In 1939 the Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, dammed up the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Guntersville, Alabama creating a massive lake of 69,000 acres. It is the largest lake in Alabama. Lake Guntersville is cradled in a valley surrounded by mountains of the southern end of the Appalachians. As you descend the mountains from the … Continue reading CAMPING AT LAKE GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK
Category: Travel
THANKFUL
Lake Guntersville Here we sit in the Lake Guntersville State Park in north-east Alabama. It is November 27, 2019. We began our fulltime RV journey exactly one month ago today. When I look back on the last month, I am amazed at all that has taken place. We have spent at least one night in … Continue reading THANKFUL
BIG SIOUX STATE RECREATION AREA
We were in South Dakota to establish our residency. While there we stayed at the Big Sioux State Recreation Area (BSSRA). The BSSRA is located just west of Brandon, SD and just a few miles east of Sioux Falls. The park lies along the Big Sioux River. The park has a day use area, the … Continue reading BIG SIOUX STATE RECREATION AREA
THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhEmxuXoQ3g After 45 years of ministry, 34 years pastoring churches and 11 years as a North American missionary. We retired this past Sunday, October 27. The Warren Woods Baptist Church, our last place of service gave us a wonderful retirement celebration. Their love and generosity simply overwhelmed us. The attached video was prepared by our … Continue reading THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN
THE CURSE IS BROKEN AT FISHERMAN’S CORNER
Grandkids along the Mississippi Last week we tried it once again. The whole family, all thirteen of us gathered in the Quad Cities. This time we camped together without incident. Well sort of. We gathered at Fisherman’s Corner Campground. Let me begin with a review of the campground. We stayed here from Saturday June 22 … Continue reading THE CURSE IS BROKEN AT FISHERMAN’S CORNER
THE CURSE OF THE FAMILY CAMPING TRIP
1st Waldocking top left, Lake Superior Shore top right, Grandkids at Lakeport bottom Every few years we go camping with our two daughters and their families. It is a wonderful time. It all began back in 2009. We decided we would start a family tradition of taking a camping trip with the whole family. Mary … Continue reading THE CURSE OF THE FAMILY CAMPING TRIP
CAMPING AT STONY CREEK METROPARK
Enjoying the fire in the cool rain. Stony Creek is a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropark system. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks consist of 13 beautiful parks, covering more than 25,000 acres throughout southeast Michigan, encompassing Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Stony Creek Park has 4,461 acers of natural beauty. The park straddles Macomb and … Continue reading CAMPING AT STONY CREEK METROPARK
EPIC RV ADVENTURE – PART 2
Yosemite Valley Be sure and read part one in the last blog post. After spending one night in San Diego we drove up the Anaheim where we parked at the Anaheim Trailer Park. I remember this as being nothing but a large asphalt parking lot with hookups. It became our home base for a few … Continue reading EPIC RV ADVENTURE – PART 2
EPIC RV ADVENTURE
Ten-x Campground Kaibab National Forest just outside of Grand Canyon National Park In my last post I documented the story of my first RV experience in the early sixties with my grandparents in their truck camper. In this post I will tell you the story of my next RV experience. It was an epic journey. … Continue reading EPIC RV ADVENTURE
Mary’s Musings
Larry has been writing and telling you all about us becoming full time RVers. Let me tell ya my side of the story. We went off on a cruise to Alaska to celebrate our 40 years of marriage, 40 years of ministry and both of us turning 60. This was on my bucket list forever. … Continue reading Mary’s Musings
2nd Chance Vagabonds 