On Sunday we head out for Cleveland and points west. Here is our itinerary:
LEAVE HOME: 4/3 7pm
735 Elmore Rd, Worcester VT
CLEVELAND 4/4-6
Red Sox/Indians
stay with Kim & Brian
23307 Stoneybrook Rd
North Olmsted, Oh 44070
COLUMBUS 4/6-7
Colleen & Mike
SUSAN & CURTIS
SHERI & MIKE
COSI; afternoon and head out when done.
KENTUCKY 4/7-8
Mammoth Cave National Park $18
Mammoth Cave Campground- 1/2 mile from visitor center
MISSOURI 4/8-9
Marble Creek Campground, Arcadia Missouri 63965 Free
From Arcadia, MO, take State Rt. 21 south 1.8 miles to State Rt.
E. Turn left onto Rt. E and go 12.7 miles to campground sign.
Turn left into campground.
ROCKY RIDGE FARMHome of Laura Ingalls Wilder- 4/9
OKLAHOMA 4/9-10
Black Kettle Nat’l Grasslands
CAMPGROUND NAME: Black Kettle
NEAREST CITY/TOWN: Cheyenne
Possible day trips: Cheyenne Oklahoma’s Historic Museums and
Washita Battlefield where Lt. Col. Custer’s 7th Cavalry attacked
Chief Black Kettle’s village of sleeping Cheyenne, killing many
of the Cheyenne people and their whole herd of livestock.
Free
NEW MEXICO 4/10-13 FOUR WHOLE DAYS TO EXPLORE NM & AZ
Gila Hot Springs Vacation Center- This primitive river campground, about two hours north of Silver City along the banks of the Gila River, has three mud pools ranging in temperature between 105-110° F. Clothing optional.
San Francisco Hot Springs- Located 2 miles southwest of Pleasanton, this clothing optional hot springs has a few primitive pools.
Lightfeather Hot Springs- Just a short hike to this wonderful collection of hot springs alongside the Middlefork of the Gila River, near Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
ARIZONA 4/13-15
KNIGHTS INN MESA AZ 4/15-4/17
630 West Main Street Mesa, AZ 85201
$64 for 2 nights
PAT’S RUN ASU 7AM 4/16
STACEY’S WEDDING: 4/16 4:30PM SHERATON CRESCENT
CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT 4/17-18
FREE CAMPING AND PARK ENTRANCE
COLORADO 4/18-20
CALL TONY
KANSAS:
Carnahan Creek State Park 4/20-21
From intersection of Bluemont Ave. and Tuttle Creek Blvd,
go north on Tuttle Creek Blvd to Hwy 13. East on Hwy 13 across Tuttle Creek Dam
and Spillway for 5-6 miles. Turn north on Carnahan Rd. for about 5 miles.
Turn back west at sign for Carnahan State Park on Park Rd. for 1 mile. Free.
OZ MUSEUM 4/21
ST LOUIS 4/21-22
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park
800 Guy Park Drive, Wildwood, MO 63005-6134 $13
ARCH 4/22
GARDEN OF THE GODS
SHAWNEE STATE FOREST IN ILLINOIS- 4/22-23
CAMPGROUND NAME: Pharaoh
A “must” do while at this campground is the 1/4-mile Garden of
Gods Observation Trail. The sandstone rock formations and cliffs
found along the trail took 320 million years to develope into
their fascinating and strange shapes. Some of these formations
have been given names such as Camel Rock, Devil’s Smokestack,
etc.
HIKING
Garden of the Gods Observation Trail (foot) – 0.25 miles
River to River Trail (foot & horse) – meanders through the Garden
of the Gods Wilderness and connects with various other trails
OHIO 4/23-24
Stormy & Dave- Mason, Ohio
PENNSYLVANIA 4/24-25
SITE 2 Mile Run Rd
#7 Bald Eagle 18865 Old Turnpike Rd.
Millmont, PA 17845
Call State Forest Office: 570-922-3344
ARRIVE HOME: 4/25 6pm
472 Eagle Ledge Rd, Worcester VT
