Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Back from Camping

We got home this afternoon after spending 3 awesome, enjoyable days at Whetstone State Park located up in Lewis County, New York,  The park has been around since the 1800's, it sits inside a 3 mile gorge cut into the shale on the Tug Hill Platue, it has 2,400 acres, a 500 acre reservoir stocked with tiger muskies an bass.  62 camp sites, 24 electric, showers and fire places, it is nice, we have been going here for years but finally got back to camping here !!
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We arrived and unhooked and set up the camper and site, plugged in and all set.
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My Honey enjoying the quiet and peacefulness of the Park.
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Groceries put away, water set, wood stacked and taking a breather.
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We are set for 3 days of relaxation!!!
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Doing some cooking as food always tastes best outside.
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Pictures are out of order for some reason so don't pay any attention to where they are!!!!!   This is my Honey eating Eggs, Sausage, Toast and fresh Coffee .
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Part of the Park is a walking trail that walks all the way around the gorge, we didn't walk around it just some easy places.
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Lots of things to look at in the trails, this is a weird looking tree, full of carved initials of people who stopped to look at!!
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The end of a Beautiful day, Lights out!!!!
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Great Breakfast of Eggs, sausage, toast, coffee
and also some orange juice, *(not fresh).

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Anna Mae is standing where the Road used to be, the spring run off from the snow melt was severe and the road is gone and is now a creek.
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This is the entrance to the Gorge Trail, it is strictly enforced and it is very deep and dangerous, we have walked parts of it but never the whole rim.
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My Honey having Breakfast!!!!
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Dinner was Salad, fresh grilled Burgers !!!
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Anna Mae looking over the spring run off damage that damaged a lot of the interior road and creek bed.
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Usually above the creek does not have all these rocks but now it does after spring snow melt and flooding.
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Some of the flood damage to the creek!

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Above is looking at the wash out and cave in of the banks along the creek.
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Above is a partial buried picnic table and a Fire pit buried by the spring flooding, this section of the park is no longer used.
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The rock slide area of the place that caused the road wash out and flooding.
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I am enjoying the camp fire, and a nice hot cup of coffee, it was almost 80 degrees and humid but enjoyable.
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We had a great 3 day break and looking forward to more time away!!
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2 comments:

jack69 said...

Ahhh, nothing like it. sometimes I think we have forgotten the real fun of outdoors by living full time in the MH. BUT SOMETIMES it all comes back.
Stuff like your entry. Love it and looks so peaceful and taht makes for happy campers.
Love you guys, Love that Okee shirt on your sweetie..

salemslot9 said...

I like it
when you include
foodie pix...
happy for you!