On July 10 we departed for our summer
trip. This is one of the more structured trips we have done, meaning
we have campground reservations for most of the trip.
Our plan:
- 2 nights at Loft Mountain CG, then 3 more nights at Big Meadows CG, both in Shenandoah NP along the Skyline Drive in VA.
- A day each at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park WV and the next day at Gettysburg National Battlefield PA.
- 5 nights at Pulaski NY attending a rally with the Diesel RV Club
- 6 nights in the Adirondacks near Inlet NY
- 3 nights in Ottawa, ON CA
- 4 nights in Algonquin Provincial Park ON CA
From there we will spend about 10 days
driving westward across Ontario arriving at Ely MN on August 15,
before putting in for our annual canoe trip in the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness. On September 9 we will leave Ely and begin a
leisurely ramble south and east towards home.
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| An overlook on Skyline Drive |
We left home about 11:00 on Sunday and
drove 1-40 east to US 29 and north towards Danville. We topped off
with cheap Virginia diesel near Blairs VA, pumping 48 gallons at
$1.97/gal. Our drive to Shenandoah NP was leisurely and uneventful.
We had site E-119 reserved, but the host said it could only
accommodate a motor home up to 22' long (notwithstanding what the
reservation site at recreation.gov said). They put us on A-31
instead, which had great solar exposure and access to DirecTV. The
down side is it was a bit short and our entry door was on the wrong
side from the fire ring and picnic table.
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| Site A-31: a bit tight |
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| Bear bait |
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| They take their mowing seriously here. Check out these LP powered rigs. |
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| Man's best friend |
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| There are lots of dear here |
We have basically spent our time
wandering around the camp ground and enjoying the views. We wanted
to do some light hiking but my right knee is very sore and swollen. I'm
not sure what is wrong; too much Pickleball maybe? I'm using ice,
doing easy stretching and hoping it will get better before too long.
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| A glorious sunset over the Blue Ridge |
We are primarily using this time to
relax and decompress from the stress of the last few weeks. Internet
is non-existent in the campground, but we found an overlook on
Skyline Drive that had a good signal. I expect it will be that way
for the duration of our stay in Shenandoah NP.
So far the weather has been great. We
are camped at EL 3366' and it has been a bit cooler than it was at
home.
3 comments:
Sounds like you are off on another great adventure.
Always love seeing that coach! Beautiful mountain pics. I got Shenandoah NP, but tell us how you selected the venues after that. Sorry to hear about your knee - bummer. Those mowers look like they are getting ready to depth charge something.
This trip had 2 primary destinations: 1) the Diesel RV rally in NY and 2) the BWCAW in Ely MN. Everything else is just good stops along the way. The Adirondacks and Algonquin have a number of good paddling opportunities.
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