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3:03 pm
October 11, 2011


ron_sue

Soddy Daisy Tennessee

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headed out in the morning.  turning left on the main road, be back Sunday. 

   although i have a few years before retirement it sure would have been nice to end that sentence with next spring.  anyway, we  intend to take us72 across Alabama to Mississippi.  tomorrow night we are targeting either joe Wheeler state park (sp) or tishimingo (sp for sure) around the natches (sp) trace depending on how long sue spends in the pottery barn in Huntsville.  then on to tunica or hot springs depending on how we feel.

2011 14RB /2006 dodge dakota 4×4 (giddy up 4.7l v8) (whoa prodigy p2) Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir

11:34 am
October 12, 2011


Karsty

Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Have a great trip!!

 I am jealous and even though I am retired my first couple of years has been busy with family commitments. These obligations should end by the middle of next year and then I want to hit the road full time … as much as possible anyway!!

Looking forward to a report on your trip.

Karsty

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11:48 am
October 12, 2011


kayaknut

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Post edited 1:17 am – January 14, 2012 by kayaknut


6:50 pm
October 16, 2011


ron_sue

Soddy Daisy Tennessee

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Post edited 1:54 am – October 17, 2011 by ron_sue


Trip Report


The first night was spent at Tishomingo State Park in Mississippi, off the Natchez Trace .  This is a little park, nice but not much going on. Most of the camp sites back up to a small man made lake.  This was my first time driving on the Natchez trace and I was quite impressed. I will be back.   Average gas mileage this day was 13.9 mpg.

The next two nights were spent behind the Hollywood casino Tunica Mississippi in their rv park.  $20 a night with cable, sewer and a short walk to three different casinos.  As usual, we were the smallest camper onsite but this time it was by far.  Still, we felt very safe and accepted.  Terrible head winds and rollercoaster road led to 12.3 mpg average on that tank

We left the camper there the next day for a day trip to Hot springs Arkansas where we spent a nice day, ate dinner then went to little rock on a wine run.( long story involving wine made in Altus Arkansas that we love that somehow one walmart in little rock seems to carry at a discount).  we got back to tunica late, stayed in the casino even later so we slept in the next day.  Tank average was 17.6 mpg.

 When we finally got up the next day, we started back but not before visiting the area a little more.  We intended to spend our last night at the Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama and we did however we did not get there till dark.  The ranger there was extremely nice and helpful and we found a site in the dark, built a fire, sampled some Arkansas concord before settling in.  The next morning however was well…. Technicolor hell, and unbearable!  The first hint was seeing small children on bicycles riding by our windows on all sides, then seeing said children occupying our picnic table and one of our anti-gravity chairs lying in the fire ring and the other folded up and moved.  It would seem that we were camping right in the middle of their bmx course and they were oblivious to the fact it was our site.  They yelled, screamed, hit empty water bottles with sticks, you get the picture!  We tried to reclaim our site, but they just keep coming.  Parents were around and witnessing, the camp host was two sites over; no one did squat or seemed to care.  We left there after coffee without exploring anything and don’t plan to go back.  I plan to complain on a gubernatorial level since the camp host was oblivious and there were no ranger patrols. We paid more for that site than any other that week by the way.   We went to Huntsville got some nice stuff to decorate the camper at the old town pottery store, had lunch and headed home.

 That tank averaged 12.3 mpg. Again the rolling hills took their toll.  Over all, a great fall excursion, our longest trip to date with the sportsmen ( about 1000 miles including the camper less trip to  hot springs) we learned a lot, (like stay out of state parks on the weekend!)  and feel good about planning a trip to Ichetucknee Springs Florida  in the spring (sues birthday favorite river) if we can find a way around Atlanta Georgia.

2011 14RB /2006 dodge dakota 4×4 (giddy up 4.7l v8) (whoa prodigy p2) Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir

8:21 pm
October 16, 2011


kayaknut

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Post edited 1:18 am – January 14, 2012 by kayaknut



    

5:36 pm
October 18, 2011


Mike Magee

near Tulsa OK

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Which winery would that concord be from?  I like the concord from Stone Hill Winery (Hermann MO)… haven't had any Arkansas wines yet, but I drive through that area about once a year.

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3:23 pm
October 19, 2011


ron_sue

Soddy Daisy Tennessee

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Post edited 2:56 am – December 2, 2011 by ron_sue


there are three, and they are off the same i-40 exit. (exit 41 i believe) the first Wiederkehr wiederkehrwines.com actually has an rv park of sorts (hookups on gravel basically) and a very nice restaurant (swiss/german) we eat there coming or going west.  the atmosphere itself is worth the stop.  the next is the post family winery http://www.postfamilie.com  and the third is Mt. Bethel http://www.mountbethel.com .  all three have a very good assortment.  we lean toward the muscadine however the concord is also very good from either.  By getting them in Little rock, we save a little on the wine and a lot on the gas since Altus is 118 miles from little rock, and we are 488 miles from little rock.

2011 14RB /2006 dodge dakota 4×4 (giddy up 4.7l v8) (whoa prodigy p2) Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir

12:17 pm
October 22, 2011


ron_sue

Soddy Daisy Tennessee

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hey mike, i should have looked at the map.  altus is practically in your back yard. lucky dog!Wink

2011 14RB /2006 dodge dakota 4×4 (giddy up 4.7l v8) (whoa prodigy p2) Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir

5:16 pm
October 23, 2011


Mike Magee

near Tulsa OK

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Arf arf, woof!  Laugh

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