10/14/21 – I arrived at Faver-Dykes state park and got settled into my spot which was very nice! All the sites in the park are large and nicely separated from each other. After setting up, I took the bike around to explore the park. I was glad to have a nice spot for 7 nights,Continue reading “Florida Atlantic Coast”
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Florida Panhandle
10-7-21: Today I moved to Falling Waters State Park, located in the Florida panhandle a little over an hour Northeast of Panama City Florida, its a smaller campground and is highly reviewed for being quiet and well maintained. I selected this area to be close to the Gulf coast. I snagged a great pull thruContinue reading “Florida Panhandle”
Florida Caverns State Park
10-3-21: Back on the road again I did a quick rainy overnight stay in southern South Carolina and the next morning I way up early and started the 6 hour drive to my next stop at the Florida Caverns State Park. Due to the length of the drive I decided to just grind it outContinue reading “Florida Caverns State Park”
Diving the Atlantic
09-18-21- Today I dove an artificial reef off the coast of North Myrtle Beach SC. The “Charleston Tug” was a great dive, the water was a warm 82 degrees and the visibility was excellent. The tug sits upright in 63ft of water about 8 miles off shore. An early 6:30am 😳 start led to aContinue reading “Diving the Atlantic”
Hershey PA, Virginia and North Carolina
8/21/21 – 9/5/21: Once again I scored a great spot with Harvest Hosts and today I’ll be visiting and then staying right at the Antique Auto Museum in Hershey PA. I arrived and picked a nice spot in the parking lot next to an antique bus. The day I arrived they were hosting a localContinue reading “Hershey PA, Virginia and North Carolina”
Buffalo NY
8-13/14-2021: Buffalo, oh Buffalo what an amazing and historic town you are! This is the charming east coast that I was hoping to find, the place just oozes history and it seems to have reached a point where the old industrial buildings are being repurposed and revitalized, stirring my long held “Omega man” loft fantasy.Continue reading “Buffalo NY”
Oh Ohio, and beyond
I have been using the Harvest Hosts program to find places to stay on my travel days, they are great locations, wineries, museums and other cool spots. When I was planning the travel day after leaving St Joseph, MI I had picked a host called “Wood County Museum” in Bowling Green, OH which was aboutContinue reading “Oh Ohio, and beyond”
The sprint to Michigan
AKA, what is there to see in North Dakota? As my friends and family heard me lamenting as I planned the road trip, I struggled mightily with what direction to take after leaving Glacier NP in northern Montana. My goal is to make it to Michigan and visit my old Air Force buddy John whoContinue reading “The sprint to Michigan”
Glacier National Park, Montana
07-22-21: In order to get close to Glacier I had booked a night with a Harvest Host location in Polson, MT which is about an hour from the west entrance. When I arrived they let me know they had a spot in their campground with electricity and well water to fill up my dry tanks.Continue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana”
Helena Montana
07-18-21: A longer than expected drive from Cody to cover the 304 miles and I arrived at Hellgate campground just outside Helena Montana, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation it is next to the Canyon Ferry dam which backs up the Missouri river to create Canyon Ferry Lake. I scored a nice spot right onContinue reading “Helena Montana”