I slept overnight in the camper!
Meade took that picture of me after our hike out to see the sunrise. And here's his panorama that includes me along with the sunrise (to enlarge click (and click again)):
I'll have a few of my sunrise pictures in a separate post. This is a post to celebrate what was, for me, a big challenge.
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Your next destination. See below.
Scenic Smith Falls State Park is home to Nebraska’s highest waterfall, also called Smith Falls. The state park is a popular destination for campers, as well as canoers, kayakers, tubers and others who visit the area to experience the beautiful Niobrara River, a National Scenic River. Many outfitters use the park as a take-out spot, which make it a convenient camping site for those planning to paddle or float the river.
I hope you slept well and are eager for more adventures.
That’s awesome, Althouse:0)
Good job. We recently got back from a trip to Napa, where we met my stepson, his wife, and two small grandkids. They traveled across multiple states and slept and cooked in their new Airstream. We stayed in the comfort of a nice hotel in the heart of the valley. But...it was their first family trip in with their trailer. They were enthused. Exhausted, but enthused. Some of them loved it.
I admire you and Meade doing this, but I still prefer a hotel bed, air conditioning, and good coffee in the am. And a Model Bakery pastry.
Beats sleeping in a tent, especially if bears roam around looking for food.
I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
Now she crawled in and took control
She was tired as her mind was draggin
And I said get some sleep-and dream of rock and roll
Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's alright with me
Congrats!
Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests have some amazing campsites. Scaled down from 10 years ago, but early week days can be just lovely.
Lots of water access too, if you have paddleboards or kayaks. Great bike trails top.
With all due respect, you're still sleeping in a bed.
Nice! I like this more minimalist style of camper.
good for you! as we get older, it can be difficult to try new things. Camping comes natural to many of us, but if it's something you haven't done, then it can be an adventure.
Did you cook out too? any rain? anyway, hope you both enjoyed, and were cozy warm and dry inside.
Being open to new things is good.
I'm sorry Althouse.
I can't help but laugh at your expression.
If you click on the panorama, you will see the moon.
Most excellent!
Doing it in a Ford truck solves all the problems.
I knew Meade had good taste.
My wife had a VW Westphalia camper when we started dating. Yeah, yeah...I know....don't bother knockin'......
I was a former Boy Scout, and had NO problem managing my hygiene in the bushes. Hygiene in the bushes didn't bother her either.
We camped on the beach, in the state park, and at the ski resort.
We married, and after a coupe of years we sold it. That lifestyle just didn't fit us.
Good luck, Meade!!
Looks fun. What was for breakfast?
Sweet.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Looks fun!! Great way to enjoy the great outdoors!!!
It looks like the necessary item (coffee) is on the table, which would make things good.
I remember making coffee in the morning during my oldest daughter's Girl Scout campouts about 20 years ago. Even a freshly opened can of Folgers run through a coffee press tasted pretty good out in the woods.
I also see the bike rack on the trailer hitch, so you probably had a nice ride during your adventure.
Congratulations, looks like a great trip, hope you both have a good time.
"Nice! I like this more minimalist style of camper."
Meade picked it out.
A good thing about it is that you can drive the truck anywhere, so it's useful in the "dispersed parking" kind of place (notably a national forest). You don't need to hook up to anything.
Here's the website: Four Wheel Campers.
Looks like a great little rolling home.
My wife had her fill of camping out as a kid, and is attached to her amenities. I am too, but could enjoy a week or so in a rig like that in the right places and with the right company.
Ah a blast from the past. The 60s were full of campers that "slid into" the bed of a pickup truck. And I've camped out with a neighbor who had one. And as one of the commenters noted "you're still sleeping a bed". It beats sleeping in the dirt (been there and done that in both the Boy Scouts and the Army).
My wife is not a fan of anything that doesn't have good sheets, lots of hot water in the shower etc. So even a big 35 foot RV won't do (we borrowed my late father's big RV --once).
Still the ability to drive anywhere and camp out is not to be sneezed at. I'm glad that our host is "flexible" and enjoys camping.
I took my wife, mother in law, sister in law, and dog on a dispersed camping trip in the grand canyon area last spring.
Coffee in the mornings, both wonderful and essential.
I try not to dwell on the various plumbing problems that arose.
Ticks, no toilets, no-see-ums, no ac, no thanks. I camped once. The Challenger exploded. It was 25 degrees in central Florida. We accidentally invaded a prison farm. Men with big guns left us on the highway. At least we made the BBC as color commentators as a Leland reporter picked us up, and we talked about being sad.
It's hard to get used to waking up and not being able to head to a nice large bathroom and hot shower, then to the kitchen for that already prepared cup of coffee. All in a climate-controlled home. But, you adjust and find the sacrifice is worth it.
We go camping every few couple of months throughout the year. Usually we take a couple of grandchildren with us and it is great to see them experience new things and watch them learn how to cook over a fire,etc. We do have a very small shower in our RV, and our tank hold enough for a quick shower for each, but we use our water sparingly unless hooked to a water supply. And,I set the coffee maker to start making at 5:00 a.m. It is such a good feeling to grab that cup of coffee, step out of the RV, and watch the sun come up over the horizon at whatever mountain or lake we are currently parked. I'm too old for the tent camping. I like a few conveniences and my days of sleeping on the hard ground are long past.
Congrats on the new experience!
Is the truck an F150 or an F250?
Thx.
But I have to say, your description of this as a "big challenge" is having a pretty big effect on my picture of you.
And...Go, Meade!!
Nice! I recognize that parking lot. How were the mosquitos?
I was a bit surprised to see your post last week on the Blackhawk facebook page.
My family is taking its first camping trip in over 8-9 years over the 4th of July weekend. We haven't gone camping since we became a family of four because it was overwhelming to me when I had two littles, and now that the littles aren't so "little", the problem was that we only have one tent.
We're headed up to Vilas County (manitowish waters/boulder junction area) to explore the Win-Man mountain bike trails and enjoy some lake time. Hopefully there will be a nice 4th of july parade in a small town up there that we can enjoy as well.
Is that a Kool menthol 100? My eyesight isn't as good as it once was.
When I was a child, Camping (in tents, in Canadian provincial parks, with canoes and portages) was the great recreation of my Father's choice; my last camping adventure was, therefore, sometime in the mid-70s. My siblings, younger, endured another three or four years of it.
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