Weekend at Roseland Resort
Oct. 22nd, 2007 03:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisThis trip to Roseland Resort was bittersweet: it was closing weekend, the end of the camping season until April, 2008.
The daytime weather was unseasonably warm to the point where I was tempted to turn on the air conditioning on Sunday. The evenigns however were on the cool side so I was happy to be housed in a trailer with its own furnace.
The leaves were changing colour, making for some beautiful scenery.
The daytime weather was unseasonably warm to the point where I was tempted to turn on the air conditioning on Sunday. The evenigns however were on the cool side so I was happy to be housed in a trailer with its own furnace.
The leaves were changing colour, making for some beautiful scenery.
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This trip to Roseland Resort was bittersweet: it was closing weekend, the end of the camping season until April, 2008.
The daytime weather was unseasonably warm to the point where I was tempted to turn on the air conditioning on Sunday. The evenigns however were on the cool side so I was happy to be housed in a trailer with its own furnace.
The leaves were changing colour, making for some beautiful scenery.
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cswzh/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cswzh/s320x240" alt="Fall colours along Maryland I68" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Fall colours along Maryland I68</strong><br />
Western Maryland, 2007-09-19</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000ct25e/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000ct25e/s320x240" alt="Clouds" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Clouds</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cwwxa/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cwwxa/s320x240" alt="Leafy Path" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Leafy Path</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cxhf9/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cxhf9/s320x240" alt="Driveway" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Driveway</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d4f35/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d4f35/s320x240" alt="Trailers in the trees" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Trailers in the trees</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cye0y/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cye0y/s320x240" alt="<user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> and <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str">" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong><user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> and <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str"></strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d577p/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d577p/s320x240" alt="Barbie vs. T-rex" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Barbie vs. T-rex: she had it coming.</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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There is much new construction in progress on the campgrounds. The management is very tight-lipped on the work in progress, wanting to keep it as a surprise.
The one item which isn't being kept hush-hush is the assembly of an observatory on the hill behind our trailer. One of the seasonal campers is undertaking the project and will be installing an 8" telescope. Campers are welcome to attend viewing sessions and classes.
<lj-cut text="Clearly, big things are happening this fall and spring!">
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cz4zc/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cz4zc/s320x240" alt="New excavation" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>New excavation</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d0q83/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d0q83/s320x240" alt="New road" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>New road</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d1kdh/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d1kdh/s320x240" alt="Observatory under construction" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Observatory under construction</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-21</td>
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Saturday was largely spent being tourists in nearby Moundsville, WV.
Moundsville has two outstanding features which place it on the map:<br>
1. two state penitentiaries, one downtown, a relic of 1866, and the current one on the edge of town. The former is open for tours, the latter is not. We were too late in the afternoon to tour the old prison but it was very impressive from the outside.
2. prehistoric burial mounds, especially one in the center of town. Again, we were too late to visit the adjacent museum and research center so we'll have to come back for that.
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d2d47/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d2d47/s320x240" alt="Moundsville's old state prison" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Moundsville's old state prison</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d3e9t/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d3e9t/s320x240" alt="Moundsville's old state prison" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Moundsville's old state prison</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d7atq/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d7atq/s320x240" alt="Prehistoric Burial Mound" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Prehistoric Burial Mound</strong><br />
Moundsville, WV, 2007-10-20
Note <user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> along the fence for scale.</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d8k8b/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d8k8b/s320x240" alt="Prehistoric Burial Mound" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Prehistoric Burial Mound</strong><br />
Moundsville, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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As mentioned above, this was the closing weekend of the campground. All of Sunday morning and early afternoon was spent winterizing: boxing up the perishables to take home, cleaning the trailer inside & out, stuffing paper products and linens into plastic bins, flushing non-toxic antifreeze into the water system, disconnecting power & water and then ultimately wrapping the entire machine to protect it against the elements.
<lj-cut text="Trailer in a condom.">
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d63qc/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d63qc/s320x240" alt="Our trailer wrapped for winter" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Our trailer wrapped for winter</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-21</td>
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Camping season resumes in early April, 2008. I can't wait!
The daytime weather was unseasonably warm to the point where I was tempted to turn on the air conditioning on Sunday. The evenigns however were on the cool side so I was happy to be housed in a trailer with its own furnace.
The leaves were changing colour, making for some beautiful scenery.
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cswzh/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cswzh/s320x240" alt="Fall colours along Maryland I68" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Fall colours along Maryland I68</strong><br />
Western Maryland, 2007-09-19</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000ct25e/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000ct25e/s320x240" alt="Clouds" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Clouds</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cwwxa/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cwwxa/s320x240" alt="Leafy Path" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Leafy Path</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cxhf9/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cxhf9/s320x240" alt="Driveway" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Driveway</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d4f35/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d4f35/s320x240" alt="Trailers in the trees" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Trailers in the trees</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cye0y/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cye0y/s320x240" alt="<user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> and <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str">" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong><user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> and <user site="livejournal.com" user="kent4str"></strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d577p/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d577p/s320x240" alt="Barbie vs. T-rex" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Barbie vs. T-rex: she had it coming.</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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There is much new construction in progress on the campgrounds. The management is very tight-lipped on the work in progress, wanting to keep it as a surprise.
The one item which isn't being kept hush-hush is the assembly of an observatory on the hill behind our trailer. One of the seasonal campers is undertaking the project and will be installing an 8" telescope. Campers are welcome to attend viewing sessions and classes.
<lj-cut text="Clearly, big things are happening this fall and spring!">
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cz4zc/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000cz4zc/s320x240" alt="New excavation" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>New excavation</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d0q83/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d0q83/s320x240" alt="New road" height="240" width="180" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>New road</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d1kdh/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d1kdh/s320x240" alt="Observatory under construction" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Observatory under construction</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-21</td>
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Saturday was largely spent being tourists in nearby Moundsville, WV.
Moundsville has two outstanding features which place it on the map:<br>
1. two state penitentiaries, one downtown, a relic of 1866, and the current one on the edge of town. The former is open for tours, the latter is not. We were too late in the afternoon to tour the old prison but it was very impressive from the outside.
2. prehistoric burial mounds, especially one in the center of town. Again, we were too late to visit the adjacent museum and research center so we'll have to come back for that.
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d2d47/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d2d47/s320x240" alt="Moundsville's old state prison" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Moundsville's old state prison</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d3e9t/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d3e9t/s320x240" alt="Moundsville's old state prison" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Moundsville's old state prison</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d7atq/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d7atq/s320x240" alt="Prehistoric Burial Mound" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Prehistoric Burial Mound</strong><br />
Moundsville, WV, 2007-10-20
Note <user site="livejournal.com" user="cuyahogarvr"> along the fence for scale.</td>
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d8k8b/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d8k8b/s320x240" alt="Prehistoric Burial Mound" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Prehistoric Burial Mound</strong><br />
Moundsville, WV, 2007-10-20</td>
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As mentioned above, this was the closing weekend of the campground. All of Sunday morning and early afternoon was spent winterizing: boxing up the perishables to take home, cleaning the trailer inside & out, stuffing paper products and linens into plastic bins, flushing non-toxic antifreeze into the water system, disconnecting power & water and then ultimately wrapping the entire machine to protect it against the elements.
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<td><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d63qc/g41"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/bjarvis/pic/000d63qc/s320x240" alt="Our trailer wrapped for winter" height="240" width="320" border="0" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Our trailer wrapped for winter</strong><br />
Roseland Resort, WV, 2007-10-21</td>
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Camping season resumes in early April, 2008. I can't wait!
