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Hmm. How do I make these pants fit?
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 Maybe if I try backing in. Nope didn’t work. Driving in? Kind of works but tight fit. Now what about the rest of the stuff… When we booked at Tyler State Park the website has some not completely useful pictures. Google Maps and Bing did not have a great…
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Mohawk Park
Tulsa, OK, February 2026 Despite the name, this is not a place you go for punk hair styles. At 3,300 acres, this is the largest park in the city of Tulsa, OK. It is also one of the largest city parks in the United States. John has started scanning paper photos from his mother’s collection…
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Overnight at Lake Murray State Park
Lake Murray State Park, OK, February 2026 We are officially on the road again. Lake Murray was our first stop but only for the night 🙁 Lake Murray State Park has been on our camping list for a couple years. Last year, we cancelled the trip due to working on John’s mom’s house. This year,…
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Transformers in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, OK, January 2026 We visited John’s aunt in Cushing, Oklahoma. During the visit, we drove to Stillwater, Oklahoma to look at potential RV parks and punch into the Stillwater YMCA. You are probably wondering why punch in at the Stillwater YMCA. Currently, I am testing what punch ins show up as attendance because our…
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Sausage Rolls!! Yummy
Beggs, OK, January 2026 John and I like watching The Great British Baking Show. We like that we learn new techniques about baking. The not so fun part is the food urges resulting from looking at the awesome food. We also started a list of all the food we would like to try making. We…
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Merry Christmas 2025
Beggs, OK, December 2025 26 National Historic Sites, Monuments, Parks or Forests visited
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What the Actual Picnic Table!
Tulsa RV Ranch, OK, December 2025 No, this is not a substitute swear word. With the weather changing, having to setup a workspace, all the appointments, and unexpected emergencies, we were not sure the picnic table would get done before it was too cold to paint. (Other people’s emergencies, not ours.) It should have taken…
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Scott Branch Bull Creek
Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Hillsdale Resevoir looks a little like a chicken foot. It branches off in a bunch of directions away from the dam. The chicken toe that most of Hillsdale State Park borders is the Scott Branch Bull Creek. Do not ask us; we did not name it. I assume the…
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Outlet (Melvern) Campground
Melvern Lake, KS, November 2025 Today was a day of exploring. Whenever we see a new park or campground close to where we are staying we like to take a day trip to see if the location could be a future camping site. Today’s adventure was visiting a Corp of Engineer managed area that included…
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Amazing Sunset
Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Our current campsite has great sunset views from the living room windows. I have gone out multiple times just to enjoy and try to get a decent picture. I’ve finally succeeded at getting a good to great sunset picture. Cleo did not like being left inside. So, I put…