Hi, I'm Phil Schmidt, and welcome to my blog! Here I share my ponderings, wanderings and doings.
Cooling our jets for 3 weeks
After leaving Lake of the Ozarks we headed to Hannibal, Missouri to spend a week at the Mark Twain Cave and Campground. We had planned to stay in Hannibal so that I could connect with my former Watlow co-workers, among other things. My friend, colleague and co-retiree Scott hosted a …
... keep readingNearing the end of our 2024 upper-midwest travels
Our October started with a little dip into the land of Confederate history, with a four-night stay in Columbus-Belmont State Park in Columbus, Kentucky, and five nights in Jacksonport State Park in Jacksonport, Arkansas.
Columbus-Belmont is a beautiful and interesting park located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. During …
... keep readingIt's an RV... No! It's a house!
We are at South Marcum Campground near Benton IL, 100 miles north of the southermost tip of Illinois. We've been here a week, and enjoyed very nice weather at the start. Then rain began on Thursday and continued nonstop for 48 hours, part of the northern lash of Hurricane Helene …
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