Road Trip To Oklahoma

The  clan is gathering!

It seems that most of the family is returning to the midwest.  My son will be moving to Arkansas next month.  one of the other daughters is now in Texas and the other daughter is thinking about moving after her youngest graduates from high school.

My oldest daughter and her family have already moved to Henryetta OK, (husband, daughter and granddaughter).  I met up with my next oldest daughter to go and pick up her daughter there because she was helping her cousin and his wife to drive all of their belongings from Tucson AZ to Henryetta OK where they are buying house and property.  That was the goal of the entire weekend.

It started with me going to my next daughter's house on Saturday.  We did a bit of shopping and then later in the afternoon we enjoyed the pool.  Angel got in and learned how to swim to the stairs.  She really does not like the water, but was still happier to be with me rather than dodging all the other dogs.

Three of six dogs that were there that day.

The dogs think that they are lap dogs even if they pits , huskies or terrier.

They left Tucson Saturday morning, driving all day, expecting to get into Henryetta early Sunday.  Since we wanted to spend some time visiting, we left early Sunday morning.

 

Beginning of the Sunrise.

Turned out to be glorious.

Heading east.

We actually were able to skirt around and miss whatever was beneath the cloud bank.

Fortunately we missed any adverse weather and got there a little after 9 am and were able to spend about 3 hours before returning to Texas.

We had breakfast  and were able to meet my grandson's in-laws, who are also moving to Oklahoma.  We had to leave by noon to get to previous obligations.

Even so it was a good visit saw everyone got the Great Grandbaby  "Fix".  Hopefully we will all get together when we can spend more time.

Crossing the Red River

Hello Texas

The trip takes about 3 and a half hours and was uneventful, which is a good thing!

I made it home to Ennis before dark and got geared up for another week volunteering for the Corp.

I hope that you all have had a great week and will have a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend.

Thank you for visiting.

Mom is protecting me from all the big dogs..

Susan and Angel

Bardwell Lake Corp of Engineers Parks

BARDWELL LAKE USACE PARKS

I must apologize for not posting more often on this blog.  Thank you to all who tried to keep up with Angel and me.  I really do appreciate it.  Angel has been doing just fine.  She and I do get into a rut, since we really don't do too much.  I find that there isn't too much that I actually do except workamp and do watercolors.  I will try to be more diligent in keeping you all up to date.

So this post will be about wonkamping for the US Army Corp of Engineers and their parks where I am currently staying.  My MH is parked at Love Park.  It is the closest park to the Project Office where I work.  I work Monday thru Friday, 4 hours per day for my site and full hook ups. This the first time in 7 years that I have had weekends off, YEA!!!!

If anyone is interested in volunteering, they do have positions open for Camp Hosts and Maintenance.  Couples and singles are welcome.

On to the some pictures and comments about the various parks.

LOVE PARK

This park has been closed except for the boat ramp and the Group Shelter.

Love Park Entrance

Gate House and Volunteer Sites

Group Shelter

The group shelter accommodates 200 people
 and is reservable  from April 1st through September 30.

Boat Ramp

Courtesy Dock

The boat ramp is open year round, however the courtesy dock has to be repaired after the recent flooding.

MOTT PARK

Mott Park

Mott Park Gate House

Boat Ramp and Courtesy Dock

Swim Beach

One of the camping sites

Many other camping sites

Group Shelter 

This group shelter accommodates 100 people.  Reservable April 1st thru September 30th.

WAXAHACHIE CREEK PARK

Waxahachie Creek Park

Waxahachie Creek Gate House

Camping for RVs and Tents

Boat Ramp

Additional Parking for Boat Trailers

Camping Site

Another Campsite

Group Shelter

This group shelter accommodates 200 people. Reservable April 1st thru September 30th.

Equestrian Camp Sites Available

Waxahachie Creek Park is the only one that accommodates horses.

HIGH VIEW PARK

HighView Park is the only park that is open year round.

High View Park

HighView Park Gate House

Camp Site

Camp Sites for both RVs and Tents

High View Marina

This park has the only Marina on Bardwell Lake.

Swim Beach

High View Park also has a Group Shelter which accommodates 50 people and a Boat Ramp.  I forgot to get pictures.

Writing this particular post has helped me get familiar with the different parks that I have to answer questions about when people call the office.  So this is what my job entails.  I find it interesting and I enjoy helping those interested in what the corp offers.

I hope that you all found it a little bit interesting and maybe consider checking out your local USACE parks.

Thanks for visiting 

I'm so glad when Mom gets home.

Susan and Angel