.  Instead, we headed on across the Huey P. Long Bridge which was an experience all its own.

I stayed in the outside lane as far over as I dared to allow the much faster traffic to pass.  I was so close the tailpipe dragged along the curb.  Looking up in this photo you see the railroad trestle.  The bridge is an auto and railroad bridge built as one.  As you get up above the Mississippi River, the auto lanes are suspended on either side of the railroad tracks.  When a train passes, the bridge bounces.  Kind of scary!

Lefleurs Bluff State Park

Lefleurs Bluff State Park is located on Mayes Lake in urban Jackson, Ms.  Once past the industrial complexes of downtown Jackson and into the park, it is difficult to believe you are not out in the wild somewhere.

Hugh White State Park

Hugh White State Park is located on Grenada Lake near Grenada, Ms.  We camped at the Outlet Channel Campground just below the dam.

Jacksonport State Park

First stop on our winter trip to the Gulf is Jacksonport State Park in Arkansas.  It sits alongside the White River which was up and roaring this day.

Cape Fair Camping

Sitting at Cape Fair Corp Of Eng. campground, just relaxing by the fire.

Berry Bend (COE)

Berry Bend Campground is located on Truman Lake.  It was chosen as a central meeting place with Dusty and Traci.  Since we were there with Dusty, it rained, of course.

Rocko's debut (Dusty's new trailer) - at least with us.  Dusty had to set up in the rain.  It wasn't pretty. We did not get out much.  Site backed up to the lake about 200 ft. away.  Sarah, Roger & boys came.  Had birthday cake for Laurna.

Pawnee State Recreation Area

This is where we met Tom and Julie.  We had the grand-girls with us and they were to catch their mom and dad here and go on to Utah and Idaho.  The campground was pretty nice, a bit crowded though.  Tom and Julie and Mollie (dog) showed up and spent the night.  We slept 7 adult size people and 2 dogs.  Sure made it crowded, but we made out okay.