From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 10/19/2024 4:47 AM, 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.   
   >   
      
      
   Thanks for the report Ted!  I spent two years going to school in   
   Missouri.  I liked it down there.   
      
   Sorry you got the "scratch" on you rig, but you'll get it fixed up.   
   Shit happens.  Otherwise, sounds like a great time!   
      
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