The summer adventure begins

Our summer trip started off this week! We are very excited about the trips we will be sharing (as much as we can), and sharing the adventure along the way. For privacy of my family, I don't usually post family pics, but my wife is posting a fun version of all we are doing (this is the more serious posting).

On hers there is no family pics, but there is Nutty. Nutty has volunteered to stand in for us as a family, and we are excited for all that we are going to be doing. We hope you come along with us! I will capture some of the pics with Nutty, but my wife is a much better story teller than I am. I can share that posting if you PM me.

BTW, here is Nutty. He is busy fishing so we didn't want to interrupt him for an interview.

 

First trip: Rivers Edge Campground (Virginia).

We started our first initial trip here in VA. This is our test run to see how the systems are and to fix any issues before we take our big journey.

This was the first trip with the Ram, and our year with our camper (our first one was totaled).

The trip here was a little over an hour and I hit speeds between 63-75 mph. It was not too bad for gas mileage but going through some of the small towns hurt me.



It was late in the evening so I was only able to snap a few pics, but I will post it here so you can see the area.

This campground is our absolute favorite and it is private owned so you can know the owners personally.


I will share a few pics from the area: Hope you enjoy!
















The campground is located between two different rivers and their forks. It is also located in a more mountainous region as well:





We got into our spot here at the campground and got set up.



We are in site 4.



Not only is the location absolutely scenic, but the wildlife abounds, including a family of Bald Eagles! @Ghost Rider and @BuzzardsGottaEat , I appreciate your advice on getting the zoom lense, for that produced these shots!







The beauty in this campground is found, not in just its location and wildlife, but also its simplicity. The owners purposely made the campground to be reminicint of camping in the 90's. So it is not just thrown here to try and generate as much money as possible, but to offer several things and feeling you would have found in the 90's. Even the pricing is really good ($55/night no matter what slot you get).

With the flooding in the area, we could not get to the fishing ponds, or the good, old fashion, swimming hole! But they are awesome!

They also have hiking trails, and a great little koi pond. Here are some pics of the area:












Ok. That is all the pics I have without family in it. I look forward to sharing any information with you all, and to also answer any questions. Please feel free to ask, and I hope you enjoy "traveling" with us this year!

Just a heads up on where we are going:

1. We will be hitting several states this summer!
2. I will post and document as I can, but on many of these places I will be there for only one night so I don't think I will be able to do everything as detailed as this one.
3. We will also be going out of the country to CA and specifically Prince Edward Island.

Summer, here we come!