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In 2014, our campground photo tour covered 19 states, 20,000 miles and hundreds of campgrounds – mostly in the south, along the east coast and northeast. This year we’re planning on photographing the remaining state park campgrounds in California. We have about 9 more to photograph and a few others to update. By May, we’ll […]

For some reason Arizona reminds me of old songs by the Eagles. Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Tequila Sunrise, and of course Desperado. They conjure up images of the stark desert in my mind, broken up by the occasional oasis of green. And prickly things. While almost all the vegetation in the desert can […]

That’s what I have been doing for the last two weeks. I felt free and unencumbered. Closer to nature. It was…Arkansas. See, that is their motto. The Natural State. I did not mean to suggest I was camping in my birthday suit, although that would be interesting. Anyway, after a quick stop at a private […]

And the long and winding road I am 469 miles long to be precise. I am bookended in the north by Shenandoah National Park and in the south by Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To paraphrase Mick Jagger: “Pleased to meet you, can you guess my name?” If you guessed the Blue Ridge Parkway you […]

Daffy Duck I couldn’t tell what I was seeing. Some weird kind of fish, maybe a bass. I asked my buddy Fred the Gull. He took a look and then rendered his opinion. “Duck Butts.” “What Butts?” “Duck Butts. They’re upside down eating weeds or whatever it is those birds eat.” I looked again. Fred […]

Yep, I am back in The Empire State. Been here the two weeks since I wrote my last blog post. Why so long? I have taken photographs at 12 campgrounds so far totaling well over 1500 campsites. And that is not even half of the campgrounds I plan on visiting in ADK. So lets just […]

The are two big state parks near Frederick, Maryland. Greenbrier has 158 sites in four loops, with only loop C having electricity. It was still a tad chilly so I opted for power which set me back a tidy $33 per night. Loop A had several sites close by the lake, like number 13. I […]

What’s in a Name? Take the name “Shenandoah” for instance. No one is quite sure what it really means. “Silver Water”. “Great Meadows”. “River of High Mountains”. “Daughter of the Stars”. I would submit that it means all of the above. Maybe add “Place of the Sideways Rain” to list as well. I spent seven […]

Before I took off down the Crooked Road, I visited Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. It was wet and cold. Even the butterflies were huddling together for warmth. There are plenty of trails to hike at this park so on Tuesday morning I explored a few. From the upper parking lot near the […]

Kings Mountain State Park, SC October 7, 1780. A deadly battle was fought on the top of Kings Mountain in South Carolina. Thomas Jefferson called it “the turning point” in the War for Independence. I visited the battleground on Wednesday and came away with a deep respect for the people who fought so hard to […]