Well, another great 3 day trip. Again, had just about perfect
weather for this one. Hiking temps were right about 70F with a
nice breeze. No bugs at all.
...This place is about 6 hours south of where I
live, and the drive was not easy as the crosswinds were pretty
strong. Halfway down I just set the cruise to 61 mph and let
everyone pass as they wished.
The campground didn't have a lot of people and I would say was
about 1/4 full. The place has adequate shower facilities, but
no water for individual sites. Just 30/50 amp hookups, which
worked fine for me. Of course, they do have a dump station for
campers use.
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First night on arriving was perfect with no neighbors.
Enjoyed a nice grilled dinner and a fire and cigar after.
Love being unsupervised again. Where I had the hunters moon in
the Kettle Moraine 2 weeks ago, it was very dark the three
nights I was here. I do prefer camping with good moonlight as
it kinda gives off a good vibe.
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First hike was nice. Did a leisurely 6.53 miles with 507 feet
of ascent. Trails were very good and markings were just about
right. I did some hiking alone, and some shared horse trails.
Didn't have spider webs across the trails on either type.
Just a very pleasant day hiking.
Never saw either another hiker, or any horse people all day.
Had it all to myself.
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On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful of
kids. They were all very nice and not loud and annoying. But,
they left this damn blue light string on until about 10 PM that
was very annoying as I was trying to sit out by my campfire.
Gosh I wish people would figure out how much all that light
disturbs other people.
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Well, another great 3 day trip.-a Again, had just about perfect weather
for this one.-a Hiking temps were right about 70F with a nice breeze.
No bugs at all.-a This place is about 6 hours south of where I live,
and the drive was not easy as the crosswinds were pretty strong.
Halfway down I just set the cruise to 61 mph and let everyone pass as
they wished.
The campground didn't have a lot of people and I would say was about
1/4 full.-a The place has adequate shower facilities, but no water for individual sites.-a Just 30/50 amp hookups, which worked fine for me.
Of course, they do have a dump station for campers use.
<https://postimg.cc/tZh3gjyw>
First night on arriving was perfect with no neighbors.-a Enjoyed a nice grilled dinner and a fire and cigar after.-a Love being unsupervised again.-a Where I had the hunters moon in the Kettle Moraine 2 weeks
ago, it was very dark the three nights I was here.-a I do prefer
camping with good moonlight as it kinda gives off a good vibe.
<https://postimg.cc/HcQwLgdL>
<https://postimg.cc/k6xQ5mqV>
First hike was nice.-a Did a leisurely 6.53 miles with 507 feet of
ascent.-a Trails were very good and markings were just about right.-a I
did some hiking alone, and some shared horse trails.-a Didn't have
spider webs across the trails on either type.-a Just a very pleasant
day hiking. -aNever saw either another hiker, or any horse people all
day.-a Had it all to myself.
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<https://postimg.cc/MMy7GSxh>
<https://postimg.cc/XGwfvb4n>
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On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful of kids.
They were all very nice and not loud and annoying.-a But, they left
this damn blue light string on until about 10 PM that was very
annoying as I was trying to sit out by my campfire.-a Gosh I wish
people would figure out how much all that light disturbs other people.
<https://postimg.cc/1nx0Pth
On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful of kids.
They were all very nice and not loud and annoying.-a But, they left
this damn blue light string on until about 10 PM that was very
annoying as I was trying to sit out by my campfire.-a Gosh I wish
people would figure out how much all that light disturbs other people.
<https://postimg.cc/1nx0Pth
I strongly suspect that they think it's cool and that you appreciate it.
On 10/28/2025 9:17 PM, bfh wrote:
On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful
of kids. They were all very nice and not loud and annoying.
But, they left this damn blue light string on until about 10
PM that was very annoying as I was trying to sit out by my
campfire. Gosh I wish people would figure out how much all
that light disturbs other people.
<https://postimg.cc/1nx0Pth
I strongly suspect that they think it's cool and that you
appreciate it.
I agree there are people who think their fancy lighting is as
you say cool. I too have those blue lights on my awning, not
as bright as the ones in the picture, but I only use them
occasionally when I need to see something clearer, and turn
them off as fast as I can.
On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:39:59 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 10/28/2025 9:17 PM, bfh wrote:
On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful
of kids. They were all very nice and not loud and annoying.
But, they left this damn blue light string on until about 10
PM that was very annoying as I was trying to sit out by my
campfire. Gosh I wish people would figure out how much all
that light disturbs other people.
<https://postimg.cc/1nx0Pth
I strongly suspect that they think it's cool and that you
appreciate it.
I agree there are people who think their fancy lighting is as
you say cool. I too have those blue lights on my awning, not
as bright as the ones in the picture, but I only use them
occasionally when I need to see something clearer, and turn
them off as fast as I can.
The awning on our Lance 1475 has LEDs along the edge, I think
they're basically white. We haven't had the awning out much, so
they don't get used a whole lot. I'll turn them or the LEDs on
the front of the trailer (or the light above the door) if the wife
has gone to the bath house--so she can see where we are coming
back. Other than that, I don't turm them on much. Kinda feels
like showing off to just leave them on.
On 10/28/2025 9:17 PM, bfh wrote:
On the second night, I did get a neighbor who had a handful of
kids. They were all very nice and not loud and annoying.|e-a But,
they left this damn blue light string on until about 10 PM that was
very annoying as I was trying to sit out by my campfire.|e-a Gosh I
wish people would figure out how much all that light disturbs other
people.
<https://postimg.cc/1nx0Pth
I strongly suspect that they think it's cool and that you appreciate
it.
I agree there are people who think their fancy lighting is as you say cool.-a I too have those blue lights on my awning, not as bright as the
ones in the picture, but I only use them occasionally when I need to
see something clearer, and turn them off as fast as I can.-a I get the feeling some people are just used to having a security light on at
night.-a They probably have them all around their house, too.
Odd, I just tried to go to that link and for some reason it's not
working today. Oh, you cut off the last 1 in your reply
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If you look, the park also had a ridiculously bright white light just
ahead of there that stayed on all night.-a The check in station was an unmanned shed like building just to the left with even more lights
that stayed on.-a The host site is right there and I don't know how
they could sleep under all that light.-a With campsites all around the
area, I would change them to something a little less bright, but I
suppose some lawyer told them then need to protect themselves.
On 10/29/2025 9:43 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:39:59 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
I agree there are people who think their fancy lighting is
as you say cool. I too have those blue lights on my
awning, not as bright as the ones in the picture, but I
only use them occasionally when I need to see something
clearer, and turn them off as fast as I can.
The awning on our Lance 1475 has LEDs along the edge, I think
they're basically white. We haven't had the awning out much,
so they don't get used a whole lot. I'll turn them or the
LEDs on the front of the trailer (or the light above the door)
if the wife has gone to the bath house--so she can see where
we are coming back. Other than that, I don't turm them on
much. Kinda feels like showing off to just leave them on.
My awning lights work either extended or retracted.
...There is also a white light you can turn on outside
the door, but that is also too damn bright for my tastes.
What I usually do is just leave the blackout shades up on the
awning side of the RV while I'm out. That gives me enough
light to see just enough to not run into things. Once I pull
them down, it gets very dark.
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