A nice park and a not for us park.....

Our Location:  Lincoln Parish Park, Ruston, LA

We enjoyed our night here at LPP, it was quiet, peaceful and relaxing. I was awake early and slipped outside to go for a walk. Very chilly before the sun had a chance to peak thru and start heating up. I walked the loop twice clicking a few photos of the many vintage trailers parked here. Those are today’s photos, all taken with my phone. 

One of the tent sights here at LPP.

The sun breaking through the trees.

Back home Riley and I spent some time enjoying a hot drink, some breakfast and some catch up with our blogger friends.

 

This lady is from Texas.

Most of these vintage trailers are owned by single women.

 

With the clock moving toward the hour of 11 AM we climbed into the Dogsled for a side trip to Lake Claiborne State Park about a half hour from our front door. The road was windy, narrow and grooved. The park is too far from the interstate for our liking and is not a park we would enjoy. This is not a complaint by any means I’m just making notes for the future for myself.
 

A closer look at the mist on the water this morning.

Some very nice views on my walk.

 

LA 146 that we took to get to the park is skinny, twisty and very grooved. The state park road is also very skinny, very steep in some places and too curvy for comfort towing the Igloo. The park is covered with a canopy that would definitely not allow much, if any sunshine to reach the sites. Some sites are pull thru, some are back in, some on the water, others not. The road is much too skinny and curvy for a big rig to maneuver easily and stay on the hard top.
 

A baby Airstream.

 

A disc golf tournament was going on today. Cars parked everywhere, and folks walking everywhere as well. A very nice park but just not a park for us.
 

 

Another vintage trailer. Don't you love the teapot?

 

The sunshine today warmed up the air a great deal and as each day passes the temperatures are moving in the upward direction, just the way we want them to. We are planning on spending a number of days here before we move on into Texas. 

Can you see the Blue Heron in the water?

So that’s our story for today, I hope you enjoyed your visit, sorry it wasn’t more exciting. 

Very beautiful!

 

Until next time…. be safe, take care,

Deb

We've moved on to Louisiana....

Our Location:  Lincoln Parish Park, Ruston, LA
 

We left Roosevelt State Park in Morton, Mississippi this morning before 9 AM. The skies were sunny, the temperature was a bit on the cool side but we were ready to pull out of the shaded park. 

Our spot at Roosevelt State Park in Morton, MS.

A typical spot at Roosevelt.

We took our time, enjoying the country side and the views. The roads were a bit bumpy in places but overall pretty good. Cement roadways down here tend to be pitted and humpy bumpy. We took our time stopping at the Louisiana Welcome Center where we chatted with a very nice fella that told us about this park and a number of other things of interest around here. We were trying to make up minds about which park to stay at, Lincoln Parish, Lake Claiborne SP or Lake Bistineau SP, all in Louisiana. We decided to check them out in order and we were very happy with the first one, Lincoln Parish Park. 

The view out our door here at Lincoln Parish Park.

It is a first come, first serve park, with a limit 14 day stay. It sits on a nice little bit of water that we can see out the door. Many sites, some of them backing onto the water, about 4 pull through sites, a number of back in sites, all with cement pads but the pads aren’t all level. Very clean, a number of trees but we are able to get some sunshine in our spot. No dumpsters, but numerous garbage cans around the park, every few spots there is another can. Lots of crisp, dried leaves on the ground, a bit of green polking through here and there. A little walk around had us checking out the clubhouse just up the hill behind us. It looked like a craft day with stuff sitting everywhere but not a single person in sight.
 

A different view out our door here at L.P. Park in Ruston, LA.

The price is very reasonable at $25 per day with no tax or other fees. They had trouble with my Visa card, there was no reason for it, other than their machine didn’t want to meet and greet it. It took some time before it would accept my Master Card but apparently it’s a common issue with their machine. Nice young lady at the check in counter couldn’t have been more sympathetic. More information about the park, no assigned spots, you pick the spot and security fills in the front office. So for those that come this way, you may want to check this park out. 

The bridge leaving MS entering LA, over the Mississippi River.

The Mighty Mississippi River.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.
 

A very low flying aircraft as we approached Monroe, LA.

Until next time… take care, be safe, 

The clubhouse out our living room window.

 

Deb

Quiet days.....

Our Location: Roosevelt State Park, Morton, MS

Some rain, some wind which resulted in a bit of debris littering and bouncing off the roof top. Under some pine trees and the cones are loud when they come knocking. We slept well though even with the drumming on the roof from time to time.

 

An icicle hanging off the slide.

The last two days have been errand days, groceries, fuel, laundry, propane, etc. We didn’t do much else because of the cold and damp weather. We even did something we don’t normally do, we grabbed some KFC for lunch on one of errand days. A good, once in a while, type of meal for us but we did enjoy it. 

