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Cedar Bluff SP, KS to Shady Grove CG, CO: Information and Driving Directions
Shady Grove Campground, CO, April 2025 One of the more notable features is a red pay phone. That actually works. This is first park with a pay phone feature especially in the days of everyone having a cell phone. My guess is that some cell phone carriers don’t have service The town did not have…
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Salina CG, KS to Cedar Bluff SP, KS: Information and Driving Directions
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 Cedar Bluff State Park, KS is located on the prairie. The one learning is that it is rare not to have a windy day. I was looking forward to cooking hot dogs (the big ones from Sams Club) over the campfire. Unfortunately, we only had 1 day that…
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Lake Thunderbird SP, OK to Salina CG, KS: Information and Driving Directions
Salina Campground, KS, April 2025 Salina Campground recently changed hands (like a month ago) and was called KOA Salinas Holiday. Fortunately, our reservation transferred over with no issues. The park is right off the I70 which is great a pit stop. The downside is you can hear all the interstate traffic. This noise does not…
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Safe Towing Weights
Overview Assuming ignorance before malice, sometimes sales people are just ignorant of towing requirements. That being the case, there is no excuse for you to be ignorant too. There is plenty of information available on safe towing and towing weight limits. This guide is biased towards 5th wheel towing. You may need to do a…
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RV Setup Checklist
These are the roughly ordered tasks for setting up the RV upon arrival at a new campsite. This list will change over time as omitted activities are added or a better process is identified. Some of these tasks continue the day after (e.g., setting up personal and hobby stuff). Some of these tasks happen in…
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Pine View CG, WI to Brushy Creek SP, IA: Information and Driving Directions
Brushy Creek State Park, IA, October 2024 The drive was a fairly pleasant except for the horrible bumpety bump bump from driving on Hwy 21 leaving the Pine View towards Tomah. All other roads were in fairly good condition, and we were able to drive 65 most of the time. The only area with a…
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Kickapoo SP, IL to Comlara Park IL: Information and Driving Directions
Comlara County Park, IL, August 2024 Comlara is a McLean County park that is on Evergreen Lake. The park includes multiple fishing docks, boat rentals (including pontoons), monthly boat dock rentals, swimming area (currently closed due to microbe counts), campground, visitor center and many pavilions. The Campground sites are either non-electric, 30 amp or 50…
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RV Teardown Checklist
These lists are the (roughly) ordered activities for tearing down in preparation for moving to a new site. This list will change over time as omitted activities are added or a better process is identified. Some of these tasks start the night before (e.g., stowing personal and hobby stuff). Some of these tasks happen in…
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Stonelick SP, OH to Findley SP, OH: Information and Driving Directions
Findley State Park, OH, July 2025 When leaving Stonelick, the challenge was finding a path to the I71 that was acceptable. We drove multiple routes and decided the best option was going the same way we came in. The way we came in had no room to pull over and hills (Mackie became car sick).…
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Summit Lake SP, IN to Kickapoo SP, IL: Information and Driving Directions
Kickapoo State Park, IL, July 2024 Indiana I70 and the road through New Castle to I70 are in HORRIBLE condition. We went an alternative routes even though it would mean more time on state highways to avoid I70. I465 is the bypass for Indianapolis. It has been under major repairs and in the southern part…