Our Camping Season Begins!

[bjarvis]

We had a great weekend at the trailer at Roseland in West Virginia this weekend. As contradictory as it might seem, it was both relaxing and productive.

The trailer is now fully de-winterized. The water & power were reconnected, the battery re-installed, the water lines flushed of antifreeze, the interior cleaned top to bottom, the anode in the water heater replaced and the new barbecue was assembled, among other minor tasks. We still want to rebuild the bottom step of the deck stairs and replace the bedroom ceiling vent with a bidirectional fan unit, but those can wait until the next trip.

I discovered where my favourite flannel shirt had vanished: when we cleaned out the trailer and winterized it last October, somehow I neglected to grab the laundry bag from the bedroom. Doh!

There were only 30 people in the campgrounds the entire weekend, most of whom we knew. I thought we'd have more people out in April but perhaps the easter weekend was keeping everyone busy with family events.

We had thunderstorms and heavy rain Friday night but we were cozy inside. Saturday had a couple of light sprinkles but otherwise it was a fine day. Sunday's forecast turned out to be much nastier than reality: driving conditions home were practically ideal.

I had some additional fun experimenting with my camera. I was particularly impressed at the quality of the photos from the moonlit shots on Saturday evening, one of which is included below.

Our next trip will likely be in mid-May.

	Barn Barn & cottages as seen from the rec hall.		Cottages The row of cottages. viewed from the barn.
	Pool The pool deck is being rebuilt & expanded.		Rose Hill The trailers of Rose Hill with the Rec Hall on the right.
	Valley view The view of the valley from the pool area & dining hall.		Flower Flowers grow everywhere.
	Chef Kent cooking on our new barbecue on the deck of the trailer.		Full Moon The full moon at 11 PM. The blue-green light is the rec hall; the bright white lights to the left is our trailer.

Comments

[tdjohnsn.livejournal.com]

Where is the camp ground again? I can't even remember what state it is in...

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

It's in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, about 270 miles from DC.

[tdjohnsn.livejournal.com]

Did you just add the link to the campground, or did I completley miss it the first time? :-P

I was trying to find out if it is near a big city of any sort, and it looks like Pittsburgh is closest.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

I just added it... I realized from your comment that my report had a few serious shortcomings. And I've just created this userpic of the trailer's interior layout! :-)

Pittsburgh is close. It's also just south of Wheeling, although I'm not sure the driving distance since there isn't a non-winding 100' stretch of road anywhere in the state.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Sounds wonderful!

Have you ever lived in a trailer full time? I have.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

My family always aspired to be trailer trash but never made it to those lofty heights. :-^

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't that be a step back?? :)

I have a shirt that reads "Recovering Tailer Trash."

I wore it to the company picnic which was themed "Scios Ranch."

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

You've never met his family...

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Point well taken! :)

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

A trailer? You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank.

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

A trailer? You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank.

a paper bag? LUXURY! why when I were a lad we thought ourselves lucky to have a folded sheet of newspaper folded into a hat - that was what kept us from the rain. And no shoes, only flip-flops, even in winter.

you were just lucky and didn't know it, lad.

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Right -

I used to get up in the moring at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed...

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

That is such pretty country.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I thought the trees would have fuller foliage --the leaves on DC's trees are half-unfurled-- but they're only just starting to bud in WV. I'd love to be there in winter.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

oooo, with snow on the trees. That would be really nice.

[apparentparadox]

I discovered where my favourite flannel shirt had vanished

I thought that kent4str had it hidden inside one of his shirts . . .

[excessor.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it.

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Hey! Don't give away my secrets!

how pretty and disappointing all at once

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

there's no doubt this is a lovely place, and I'd love to be there, and am envious of the two of you having time there.

BUT... you distinctly talked about bears running naked, and then there was even a picture entitled "full moon", and ...well, I'm disappointed. (sigh)

(or did you just not post those pictures??? Nosy Enquiring Minds Need To Know.

Re: how pretty and disappointing all at once

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

There was little nakedness to be found this weekend... it wasn't quite warm enough to be comfortable au naturel, and with the enlarged pool deck still under construction, there wasn't much sun bathing in the common areas although there might have been on individual trailer decks. As we get into May and more folks are out & about, we'll see more naked butts.

Re: how pretty and disappointing all at once

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

As we get into May and more folks are out & about, we'll see more naked butts.

[winning smile]
and will photographic evidence get posted for those of us poor geographically-disavantaged ones who can't see 'em -er- in the flesh? please?
[/winning smile]

(and don't you have a suitable photo of you asleep?)