From: ganthony@gmail.net
Ted Heise wrote:
> Had a great trip to the Ozarks week before last.
>
> First day we headed to Mark Twain Cave CG on the south side of
> Hannibal, MO. Trailer pulled fine. It was a nice enough place.
> The weather was gorgeous.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/MarkTwain.jpg
>
> Day 2 we went on to Lake of the Ozarks SP near Osage Beach, MO.
> It was decent, your typical state park. We spent a couple of
> hours hiking in the wilderness embedded in the park, the far end
> of the trail was not really marked so we had to cast about a bit.
> The park staff was quite friendly.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Lake-Ozarks.jpg
>
> Day 3 we made our way on into Arkansas. The scenery was amazing,
> with one view at the top of a pass we had to stop for...
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Ozarks-view.jpg
>
> I had been aiming to camp off the grid in national forest, and was
> successful in finding a nice spot. The access road was not very
> well maintained and we had to get past some private property. At
> one point on our drive in we encountered a local coming out with a
> trailer of wood. He gave us a tip on where to find a campsite,
> and warned us if we went farther there would be no place to turn
> around. I'm not sure I would have found the site without his
> advice.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/NF-location.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/NF-site-from-trailer.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/NF-site.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Big-Piney-Cr.jpg
>
> As it happened, part of the campsite access was quite sandy and
> narrow, so it was a bit dicey getting the trailer out. I think I
> got lucky. We ran the generator the first afternoon, because it
> was quite warm. We also needed the furnace the next morning, but
> I had to fire up the generator to keep it going. On our way out,
> we encountered anothr local cutting firewood, and he commented
> that he'd heard it running. I apologized, but he didn't seem too
> bothered.
>
> The next day we went hiking on Mt. Nebo. The road to the top had
> signes prohibiting trailers over 24 ft. After driving up with the
> Acadia, I was pretty sure I would NOT want to pull even a shorter
> trailer up there. It was incredibly steep and windy, with very
> tight switchbacks and poor visibility. I lived in Flagstaff for a
> few years and drove the switchbacks to Sedona many times, but that
> was tame compared to this.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/MtNebo.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/MtNebo-view.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/MtNebo-view2.jpg
>
> Day 5 we started for home, driving by the Buffalo National Scenic
> River on the way. Very pretty...
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Buffalo.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Buffalo2.jpg
>
> That night we stayed at Beaver Springs CG near Piedmont, MO. It
> was a nice enough CG, though the manager insisted on directing me
> to back in the trailer.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/Beaver.jpg
>
> All in all, good trip. We had longer than preferred days of
> driving (trip length was pretty limited by schedule) and didn't
> find any locations that seemed okay for cycling. One goof with
> the trailer, pulling it out of the remote campsite I gashed the
> side against a tree branch. Normally I would have driven more
> carefully, but kind of gunned it once I was lined up to exit the
> campsite because I didn't want to risk getting stuck in sand.
>
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/gouge.jpg
> https://panix.com/~theise/ozarks/gasket.jpg
>
> I got a fiberglass repair kit, and will work on that when time
> permits (the storage is covered). I also have a gasket that's
> coming loose, and will use some kind of silicone adhesive to
> secure it back in place.
>
Sorry for your troubles but a bad day camping is better than a good day at
work . We are heading to Arkansas on Sunday for som leaf peeping.
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