Teresa’s Musings
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“Alpine” Helen, GA
Read more: “Alpine” Helen, GATHURS., OCT 19 thru SUN., OCT 22, 2023 We had a fun few days at Don Carter State Park in Gainesville, GA after traveling about 150 miles south from Asheville, NC. The park is named in honor of real-estate executive Don Carter who served on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources board for 29 years…
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Asheville, NC & Biltmore House
Read more: Asheville, NC & Biltmore HouseFRI., OCT 13 thru WED., OCT 18, 2023 We crossed into North Carolina and traveled 138 miles south to arrive at Campfire Lodgings located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville. The campground sits on 100 forested acres with a few trails woven into the grounds. Upon our arrival, we had to drive a winding…
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Hungry Mother State Park, Marion VA
Read more: Hungry Mother State Park, Marion VATUES., OCT 10 thru THURS., OCT 12, 2023 After traveling 200 miles south from Cottageville, WV, we arrived here at Hungry Mother SP in Marion, VA. We are in the southwest corner of Virginia in the Blue Ridge portion of the southern Appalachian Mountains. We’re seeing some beautiful early fall color on the trees and…
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Charleston, WV
Read more: Charleston, WVSAT., OCT 7 thru MON., OCT 9, 2023 We traveled 150 miles south from Columbus, Ohio to Blue Heron Landing in Cottageville, WV. The following morning we woke up to 38 degree temps! This is a rural area of West Virginia. Quiet and pretty. West Virginia marks the 45th state that we’ve visited in our…
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Columbus, OH
Read more: Columbus, OHTUES., OCT 3 thru FRI., OCT 6, 2023 We arrived just outside Columbus, Ohio at Cross Creek Camping Resort after traveling 142 miles south from the Toledo area. On Wednesday, Oct. 4th (2023), the pod visited the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Columbus. What a treat! The oldest portions of the conservatory include…
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Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon OH
Read more: Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon OHFRI., SEPT 29 thru MON., OCT 2, 2023 We traveled 85 miles south and arrived at Maumee Bay State Park on the shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, OH. We’re about 20 minutes from Toledo. Gary and I have stayed here before. It’s 1,900 acres of loveliness! 250+ campsites, bike trails, hiking trails, fishing, beaches,…
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New Hudson (Detroit), MI
Read more: New Hudson (Detroit), MITUE., AUG 22 thru THURS., SEPT 28, 2023 The pod has separated for a few weeks but all good. Gary & I traveled 136 miles east, mostly on I-96, to Sun Outdoors Kensington Valley in New Hudson, MI. It’s located about an hour outside Detroit’s airport. We will be flying to Amsterdam on Sunday, Aug,…
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Holland & Grand Rapids, MI
Read more: Holland & Grand Rapids, MITUE., AUG 15 thru MON., AUG 21, 2023 We traveled 100 miles south and arrived at Steamboat Park Campground in Jenison, MI on Tues., Aug 15th (2023). Love this campground… quiet, spacious sites, and beautiful views of the Grand River. There’s even a steamboat that passes right in front of the campground. How cool! We’re…
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Ludington, MI
Read more: Ludington, MITUE., AUG 8 thru MON., AUG 14, 2023 We traveled 225 miles south from Mackinac City to Ludington, MI which practically sits on Lake Michigan. We enjoyed Happy Hour with the Hannafords and after dinner, we walked the campground, Poncho’s Pond RV Park. It has an adult pool and hot tub (a rare treat), beautiful…
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Mackinac Island, MI
Read more: Mackinac Island, MITUE., AUG 1 thru MON., AUG 7, 2023 We drove 184 miles southeast from Ishpeming to Mackinaw City, MI to reunite with Cheryl & Joe on Aug 1, (2023) at Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground. Joe surprised us with a beautiful original painting of his. It’s of Arches National Park. I was brought to tears… so…
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Ishpeming MI
Read more: Ishpeming MIFRI., JULY 28 thru MON., JULY 31, 2023 Travel is always an adventure when you’re RVing… We arrived in the afternoon on Friday, July 28th (2023) to Country Village RV Park in Ishpeming, Michigan to learn that our site and 2 others had been flooded by last night’s storm that dropped an inch of rain…
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Rose Parade, Pasadena CA
Read more: Rose Parade, Pasadena CAFRI., DEC 27, 2024 thru THUR., JAN 2, 2025 As you all know, I’m over a year behind on the blog. However, I’m jumping ahead to this, more current, blog post because the Rose Parade occurred January 2025 so it’s somewhat timely, and who wants to read about the Rose Parade in July! The story…