This was from Michiana, and a town called Buchannon.
We also visited an RV museum, very interesting to see they had travel trailers of sorts from as early as 1913.
Well after our stay in “Michiana” it was time we moved back east to Ohio which was our penultimate new state for us this year, and if you look at the map, you can see that it was somewhat of an error in planning!
But it had to be done to pick off another national park.
This one was Cuyahoga Valley NP. We stayed jut 6 miles from the park at Silver Springs campground, near Stow.
The national park is basically a steep sided valley where the Cuyahoga River runs through, and Cleveland sits at the top of it on lake Eerie.
This park used to be very contaminated from industrial use and waste, but it is now back to nature. No entrance fee on this park as it is open and has communities within it.
We did several hikes through the valley and visited several waterfalls, but the Brandywine falls were by far the nicest.
It was a beautiful to park to hike in at this time of year as the trees were lovely. There was also a covered bridge.
From here it was true south, straight down through Ohio stopping off overnight at Rippling Waters campground, which was very picturesque.
We also met a guy named “Key” here; we got talking as we recognised his trailer and he had been at a couple of the other campgrounds we had stayed in.
After that it was south again down to a place called “Beckley” of West Virginia, again this was a short two night stay for another national park.
We stayed in Beckley itself in a municiple campground on the site of an old coal mine.
We ended up dog sitting one night for Mark and Maryann and their little 15 year old dog named “Wiley” who just sat on my lap and watched their RV the whole time.
This is a newish national park called the “New River Gorge”NP, a very steep sided forest covered gorge with a large river at the bottom.
Once a booming coal mining area with over 80 mines, like Cuyahago, it too has now gone back to nature.
So that is for now, it’s south again for us next down to Bluff City in Tennessee to meet up with Dan and his family, a flight to the daughter in Waco, Texas and then a visit to my cousin in North Carolina for thanksgiving before flying home and relaxing for 6 months. (LOL)
Our map, that is almost complete, next year it should be done!
Until the end of November
Terry & Gill.
Terry, Gill & Kathryn in the US of A 