This month I will be participating in the WordPress Photography 101 course. I hope to post a picture a day as part of this course.
This is my post for today’s assignment: Swarm.
Swarm at Savannah Bridge Run 2012
Category: Georgia
Wormsloe State Historic Site
This month I will be participating in the WordPress Photography 101 course. I hope to post a picture a day as part of this course.
This is my post for today’s assignment: Architecture.
Home in Coastal Georgia
When we are wandering in our RV, home is wherever the fifth wheel is parked. Our real home in coastal Georgia is surrounded by salt marsh, creeks, rivers, palm trees, palmettos, and Spanish Moss draped live oak trees. It’s where I’ve lived for over half my life and where we raised our children.
This month I will be participating in the WordPress Photography 101 course. I hope to post a picture a day as part of this course.
This is my post for today’s assignment: Home.
We Love Waterfront Camping
Our favorite places to camp are the campgrounds with a view. There’s nothing like waking up with a view outside the RV or sitting outside in the evening enjoying the scenery around us. We’ve enjoyed campgrounds with views of spectacular mountains, glaciers, forests, and all kinds of water.
For us, the best camping is beside a river, mountain stream, lake, or any body of water for that matter.
We enjoy watching the different water craft go by.
Moon rising at Ortona COE in Labelle, FL
We watched boats going through the lock at Ortona
We sat in our campsite and watched barges on the Mississippi River at Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis, Arkansas
Coal barge going down the Mississippi River from our campsite at Tom Sawyer RV Park
Sometimes we see wildlife.
White Pelicans behind Sunset Isle RV Park in Cedar Key, FL
Egret on the deck behind our campsite at Sunset Isle RV Park in Cedar Key, FL
Pair of Bald Eagles across the canal at Ortona
Blondie loves it when she gets a chance to go swimming.
Blondie swimming behind our campsite at Petersburg COE
Blondie swimming in Lake Ontario at Golden Hill State Park, NY
We love watching the sun rise and set over the water.
Sunrise over the Mississippi River at Tom Sawyer RV Park
Sunrise over Lake Barkley, Kentucky from Canal COE
Sunset at Petersburg COE on J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Appling, GA
Sunset over J. Percy Priest Lake from Seven Points Campground
Sunset at Sunset Isle RV Park in Cedar Key, FL
A Few of our Favorite State Park Campgrounds
We love camping in state parks. Most state parks we have found have big sites, beautiful surroundings, and wildlife.
We didn’t discover state park camping until the only place we could find to stay in Arkansas on our way home on our first RV trip was Lake Dardanelle State Park in Russellville, Arkansas. Our site was big, we weren’t lined up like sardines next to our neighbors, and we had a nice lake near our site. From that night on, we have looked for state parks whenever we travel.
Here are just a few state parks we love.
Custer State Park, Custer, South Dakota – the Black Hills, scenic drives and wildlife.
Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco, Washington – 2 lighthouses, a path to the beach behind our full hook up campsite, a dog friendly beach on the Pacific Ocean, and a Lewis and Clark museum. What’s not to love?
St. Joseph Peninsula, Port St. Joe, Florida in Florida’s Forgotten Coast – beautiful uncrowded white sandy beaches, nature trails, and sunsets.
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia – Huge sites in the middle of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Other state parks that stand out are Itasca State Park in Minnesota, Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia, Beverly Beach and Humbug Mountain State Parks in Oregon, Kentucky Horse Park in Kentucky, and Cattail Cove State Park in Arizona. We’ve also camped in many Florida and Georgia state parks and love them all.
If you are an RV’er or tent camper and never stayed in a state park, give one a try on your next trip. And if you don’t camp, many state parks have cabins for rent and a few even have lodges.
Wandering Dawgs 