We traveled from Galveston, TX to Lake Charles, LA on March 9, 2019. Lake Charles Sam Houston Jones State Park Sam Houston Jones State Park's campground was crowded and sites are pretty close together. However, it was still a nice place to stay while we explored the area. We met the Patterson's from Alberta. They [...]
Category: U.S. History
Travel Log 7/4/2018
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania After returning from our side trip to Florida, we re-visited the Gettysburg National Military Park and did the audio driving tour of the area. I highly recommend this to anyone who visits. There are nearly 1400 monuments erected across the plains and forests of the battlefield. Descriptions of them can [...]
Travel Log 6/20/2018
Scranton, Pennsylvania area While in the Scranton area, we spent three nights at Lackawanna State Park. We were in a loop pretty much by ourselves (since it was midweek). We left on Friday, so I'm sure the campground probably filled up, but it was definitely quiet while we were there. The park has a nice [...]
Travel Log 6/13/2018
Syracuse, New York area We spent three nights at Pleasant Lake Campground, a privately-run place just north of Syracuse. While in the area we visited Fort Ontario in the town of Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario. Fort Ontario is a star-shaped fort with an interesting history. It was built by the [...]
Travel Log 6/6/2018
Cleveland, Ohio Thursday 31- During our 3 night stay in the Cleveland area we operated out of West Branch State Park, which is southeast of the metro area near the small town of Ravenna. It is heavily wooded, but does have lake access and a disc golf course. I didn't make it over to play [...]
Oklahoma City National Memorial
I had a chance to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and adjoining museum recently. It was a stunning reminder of the April 19, 1995 bombing attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and the months and years of recovery, investigation, and trials which followed. The exterior grounds (the actual memorial) is operated by the National [...]
