Thursday, May 25, 2017

Sylvan Lake Custer State Park


Sylvan Lake Custer State Park       
May 25-28
SL02E


sites are small and not level.  This park is designed for smaller RVs.  
For $25 a night you can get a electrical site vs a non for $21 a night.  
From this location you are close to a number of places.
Needles Highway with tunnels 
Mount Rushmore
Crazy Horse
Hwy 87 -tunnels
Cathedral Spires Trail
Sylvan Lake Shore Trail
Sunday Gulch Trail
Harney Peak Trail
Little Devil's Tower Trail

One who chooses this park should remember there is one route in due to the tunnels in the mountains.  
Highway 89 starts just east of Custer City.


Each site has a fire pit with grate and a picnic table.



Sylvan Lake Resort is a little drive from the campground on Hwy 89.
The drive takes you up onto of the mountain where the Resort is located.

Sylvan Lake Resort
Sylvan's Camper Cabins are located just to the left of the resort,


Monday, May 22, 2017

Game Lodge Custer State Park


Game Lodge Custer State Park       

May 22-25

Best Campground for being so close to the Buffaloes. 
Two dump stations within a short distance.  One in the park and the other is just around the corner on the game loop.
via iPhone

Located on 16A, so you hear everyone driving on the road.


GL02E - but we were moved to group camp ground

Best Campground for being so close to the Buffaloes. 
Cattle Gate to keep Buffalo from licking your head as you sleep in your tent.

Due to re surfacing the roads inside the Game Campground we were moved to the Group Campground.
Game Lodge Campground has two bathroom facilities with shower rooms.
It also has a laundromat on site. 
$25 per night with electric and $21 per night without electric sites.
We were moved to the Calvin Coolidge Group Camping Area where it had 4 large camping site.  
These site were not paved but were gravel spots.  
Calvin Coolidge Group Camping Area
 Two spots as you enter the group camp
Two spots on the group camp loop.
via iPhone -this was our spot


Game Campground site are all smooth to quickly level your RV easier.  
Pull throw site
Lots of room from one row to the next for tents.  But sites are still close.
Small lake with fresh water stream and a small park within the Campground.
 Camper Cabins

28E is our favorite site because of the length of the site.
Location to restroom but not being too close to hearing the door open and close throughout the night.
This site is on the end so no campers are parked behind you or to the left side.
This site is 35' long with power.
27E is right next to this site is also a good site too.

32E is right across from this site and offers much of the same.  
Because of how the back is angled you are not pointed at your neighbors  RV.
This site is 50' long.



Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Bacon Ginder Burger




Babes Music Bar 
and 
Joes’s Sport Cafe

Bacon Ginder Burger 

Friday, April 28, 2017

Interstate State Park

Interstate State Park                        
April 24-26

17e
22 Electrical sites
dump station in park

Interstate is location along the Croix River just out side of Taylors Falls, Minnesota.  Right before the bridge heading to Wisconsin in Taylors Fall is the entrance to the boat landing and potholes.  There are a number of nice potholes to walk up to and pick in at and overlooks of the water below.

 The Railroad trail has a number of stairs with no rails on the stairs to help you up.  To find this trail head across the road from the main park entrance.

Each time you think you are at the top of the stair there ends up being more stairs to climb.  
The Sandstone Bluffs states there are over 200 stairs but the Railway trail does not a posted sign stating how many stairs you will climb.  I would say it is close to over 200.  

We also hiking along the River trail leaving from the land parking lot.  We hiked to the the overlook next to the hwy 8.  And later we hiked from the camp ground to the first overlook near the hwy 8.  

Dump station is on the left side just as you pass the ranger station.  Clean water can be found there.  Our site was 17e which all of the site are mostly open for all to see what your fellow campers are up to.

Life is good, when camping
This was our first camping trip for the year.    

Thursday, April 13, 2017

what happens with all that trash

We recently we to China and Thailand.  Here are some pictures from our journey.   


Every hour the offerings are removed and thrown away.


 Flowers, Food and Water.


What happens to all the trash?

Crossed Wires

We recently we to China and Thailand.  Here are some pictures from our journey.   



Crossed Wires

Tuk-Tuk

We recently we to China and Thailand.  Here are some pictures from our journey.   


In Bangkok Thailand, you can find many Tuk-Tuk motor vehicle.  


Tuk-tuks are a three wheeled taxis to get around Bangkok.   

Rent a Bike


We recently we to China.  Here are some pictures from our journey.  
 



In China, they have a renting bike system like Minnesota's Twin City does.  


Riders simply scan in the code located on the back of the bike and pay online.  Once they are done they leave the bike on the sidewalk.  No need to return it to a select located.  Riders can search for a bike via online to locate a bike nearest them.  

Bangkok's Air Conditions

We recently traveled to China and Thailand. 
Here are some pictures from our journey.  



How Many Air-conditions does a building need. 

Beijing Zoo's Panda

We recently we to China.  Here are some pictures from our journey.  


When going to China you have to see the Pandas.  

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Our 2006 Cougar RV

 Our 2006 Cougar RV  
Inside our RV

 View to the front of the RV.  



Bedroom
We upgrade bed with a Restwell mattress and new bed linens.

With the shower in the bedroom it creates room to change your clothes. 

Couch and table are in our one slide out. 

 
Added coat hooks to keep some order in the camper

 
Camping is about sharing time with each others 
rather than picking up the phone 
and checking facebook.


It's about spending time outside.
And all the destinations along the way.

Bugs and all too.

Camping with full view of the sky

 Trails that lead us to our camper.

Wide open spaces 

Adventures with the man I love