Pat's Sabbatical Trip 2017

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March 24, 2017
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Day 1
Friday, March 24, 2017 at 12:15 PM
🌧 9 °C
Altitude: 78 m
United States Commonwealth Lake 45.50735, -122.8066945°30’26” N 122°48’24” W
On our way!!!!!
March 24, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We have places to go and people to see, with many miles of road ahead of us. 😆
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Day 1
Friday, March 24, 2017 at 6:38 PM
⛅ 10 °C
Altitude: 310 m
United States Foots Creek 42.40695, -123.1415142°24’25” N 123°8’29” W
Valley of the Rouge State Park
March 24, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
1st night on the road
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Day 2
Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 5:29 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 36 m
United States McConnell State Recreation Area 37.41686, -120.7113937°25’1” N 120°42’41” W
McConnell SP, 2nd night on the road
March 25, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
River is high. Ranger said this is first time he has seen the water come up behind our site.
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Day 3
Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 8:02 PM
🌙 24 °C
Altitude: 137 m
United States El Camino Drain 34.48313, -114.3561334°28’59” N 114°21’22” W
Lake Havasu State Park
March 26, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Made it to Arizona.
Saw 5 ultra lights flying by our lakeside campsite.
Visited London Bridge and had an adventure biking back in the dark without lights. We'll bring our headlights next time we bike around sunset.Read more
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Day 4
Monday, March 27, 2017
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 2,140 m
United States Grandeur Point 36.04881, -112.1196136°2’56” N 112°7’11” W
Mather campground at Grand Canyon
March 27, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
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Day 5
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 12:23 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 1,122 m
United States Plateau Point 36.09346, -112.1159936°5’36” N 112°6’58” W
Plateau Point, Grand Canyon
March 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Did a 12 mile round trip hike to Plateau Point in the Grand Canyon. 3080 ft elevation from the rim, 8 hour hike. Great unique views of the canyon. Totally drained at the end.
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Day 6
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:33 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 2,281 m
United States Navajo Point 36.04411, -111.8261936°2’39” N 111°49’34” W
Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon
March 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Day 7
Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 7:13 AM
☀️ 3 °C
Altitude: 1,702 m
United States Lomas 1 Water Well 35.07289, -106.5080935°4’22” N 106°30’29” W
Albuquerque KOA Kampground
March 30, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
We had our first bone head mistake of the trip, we lost our 30 amp power cord.
It seems that we didn't latch the rear hatch of the teardrop when we left Lake Havasu. On the way to the Grand Canyon, the hatch opened up on the highway. We didn't think we lost anything. Our box of wine was still there 😅 No electric hook-up at Grand Canyon, so we didn't realize what had happened until we got to Albuquerque and couldn't find the electrical cable.
The KOA campground was kind enough to lend us one.
We'll have to buy one at an RV store along the way.
Next stop, OK City.
Update: There was an RV store along couple of blocks from the KOA where we had a 15% off coupon for the cable. It was still an expensive mistake.Read more
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Day 8
Friday, March 31, 2017 at 7:17 AM
🌙 5 °C
Altitude: 372 m
United States Woods 35.40369, -97.2632935°24’13” N 97°15’48” W
OK City East KOA Kampground
March 31, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Longest drive of the trip yesterday.
Next stop, Memphis
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Day 9
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 12:21 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 93 m
United States Chucalissa Archaeological Park 35.05816, -90.1281535°3’29” N 90°7’41” W
T O Fuller State Park campground
April 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Met some follow campers that had a teardrop similar to ours, just a year older. It was interesting to see how they setup thier galley. Shared some good conversations around the campfire.
Visited the ancient Chucalissa Indian village mound achilogical site that is within the state park.Read more
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Day 9
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 12:26 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 103 m
United States Court Square 35.14361, -90.053235°8’37” N 90°3’12” W
Memphis, TN
April 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Visited Beale street in Memphis. The pedestrian section is only 1 block long. Went into A. Schwab and tried on an Irish hat that Jackie wouldn't let me buy for some reason 😆
Had a Cajun lunch with local beers.
Biked along the river.Read more
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Day 10
Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 248 m
United States Bruce Hollow 37.18205, -86.0978937°10’55” N 86°5’52” W
Mammoth Cave campground, KY
April 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had our 2nd bone head mistake of the trip. We left our 2 outdoor mats on the picnic table of the Memphis campground when we left for Mammoth Cave 😣
We dropped the camper at the site and went straight to the visitors center just in time to catch a short tour that was starting in 5 minutes. Tour was led by ranger Rick and went through historical entrance.Read more
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Day 11
Monday, April 3, 2017 at 3:06 PM
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 228 m
United States Bruce Hollow 37.18684, -86.1014737°11’13” N 86°6’5” W
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Mammoth Caves National Park
April 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Did the Domes and Dripstones tour today; yesterday evening, we did the Mammoth Passage tour that took us in the historic entrance.
