We've got a little family medical situation (not an emergency) back in Bardstown so I'm heading home. Will still post if I see anything interesting on the way, but the saga of a newbie campground host will need to wait until another time and place.
Thursday, May 18
Sunday, May 14
Spectacle Lake
Arrived a few hours ago, just getting settled in. Took a walk around the campground and it's just me (no campers yet) and a few bugs, luckily I've got my "Bug Hat" so I should be able to survive. Nice lake, and my campsite is only a few steps from the water. Will try to do a little tour movie, but it may be a few days as it looks like rain is on the way.
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Saturday, May 13
Found It!
Finally made it to Wisconsin as I crossed the Saint Croix River from Minnesota.
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Just a short distance down the road it was a combined cheese and ice cream stop.
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Then I pulled into tonight's campground on Shell Lake. Tomorrow I should be a Spectacle Lake.
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Friday, May 12
This Is What Happens
On the way from Kentucky to Wisconsin this is what happens when you Take The Long Way. First, Iowa and now Minnesota - I'm pretty sure Wisconsin is up here somewhere!
After some heavy rain on Wednesday, both Thursday and Friday have been perfect - 70 and lots of sun. I'm just enjoying the backroads through farming country.
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Campground outside Mason City Iowa |
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Thursday, May 11
Free Is Good
Always like it when I stumble across a free campsite - this one on the banks of the Mississippi, outside Wapello, Iowa. Yup, IOWA, this is the way to northern Wisconsin - right?
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Tuesday, May 9
On The Road
This summer's trip will be different from the long "expeditions" I've taken the last couple of years - basically l'll be staying in one spot for most of the summer. Why? I just wanted to try something new, and I definitely wanted less driving and more relaxing, so. . . . . l've volunteered to be a Campground Host at a National Forest Service campground in northern Wisconsin. "My" campground is Spectacle Lake Campground in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, which straddles the Wisconsin/Michigan border - yup, way up there, in the Northwoods..
Will see how it goes with respect to blog posts - maybe I'll have all kinds of interesting tails to tell, or it might might be a bust (blog wise). Stay tuned, and if you find yourself in the Northwoods stop by.
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Campground on Carlyle Lake, Illinois |