Colleen, Author at silvervagabonds.com

The Texas Panhandle!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:April 8, 2021
Post category:Adventure Campground Reviews Exploring Hiking Videos

Welcome to Texas! After our day in Prison outside of Knoxville TN we decided to head west sooner than later. It took 3 days to arrive in Texas. We are Caprock State Park in Quitaque TX. This park has free roaming bison that are direct descendants of the original free roaming bison herd. At one time there were as many as 30-60 million bison free roaming the plains until the “great slaughter” where professional hide hunters killed off so many bison the the herd was down to less than 1000! We have had the opportunity to observe the bison in…

Brushy Mountain State Pen!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:April 4, 2021
Post category:Adventure Drone Exploring Reviews Videos

We left Richmond on Thursday, spent the night in Wytheville, VA then headed to Melton Dam State Park outside of Knoxville. Our site was a challenge due to it being on the edge of the road with just enough space for the Airstream and monster truck! We had the Airstream perfectly situated and realized the hookups were too far away! So we had to maneuver again in a very narrow area....Our destination for this stop was Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary for a tour! Brushy Mountain State Pen operated from 1896 - 2009 and housed the most dangerous men in TN.…

Brunswick, Fort Frederica, Travel Update

Post author:Colleen
Post published:March 30, 2021
Post category:Adventure Campground Reviews Exploring Wildlife

We spent 5 days in the Brunswick GA area. We visited Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simon Island and Jekyll Island. Our campground was at Blythe Regional Park. Fort Frederica Three years after founding Georgia in 1733, Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to defend the fledgling colony against Spanish attack from Florida. In time, long after the British garrison had left and the original townspeople abandoned Frederica. St. Simon Island

Jekyll Island, GA

Post author:Colleen
Post published:March 24, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

Today was one of those really special days, one to remember. We are camping with our friends Gene and Don at Blythe Regional Park in Brunswick. We ventured out today to explore Jekyll Island. (See history below) Our visit started at the Wharf for lunch, as well as, delicious drinks of Jalapeño Margaritas and a delicious concoction called a Georgia Peach! The Wharf had outdoor seating overlooking the water. After a super long and fun lunch we continued exploring with a destination of Driftwood Beach. After a short walk to the beach we were so surprised by the “driftwood”;…

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