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8 Day Road Trip Itinerary Day 1: Brevard County to Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, Florida - Distance 275 miles - Daily Expense Gas, Food, Camp fees $32.48 Day 2: -Clear Springs Recreation Area, Homochitto National Forest, MS Distance 619 miles - Daily Expense Gas, Food, Camp fees $171.29 Day 3: -... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/7/2019 We were headed south and back to flat land. Although I gave Mr. McGee the option of scheduling the second half of our vacation (he said he wanted to do a vacation on the fly without planning) he realized that he had no idea where he wanted to go. So we headed... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/6/2019 Discovering the campground at Noccalula Falls was another of those wonderful "happystances" that occur when your well thought out plans go sideways. When we left Russell Cave National Monument we were headed to one of the well known caverns in the area to take the tour, unfortunately we took too long to... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/5/2019 Born on August 18, 1774 near Charlottesville, VA, Meriwether Lewis is probably best known for being the primary leader of the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition to Oregon. But Meriwether Lewis was an accomplished man, having served as a U.S. Army Captain, private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson, and at the time... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/3/2019 Our first day traveling the scenic route of the Natchez Trade Parkway had been picture perfect. The weather was wonderful, the temperature mild, and the trees had just started to show their spring bloom. We started our day with the best Tamales we had ever had before hoping on the trace. Our... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/1/2019 After a not so pleasant start to our new adventure we finally made it to Gilchrist Blue Springs where we were able to secure a camping spot for the night. The sky remained overcast, but the rain had finally stopped. Although we are both native Floridians this is a park neither had... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 12/2/2018 Having suffered through two miserable nights of noise and rude neighbors we pulled stakes at Clearwater Lake Campground and headed for the campground at Alexander Springs. The Alexander Springs Recreation Area is well known for its first-magnitude springs by local residents and central Floridians. Pumping out 70 - 80 million gallons of... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 11/30/2018 Sometimes the most beautiful campsite can turn into a nightmare. This is one of those experiences. Taking advantage of the few cool months in Florida we try to get away for a night or two whenever possible. Since the Ocala National Forest is the closest national forest to where we live we... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 10/12/2018 A long hot summer in Florida had passed since we took the trip that changed our lives forever. So when the first hint of cooler weather set in we headed to one of the three National Forests in Florida to spend a night away from the city. We chose to stay at... Continue Reading →
After a miserably hot night in Mississippi we decided it was too hot and humid in the southeast to continue "tent camping" in our SUV. We skipped our planned stop in the Florida panhandle and headed back home. It would be a long day of driving. We were 13 1/2 hours / 794 miles from... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 5/3/2018 If you ever want to know more about your spouse or loved one, just spend a few days on the road. We are like most married couples. The longer we are together, the more we become like one another. We mimic each other's habits, finish each other's sentances and have learned to... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 5/2/2018 We left Dinosaur Valley SP in Glen Rose, Texas and headed for Fort Parker State Park to camp for the night. We found a nice secluded spot in the back of the park and set up camp. We were the only residents in our entire loop. The weather was mild and we... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/30/2018 After getting our geek on in Roswell we headed to Bottomless Lakes State Park to spend our final night in New Mexico. I was a little sad because leaving New Mexico meant we were headed back east and bringing our vacation to it's inevitable close. Fortunately it's really hard to be down... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/29/2018 After spending the morning at Three Rivers Petroglyph Site we headed to the Valley of Fires Recreation Area located .4 miles west of Carrizozo off 380. The camping area was divided into two sections. The first section is a paved area that sits above the lava flow and has a combination of... Continue Reading →
Date Visited: 4/29/2018 When I was little I hated American history class. I liked ancient history. I liked learning about how the earth was formed, prehistoric animals, and astralopitecus pitecantrus, but learning American history with all the dates, battles, land grabs and purchases really wasn't my thing. At the time, I was a forward thinker.... Continue Reading →
