The Texas Panhandle!

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…

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Brushy Mountain State Pen!

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.…

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Jekyll Island, GA

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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Niagara Falls!

Today was 70 degrees in Buffalo!  We took advantage of the sun and temperatures to visit Niagara Falls.  Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the United States, established in 1885 as the Niagara Reservation.  Four of the five Great Lakes drain into the Niagara River before emptying in Lake Ontario!Several islands make up the state park, Goat Island, Three Sisters Island and Green IslandThere are three falls that can be seen from the park, American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls We toured the “Cave of the Winds” where you take an elevator to a walkway…

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