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December 30th 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

I woke up to more heavy sky and a light drizzle. Since it seemed silly to be confined to my camper all day, I rolled the die to get advice as to what to do. <\/p>\n

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Northward! The die commands to head out, so I did. <\/p>\n

Argos took one last look around this magnificent park, and we drove north.<\/p>\n

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My mom and step-dad do a lot of campering in their 1964 Avion slide-in camper and favor the Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds. She suggested I try the campground at San Angelo State Park on the Fisher Reservoir<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I got a pretty, out of the way spot and set up, this time with my truck nose pointed North. It worked well to keep my sides parallel to the wind this time. <\/p>\n

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The sun set over the three Bison sculptures that were in the field near my site. <\/p>\n

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December 31st 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

The last night of 2016 and my last night in Texas I spent at another Army Corps of Engineers Park outside of Texarkana. I wanted to push on to my friends in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but it was grey and drizzly with evening falling quickly, so I camped at the Wright Patman Lake Clear Spring Campground. <\/p>\n

I was assigned a \u2018tent site\u2019 as that was their only \u2018primitive\u2019 camping. There were a few spots with grills and fire pits off the park road. I pulled off onto the grass, found a level-enough spot and set up. There was a family with two young boys tent camped next to me. They\u2019d set up a camp fire, which was odd for me to see coming from the land of \u201cno open fires!\u201d <\/p>\n

From my site, I could hear a wonderful lonesome train whistle in the distance and the sound of fireworks booming off in some near-by town. The family left in their car, I assume to go watch the fireworks, and I curled up to watch a movie with my doggies. <\/p>\n

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The only thing marring my most enjoyable New Years Eve in many years, was when my neighbors returned. I was reacquainted with \u201cweekend campers\u201d and their lack of camping etiquette with the father\u2019s booming voice yelling at his young son for some infraction. A wailing and weeping child was met with threats to \u2018beat his butt\u2019 and an order to go to bed. I assume that the boy followed orders because the park quieted down once again. <\/p>\n

In the morning, I visited the free shower facilities. The RV part of the campground was full of \u2018weekend campers\u2019 noisily enjoying their early morning first day of the New Year. <\/p>\n

Happy 2017 to me with my first shower in a week! It was glorious. <\/p>\n

The doggies and I got on the road and headed to visit an old college friend and his family in Hot Springs, Arkansas. <\/p>\n

We crossed into a foggy wet Arkansas with glee.<\/p>\n

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Pugsly\u2019s preferred mode of travel. <\/p>\n

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December 30th 2016 I woke up to more heavy sky and a light drizzle. Since it seemed silly to be confined to my camper all day, I rolled the die to get advice as to what to do. Northward! The die commands to head out, so I did. Argos took one last look around this magnificent park, and we drove north. My mom and step-dad do a lot of campering in their 1964 Avion slide-in camper and favor the Army…<\/p>\n

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