Sept 16, Thursday No moving today, and no need to rush in the morning! Our campsite was beautiful for sitting outside to cook breakfast and drink coffee. We walked another portion of the campground road, and soon realized the place was really very big; we got in the truck to explore the whole length in more detail. The narrow park is paralleled by the vertical red cliffs on both sides, but is quite long and widens a bit at the end. There are several RV camping sections, in addition to tent sections, picnic areas, and rock-climbing areas. It is so surprising to see so much grass and shade, and all is very nicely maintained. What a great job the little town of Hinton has done in keeping this former Oklahoma State Park alive! We drove into the town of Hinton – just 2 miles away. It is a small “working town” – nothing like the tourist towns we have been in. It has a very wide main street with parking right down the middle, and parking on each side! There were antique and junk stores, but nothing approaching a boutique or gift shop. Many of the stores were closed, even at 11:00 A.M. It looked like they might open . . . if they got around to it! None of the store fronts were fixed up much . . . except for this little cafe! We were back in the canyon by 11:30 with nothing to do but enjoy a lazy camping experience for the day. I finished one book and started another, and Tom started Gone With the Wind! For supper we had two more pieces of chicken to eat, and I fixed some sausage queso/chips to go with. There were a few chores to do inside and outside to get ready for a quick departure in the morning.
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October 2021
We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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