The Wash House in Morton, MS.

The laundry we found was in the small town of Morton, extremely clean, very friendly and reasonably priced. We made note for when we pass through this way again. We also found a place to fill our propane tanks. Neill Propane on Hwy 80, two tanks, one big, one little for a total of $37.50. Both tanks were completely empty.

Some bright colours here in the park.

We found the Walmart in Forest for a little shopping and I think next time we’re passing through this area we will make that Walmart a night’s stop. Very close to I-20, lots of room for overnight parking and a number of big rigs parked there, I’m sure there is room for a 5’er or two. 

Big pine cones here.

The overnight cold here reached down to around the 20F/ -6.6C and the day time high has hovered in the mid 40’s/ 6.6C. It looks as if the cold front has finally passed and it will begin warming up now. Although tomorrow looks like rain after that it looks to be very nice all along the rest of our route. 

The same pine cone as above.

 A chat with my buddy Ron today has us hoping to have company for most of our winter travels. Of course Doctors appointments will be the determining factor. We will have to wait and see.  

 

The Igloo is way back in those trees, a little thinned out but still under a total canopy.

So some quiet days, a couple of photos and that is tonight’s post. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.
 

Lots of fallen leaves here at Roosevelt SP.

Until next time…. take care, be safe,


Deb

Catching up with some reading......

Our Location: Roosevelt State Park, Morton, MS
 

Only 3 campers remain here in the quiet, leaf littered park. Very little sunshine here and late this afternoon we had rain drops falling through the tree canopy. Although not enough to get us wet when we took a quick walk around the loop. 

Very narrow roads here.

Very steep.

        

I spent some of the morning catching up on some of my blog reading. I still haven’t gotten caught up with everyone but I’ll read some more tomorrow. Some very sad news in some of those catch up reads. Numerous folks not travelling this year, loss of pets and some medical issues for others. I didn’t read each and every post but I did read many of them. Some of the highlights were new destinations for some, meeting of friends for others, and of course, some were just continuing along the regular lines of winter travel. Some shock, some awe and some smooth travel.

The leaf littered grounds here.

Vines grow every where here. Multiple on this tree.

 
A day to recognize the service and the sacrifice of those men and women that have in the past and do currently serve in the world militaries. We are free to enjoy this lifestyle due to the service of these brave souls. We owe these people a debt that we could not possibly ever pay. Today we remember their service, their sacrifice and their dedication. 

The vines grow big here, and oddly shaped too.

A vine actually growing around a bigger vine.

On that note I’m going to sign off for the day and leave you with some photos I took around the park today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 

It's very steep and narrow.

 
Until next time…..take care, be safe,

 

That's us up there.

Deb

A nice day today, very quite and peaceful.....

Our Location: Roosevelt State Park, Morton, MS

We are nestled among the trees, too many trees in my opinion, with very little sunlight making it’s way to our Igloo. However I understand the trees allow campers to actually enjoy the area during the hot summer months and so it is what it is.

Roosevelt State Park, Morton, MS

The park is very picturesque with an abundance of greens, browns, and a few splashes of fall colours here and there. The park is very hilly and makes walking a bit more difficult as it is constantly up and down hill, with some of them being very steep, while others are steep and long. I haven’t walked any of the trails but I have walked most of the way to the second campground which is a couple of miles away.

Baseball field at the park.

The grounds here are littered with dry brown leaves which crackle underfoot, long brown pine needles, pine cones and regular forest stuff. Under that is of course a bit of grass but mostly sand, a whitish sand which we are used to seeing in our many visits to Mississippi. Not quite the white sand of the beaches on the gulf coast but I suppose we could call it an ivory colour. Here and there are splashes of fall colour but for most part the trees here are still in leaf. Of course some never lose their foliage in this area until new leaves are pushing the old greens off, the Live Oaks come to  mind.
 

Some colour here in the park of mostly green.

The water is so clear you can see the sandy bottom but not the water.

This campground has 4 campers now including us and is pretty quiet overall. A few tenters with a couple of school age children were parked just down the way from us and it was nice to hear the little folks enjoying their warm days here in the park. 

 

The lake here at Roosevelt.

A great blue heron takes off this morning.

I don’t have a lot to share today so I’ll leave you with some photos of the park.

The great blue heron before take off.

Until next time… take care, be safe,

Deb

Arrived in Mississippi....

Our Location: Roosevelt State Park, Morton, MS

I didn’t forget about you folks, honest. I have just been struggling for the past few days trying to find enough time to sit down and write. When we last left you we were waiting for an appointment in the morning at Midway Trailers. I can assure you we aren’t waiting any longer and have journeyed a number of miles since that morning. 

 

 

Sunrise as we are leaving Pyett's not far from Binbrook, Ontario.