Some heavy downpour rains in the evening; tent go a little wet inside, but teardrop was mostly dry except for vent we left open.
Went to a Mexican restaurant bar to watch final of NCAA men's basketball, but had to leave before the end because it was closing time. We had to check our phones to learn the unfortunate outcome 😣Read more
Traveler Mammoth Caves has > 400 miles of mapped passages. The longest cave on earth. The yellow lines on the map are the cave passages. Many more passages are expected to be discovered in the future.
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Day 12
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 2:00 AM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 258 m
United States Obar Branch 35.02186, -85.4072935°1’19” N 85°24’26” W
Racoon Mountain campground
April 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This campground is just outside Chattanooga and has a cave next door.
We are now on Eastern time.
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Day 12
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:39 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 218 m
United States Fountain Square 35.05083, -85.3100735°3’3” N 85°18’36” W
Chattanooga Duck
April 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
First thing we did in Chattanooga was the Duck boat tour.
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Day 12
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 8:28 PM
🌙 23 °C
Altitude: 229 m
United States Hunter Museum of Art 35.05572, -85.3066735°3’21” N 85°18’24” W
Downtown Chattanooga, TN
April 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
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Day 13
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 4:44 PM
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 252 m
United States Obar Branch 35.021, -85.4080335°1’16” N 85°24’29” W
Racoon Cave
April 5, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Did the 3 1/2 hour cave tour. Only those with adventurous spirit and decent shape should do this. Forget about it if you are claustrophobic!!! Many very tight places we had to squeeze through. We had to turn our heads sideways as we crawled through the "pancake" so our helmet wouldn't get stuck.
Lots of water. We saw water falls and had to walk through a stream for a little bit.
Needless to say, but loved it 😍Read more
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Day 15
Friday, April 7, 2017 at 3:07 PM
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 311 m
United States Salem Woods 33.95282, -84.4862733°57’10” N 84°29’11” W
Atlanta, GA
April 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Visiting cousin Peggy's family, brother Mike, old friend.
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Day 16
Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 8:00 AM
☀️ 4 °C
Altitude: 272 m
United States Lake Clara Meer 33.78215, -84.3728633°46’56” N 84°22’22” W
Atlanta Mamosa 5K Run
April 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
This was a run around the perimeter of Piedmont park. Jackie came in 1st place in her age group. Mimosas were our reward for finishing 😃
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Day 16
Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 310 m
United States Centennial Olympic Park 33.76304, -84.3948633°45’47” N 84°23’41” W
Georgia Aquarium
April 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Visited World of Coca-cola to kill some time. It had some history to it, but was mostly a giant commercial 😣
Visited the aquarium with family members. It was impressive.
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Day 17
Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 4:49 PM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 516 m
United States Stone Mountain 33.80599, -84.1451133°48’22” N 84°8’42” W
Stone Mountain, GA
April 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We visited Stone Mountain today and walked to the top.
Visited Bill and Nancy M. in the evening.
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Day 19
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 24 m
United States Skidaway Narrows 31.94968, -81.0501731°56’59” N 81°3’1” W
Skidaway Island state park campground
April 11, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This campground is just outside Savannah GA.
We did the tour where we could jump off and back on the trolley. There were a lot of tourists out there. We were told this tour company handles an average of 1000 people a day in Savannah.
It was interesting; lots of history and old buildings.Read more
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Day 20
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 10:52 PM
🌙 17 °C
Altitude: 81 m
United States Mill Branch 35.74693, -78.9939135°44’49” N 78°59’38” W
Jordan Lake Crosswinds campground
April 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Campground outside Raleigh, NC
We made friends with T@B teardrop owners at the campsite.
We saw the outside of the NC capital building, visited the NC historical museum, and observed a protest.
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Day 22
Friday, April 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 81 m
United States Third Branch 37.378, -77.5754337°22’41” N 77°34’32” W
Pocahontas state park campground
April 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This is 30 minutes outside Richmond, VA.
It's a very nice place. Too bad we couldn't stay longer.
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Day 22
Friday, April 14, 2017 at 4:43 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 27 m
United States Shockoe Slip Historic District 37.53533, -77.4336737°32’7” N 77°26’1” W
Richmond, VA, Segway tour
April 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Did a 1 hour Segway tour of Richmond. This was the 1st time for both of us on a segway, but we had no problems. It is really easy once you get the hang of it 😆
Afterwards we went to happy hour at the Irish pub down the street.Read more
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