Tag: selfie

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Merry Christmas 2025

    Beggs, OK, December 2025 26 National Historic Sites, Monuments, Parks or Forests visited

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Fall Fest Hillsdale State Park

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 John and I have noticed that State Parks with “Friends of the Park” groups who focus on generating money to make park improvements tend to be nicer parks. In 2025, Hillsdale State Park started a “Friends of the Park” group. The Friends Group started a camp store where proceeds…

  • Relaxation!

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Sunday was a great day to hang out at the trailer and enjoy almost warm weather. We started the day with biscuits, bacon and egg sandwiches while watching “The Great British Sewing Bee” on Roku. When it was warm enough to enjoy the “Great Outdoors” (with no grizzly stories…

  • Town Square Craft Show

    Paola, KS, November 2025 I am notorious about finding local activities. Today was no different. Paola Kansas is about 10 miles from Hillsdale State Park. The town has a population of around 5,800 people. The main street stores surround the Town Park. Since it was just Halloween, John immediately noticed the sign “Potawatomi Trail of…