We were waiting for the doors to open at Midway Trailer before 8 AM as our appointment was made for when the doors opened. The folks at Midway Trailer couldn’t have been nicer. Brian, Cody, Jesse and a number of other folks all made our wait much easier. Brian explained that what they thought would be a bracket replacement wasn’t actually going to be a replacement but a straightening. They adjusted/straightened the bracket, added a steel brace with support struts to ensure it won’t bend again and we were happy to be on our way. The wait was long but we didn’t mind, we just wanted this issue fixed. By 2 pm we were on the road again having settled what I think was a very reasonable bill. We came in right around the $400 mark. Most of the bill was labour. I would definitely recommend these fine folks at Midway Trailers in Dayton, Ohio. 

Interesting building, I think it's in Cincinnati, but maybe not.

 

We opted to boogie on down the road even though we were just getting started about the time we are usually stopping. We decided we wanted to get someplace much warmer even though the weather wasn’t terribly cold the forecast was looking frosty. We pointed the Big Dog south on to I-75 through the remainder of Ohio, hung a right onto I-71 toward Louisville, KY and just kept going. We managed to catch rush hour of course, but just the tail end and so before long we were steaming along again but this time on I-65 SOUTH. We crossed a time zone here of course and when we landed in Franklin, KY we had gained yet another hour in a few short days. (Daylight Savings having just ended).

 

 

Leaving Ohio behind, entering Kentucky.

 

We had a few ideas about staying in Alabama but silly me I had forgotten about college football. Everything was full until after the weekend in the locations we wanted to stay, so we continued along on our way and headed for our current location of Roosevelt State Park in Morton, MS. We are familiar with Mississippi having visited many times but usually we are further south along the gulf coast and so this area is new to us. We are looking forward to exploring the park’s walking trails and perhaps taking a drive or two around the area to check it out. Or we may just sit and enjoy the stationary part of this lifestyle again for a few days.

You have to appreciate the interstates here in the USA.

 

I have a few little things to take care of before we head out again next week but nothing major. Having installed new bathroom faucets I checked them first thing when we hooked up, everything looked dry but after an hour or so when I checked again I noticed a small leak under my bathroom sink. No problems, we just shut off the water and I dealt with it this morning. Yeah, we’re all fixed and now we can enjoy the rest of the day. 

Interesting, don't you think?

 

The photos are a mishmash and I don’t really know where they were taken other than Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi.

 

We travelled through some rain on our way to Mississippi.

 

Thanks for stopping by, until  next time… take care, be safe,

Deb

Slowly making our way along....

Our Location: Sam’s Club, Dayton, Ohio


No photos for this post, sorry, but it will be a quick update for everyone.

An interesting number of days we’ve been having. A few glitches, a few stresses, and a few laughs. However all is good and we are on our way, slowly southward. What we thought was a fixed issue in the spring wasn’t fixed and so we are still dealing with that. We made our way to Pyett Springs and they managed to fix half the problem with the other half being a long wait for the part but they assured us we could continue to our destination in the warmer climes of the south.  And so we left the Binbrook area on Saturday morning under very cloudy, and spotty raindrop skies. We have our problem half fixed and will get the remainder fixed along the way. That’s the plan Stan!!!

We had no issues with travel, everything was good, the border crossing at Windsor/Detroit was fast with only a couple of question and they didn’t want to look in the rig this time, which they usually do. We continued along our merry way making our first night out of Canada being at Wapakoneta, Ohio and the Walmart there. From there we moved just a wee bit further the next morning to Piqua, Ohio and once again to a Walmart. We found some interesting things of note with regards to finding an RV repair center. A visit to Paul Sherry’s RV was a extremely unhelpful and truly they didn’t want to talk to us regarding parts or repairs or anything helpful. We didn’t buy our rig there, so go away. We did. We next stopped at Dave Arborgast RV in Troy, Ohio. They are booking repairs with a starting date of mid December. Ummmmm, I think not but they did send us to a very helpful tire fellow. Grismer Tires in Troy was extremely helpful, very friendly and I would say if in the area and need tire assistance that’s where I would go. In a round about way we found out about Midway Trailers in Dayton from them. We pulled into Midway Trailer’s yard right around lunch and had them take a look at our remaining half of the problem. Sure enough, they have the part and will be able to fit us in tomorrow morning at 8 AM. Yeah.

We are currently sitting at the Sam’s Club parking lot, next door to Walmart (one allows parking, one does not). The sun is out and while a bit breezy it’s not cold, only cool with the temperature hovering around the 55F/12.7 C. The days ahead look sunny and bright with temps hovering at or above the current temperature. We are truly on our way to warmer weather.

I’ve been having some computer issues as well, my mouse is being an idiot and so I’ve been unable to update my blog. However I think I have this issue fixed now too. I’m on a roll. Haha

Thanks for stopping by, until next time… take care, be safe,

Deb