We left the DFW area this morning and headed north into Oklahoma. Tonight we are camped on the shores of Clayton Lake. Tomorrow we'll venture onto the Talimena Scenic Byway into the Ouachita Mountains.
Clayton Lake State Park
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Texas BackroadsÂ
Yesterday was Hampton AR to Mount Pleasant TX with stops at Poison Springs State Park, White Oak Lake State Park, and the Hope Visitor's Center. Today we are traveling Texas backroads all the while watching the Texas DOT website so as to avoid any flooded roads.
Bill Ate Here
We're at Tailgater's in Hope, Arkansas, across from the Visitor's Center/Amtrak station. Thought we'd get a little refreshment before heading across the street to learn a little more about the town that is Bill Clinton's birthplace.
Amazing Find!
Along our way west from Sardis we stopped at the sign welcoming visitors to Sledge MS, the birthplace of Charley Pride. There despite high grass and muddy ditches, we located the cache hidden there. Â An amazing aspect of this was that the cache contains it's original...
Under Great Oaks
Awakened this morning under some wonderful big oaks in John W Kyle State Park northwest of Oxford MS on the shore of Sardis Lake. We had some trouble locating this campground last evening. Rumor is there is also a COE campground here but we don't...
Treasure Hunting in Gadsden
Spent this morning treasure hunting near the Gadsden Mall. Great Cafes Found: 1 Surprise Encounter w/New Friend: 1 Geocaches Found: 3 Geocaches Not Found: 6 Encounters with Prickly Bushes: >3 New Garments from Belk: 5 ...
Inside is Good
We arrived at Noccalula Falls, set up, made coffe, gave a tour of the T@B, then as we settled into our chairs and checked the weather app we made a quick decision to fold and stow the chairs and seek shelter inside the trailer. Moments later the sky...
Biotite Gneiss
We spent a most salubrious morning enjoying the fact that we didn't have a things to do list with which to deal. Eventually we wandered out to explore this highest state park in Georgia. We did Geocache type known as an EarthCache and learned a number of...
Black Rock MountainÂ
Our first night out and it's going well. We left home in time to stop by the yarn shop in Franklin and easily found a parking spot for truck and T@B. We pulled into a state park on a Friday night without a reservation and scored a pretty campsite at about...
Fueling Our EntertainmentÂ
As we are planning to spend more and more time in our T@B, tooling around the country visiting national and state parks, historic sites, and remote spots, we are constantly looking for ways to make our teeny house feel like home. Saturday night our LaCie FUEL arrived...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Ohio T@B and Friends
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