Little Rock Arkansas; Winding Down Our Stay

We are about to wind down our 10 day stay at the very scenic Maumelle Park.  I love the campsite for the water views and peaceful, tranquil setting.  I could actually spend more time taking hikes, then come back to the lounge chair on the bank of the Arkansas river to have a glass of wine and read a book.  But there are more places to explore.  More roads to travel with our truck and 5th wheel camper. Our travel day is a mixture of excitement of the unknown and being on high alert as we navigate through highways and back roads with the beastly sized rig.  On to another new place for us!  Vicksburg Mississippi.  Continue reading “Little Rock Arkansas; Winding Down Our Stay”

Southward to Arkansas

Having the microwave replaced we are free again to hit the road!  The days in Missouri have cooled off to be a pleasant 75 degrees for highs and mid 50s at night.  And the leaves have been falling like crazy.  It is truly starting to feel like fall and our schedule dictates that we need to keep moving south to winter in Florida.  So, after a 2-week stay we packed up, stowed stuff away, unhooked our connections, and attached the camper to the truck.  Off we go! Continue reading “Southward to Arkansas”

Mountain View, Missouri

This relocation has to be one of the easiest to navigate yet.  From Sikeston to Dexter the landscape is completely flat.  You can see for miles.  Once you reach Dexter and Crowley’s Ridge, things start to get interesting.  West of Poplar Bluff and the hills become like roller coasters.  We moved from SE Missouri to Mountain View, Missouri in the south central part of the state all along US-60.  In the heart of the Ozarks! Continue reading “Mountain View, Missouri”

Effingham Illinois; Camp Lakewood Campground; Terre Haute Indiana Day Trip

After a couple of weeks of exploring our old haunts in Indiana and visiting with family, we drove the 4 hour trip over to Illinois.  Effingham is south central in the state and is located on the junction of two major interstates: I-70 and I-57. Our route was quite easy through Lafayette to Ind-231 down to I-74 to Illinois then to I-57 south. Continue reading “Effingham Illinois; Camp Lakewood Campground; Terre Haute Indiana Day Trip”

Indiana Part 2; Lafayette & Prophetstown State Park

We moved up the state of Indiana on Aug. 20th to one of the nicest state park RV campgrounds that I have ever seen.  Prophetstown State Park.  Also one of the newest in Indiana.  Plenty of green spaces, many trees between campsites, and wide open prairies.  And miles of hiking/biking trails.  We moved from Indy to near West Lafayette, only about 80 miles.  Nice! Continue reading “Indiana Part 2; Lafayette & Prophetstown State Park”