Up early with the alarm and was out of camp before 9:00. Made stops, as usual, for gas and at Walmart, though we also sat down for quick lunch at a DQ so I could check my email and do a few internet chores I hadn’t been able to accomplish, as there was no cell phone signal at Harrison, and not likely to be in Shawnee either. I called the Forest office several times to see what route is the best for a large rig, as my GPS is showing me what looks like windy, twisty back roads. I finally spoke to someone who gave me a route that stayed entirely on tarmac, and even though it took me all the way to the south and west of the park before heading into the horse camp, I’m glad I took it, because it made it very easy, and I discovered many of the roads my GPS was tracking were gravel and hilly. There was one narrow bridge that I was concerned my 110″ wide Open Range might not make, but we came through with no problem. The horse camp is actually on both sides of the road, with camping along a creek on the south side, and a line of hitching posts on north side. Not highline posts, but hitching posts where evidently the expectation is to tie the horse to the post and let it circle around. I set up a picket line anyway, just because our horses are more use to that. We put them on anchors for awhile, while we figured out where to park the RV. In order to get a satellite signal, there was only one choice, the corner next to the water pump (yes, that lovely 1st century AD technology rears its ugly head again, apparently the only water dispersal system Ohio invests in), which is technically not where they want people to park, but it was our only choice for satellite. With all the stops, we didn’t get fully settled in until after 6:00, not sure why, but we were tired by the end of the day. Unfortunately, I lost my cell phone signal many miles back, so it means going out for any internet or phone work I might need to do. Finally settled down for the evening, perfect temps for sleeping!
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