The time has come! Halfway through the 8th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2024. The destination, one...

The time has come! Nearly to the 6th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2023. The destination, not one I...

Finally, a camping trip that doesn't include a heat advisory! How exactly this happens in the middle of August is beyond me but it did and it was perfect! The trip this time would be to Mark Twain State Park featuring a large body of water to sit in if the temperatures had been worse. On top of the reasonable temperature, no rain again! This was really turning out to be an ideal weekend on all counts!

Finally, after taking a roughly 3 month break from camping, due to the peak heat of summer, it was time to get back at it!

Just when it seemed like the rain had stopped...

My hunt for my 18th Missouri Camper Award brought me, again, to Mark Twain Lake State Park just in time for the annual Perseid Meteor shower! Easily one of the best places I can think of to see the meteors (as long as the skies are clear)! Like last year, this year did not disappoint!

The hunt for a second MO Camper Award continues with the Perseid Meteor shower!

I woke up this morning with exactly one goal: Knock out more state parks for the passport challenge! Starting out around 6:30 AM I headed...