For the October campout this year I added an eyebrow to the pod door.  I think it looks pretty nice.  Maybe I'll make one for the window on the other side.

Memorial Day Weekend Escape

Doing a hybrid escape this weekend.  Staying 16 miles away from home so we can come in during the day and head back out to the campground in the evening.  Last night was was chilly but was way nicer than we've had during the week.  We have lots of neighbors but we have managed to get a spot that is nicely isolated from the others.  The weather promises to be wonderful all weekend!

Breakfast!  Hash Browns, Eggs and Bacon.

Maumee Bay State Park

Maumee Bay State Park was the destination this weekend. We hooked up with our camping buddies from the AEP ReCreation Lands weekend and we brought the dogs along too.

We had a cold and windy weekend with a little bit of rain and bits of sunshine. Overall not bad.

A familiar landmark up here.

We were here during America's biggest week in birding.

Spotted something in the grass.

Not very well camouflaged in the grass but there were plenty of deer around.

Got a website!

Just for fun I thought I'd see if the domain name skpod.com was available.  Yep, it was.  Now I'm putting together a landing page for those of you who took a chance and typed in skpod.com to see what you would get.

AEP Power Lands - Free Camping!

We made a 3 1/2 hour trek with the SKpod to southern Ohio this past weekend for some exploration of the AEP ReCreation Lands.  We intended to stay at Hook Lake but discovered it was closed for the Buckeye Trail work crews.  We ended up at Maple Grove campground instead.

 This is a huge area with many hidden lakes.  The reclaimed strip mined areas look very inviting and I hope to come back and just start hiking in several areas.

While you are there be sure to check out the bucket from Big Muskie at the miner's memorial.

2013... The Escapes Begin

April 5, 6, and 7 we had just returned from a week in the Hocking Hills region and found ourselves not quite ready to be home.  So we hooked up the SKpod and hit the road for East Harbor State Park.  Compared to the past week the weather was quite chilly and very breezy.

Nearly deserted East Harbor State Park.

We enjoyed a very empty beach which the dogs took full advantage of!

Early spring at the beach!