On yesterday's blog I forgot that I had taken a video of The Devil Went Down to Georgia last night! I'll start with it this morning! Enjoy! I am convinced that it takes more time to move in and out of a hotel room than it does to set up camp! We were on the road by 8:30 this morning with just 250 miles to travel straight east on Interstate 40 (just alongside Route 66) to Red Rock Canyon. We entered Oklahoma and stopped at a Super Walmart to restock groceries and then there was just 40 miles on to Red Rock Canyon, at Hinton, Oklahoma. We did make one more drive-thru of the little town of McLean, and learned this interesting fact! I love stories about the Titanic and it was surprising to run into this one in Oklahoma! Tom was at RRC as a child over 60 years ago, and we were here with our boys 35 years ago! We have vivid memories of the steep, switchback, downhill descent on the very narrow (honk hard before approaching each corner) road. It was an Oklahoma State Park, and just recently was leased to the town of Hinton, who runs it as a campground and adventure park! Yes, the road was as precipitous and sharp as we had remembered – but it didn’t seem as long! Tom honked going into the corners, and luckily nobody was climbing out! The bottom of the canyon and campground was also just as we had remembered, narrow with well-developed trees and lots of green grass. Rising on both sides of the gorge were sheer, red, rock walls. It didn’t take long to get set up, and by 2:30 we were sitting in chairs outside under those wonderful shade trees, enjoying a lazy afternoon at the campsite! That has not happened very often during this trip! We also walked the campground road, passing the swimming pool (closed now) and several rappelling walls. This canyon is a haven for rock climbing and rappelling! We cooked BBQ chicken on the grill and walked the campground road down through the canyon, then both sank into books until bedtime.
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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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