Family camp was a great weekend at Mt. Gilead State Park.

Windy Weekend at Maumee Bay

Saw an opening to get out for the weekend.  We packed up the pod and headed for Maumee Bay State Park.  We didn't know until Thursday where we might be headed.  The weekend was on the cool side and breezy, the fall colors were great.  We walked a tad over 4 1/2 miles around the park on Saturday.  On Sunday the wind had diminished and blue skies prevailed.  We were home early enough to mow the grass and check out the trick-or-treater's in Green Springs.

Labor Day Weekend

This year we moved our family camp out to Labor Day weekend.  Not a weekend we would normally consider but this was a group decision.  Went down to Dillon State Park near Zanesville, Ohio.  The weather was much warmer than we intended to use the SKpod for and we had two nights with temps in the 70's. I had one of these fans ready to go.  It is noisy and is a big drain on the batteries but it got us through one night.

Saturday and Sunday saw rain and Monday looked real good until we were heading out. Then more rain.  By the time we hit Granville, it was sunny and nice.  Go figure.

 Straw cures the muck.

Memorial Day Weekend Trip

Out at Wolf Creek Campground for the weekend.  What turnout!  Usually we have the place to ourselves but this weekend I'd say they were 75% full.  Fortunately we did not get the spot we preselected.  Turns out there was a group having a birthday party and out in the loop we had the "run the loud generators day and night" bunch.  So we were up front and with the 3 sites we had a lot of real estate to use for the dogs.

April is here!  We got out two weekends in a row.  East Harbor State Park is a great place to be early in the spring.  Very few campers and lots of space and beach to walk.  Even the dogs get to go on the beach this time of year.

This weekend we had my brother-in-law along with his teardrop and my son came in from Wisconsin with his tent.  Good times!

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!

With the time change come new ambition and enough evening daylight that I am motivated to get the last details done.  I had to modify my fenders for better wheel access and I have discovered that my polyurethane finishes suck.  It is a new spring and I have my motorcycle out already.  It is 77 degrees here in Ohio in March.  Unbelievable!

Another Year Has Slipped Away

Wow, it's November already, again!  The pod is nearly ready to go to the scales.  Cabinet doors were hung two nights ago.  One more fender has to be built.  and a hatch latch of some kind needs to be found.

We were planning on a maiden voyage in October but now I think December, which is OK, that's what the pod is for.

a peek from outside

newly hung doors