Warrior Creek Campground, NC

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One of the best kept secrets in camping is that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (or USACE, as my friend, Francis, pointed out) has a whole network of campgrounds, mostly located near or on reservoirs created by dam projects they’ve run. Almost all of them feature big sites, electric and water hookups, and easy access to watersports. I’ve camped in USACE campgrounds from Idaho to Virginia and every single one of them has been a nice experience. For those interested, you can make reservations at them through the recreation.gov website.

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Powhatan Campground, Asheville, NC

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I love Asheville as a place to visit. It’s got all the big-name stores, an independent bookseller, some fun shops to wander around downtown, and  ton of great restaurants. When I booked Powhatan for a week, I was thinking of all these things. I definitely wasn’t thinking of how it would be to visit when COVID-19 was in the picture. But here we are…

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52 Frames: Water

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If you’ve followed my blog for more than two minutes, you’ve probably guessed that water is one of my favorite things, whether is ocean or lake, waterfall or meandering stream. So when last week’s challenge email announced that the theme was water, I was all over it. I was camping by two lakes and would see a third one on the weekend the photo was due. An embarrassment of riches after some challenges where I struggled with the theme. I went kayaking one morning, taking my iPhone with me in its waterproof case. I’d hoped for some white puffy clouds,…

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Table Rock State Park, SC

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This round of the vagabond life, I’m trying to stay longer in places. Move less, drive less, relax more. The first few stays were 2-4 nights, just getting up to the mountains without rushing it. With this stop, I’m officially in the mountains, on the southern edge of the Blue Ridge mountains. Hard up against the border between South and North Carolina, I’m staying at popular Table Rock State Park.

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Modoc USACE Campground, SC

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This is my second visit to Modoc and I’m almost afraid to share this gem of a campground. Situated on the east bank of Lake Strom Thurmond (no, I’m not kidding, they really named a lake after a segregationist), there are 60+ sites, all except one with electric and water hookups. And if you get lucky, your site will be a gentle slope or set of steps down to the water…

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