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.