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Camping tripped
Jun. 3rd, 2007 09:50 pmWe're back from a nice, relaxed weekend way out in the western panhandle of Maryland. Despite a little bit of rain, the 370-some mile trip went off without a hitch. In fact, aside from a little incident of bumping a tree while backing the trailer into place, the whole thing went off almost too well. Kodi was remarkably well behaved; this trip being one of the longest he's been on and only needing one break in each direction. The old truck handled the mountain climbing with aplomb, snarling it's way up the worst of the roads in the 90+ degree heat without blowing it's cool. My transmission project from '03 helping to handle the load. By the top of the 3-5 mile runs at over 6% grade, the temp gauge was on the high side, but the downhill runs cooled everything off in no time and got things ready for the next climb. Not bad for an 18 year old truck. To top it off, I figure I got about 12mpg in the process.
We had arrived at Deep Creek State Park and a nice sized space with electric hookup. Setup was a breeze. Chipmunks were everywhere. It was a quiet weekend, the Memorial Day prior apparently was pretty much filled. We had friendly neighbors, which is almost always the case when camping. The three of us had some nice hiking time along the lake as well as a nice drive around the area.
There is another reason aside from the scenery and facilities as to why this my choice for the 'maiden voyage'. You see, this was the place where I learned to love camping, thanks to Mom.
( Many pictures, and lots of warm memories... )
With this trip being an unequivocal success, both of us cannot wait for our next combined outings next month. First will be a weekend at Hillside, from there will be a whole week in Provincetown for Bear Week. Warning signs not required, but should be. P-Town has some terrific food.
We had arrived at Deep Creek State Park and a nice sized space with electric hookup. Setup was a breeze. Chipmunks were everywhere. It was a quiet weekend, the Memorial Day prior apparently was pretty much filled. We had friendly neighbors, which is almost always the case when camping. The three of us had some nice hiking time along the lake as well as a nice drive around the area.
There is another reason aside from the scenery and facilities as to why this my choice for the 'maiden voyage'. You see, this was the place where I learned to love camping, thanks to Mom.
( Many pictures, and lots of warm memories... )
With this trip being an unequivocal success, both of us cannot wait for our next combined outings next month. First will be a weekend at Hillside, from there will be a whole week in Provincetown for Bear Week. Warning signs not required, but should be. P-Town has some terrific food.
