Saturday, March 23, 2019

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MINGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Day 1.

Day 71 – It was 42 degrees this morning, partly cloudy. Only a few campers had come into the campground so far for the weekend. We left for Mingo National Wildlife Refuge at close to 11 a.m.  We stopped by the NWR Headquarters/Visitor’s Center first. Since there had been so much flooding and road closures at our previous Refuges, we wanted to make sure we knew what roads were open. NO road closures at all! But we were between seasons, so not lots happening this time of year.

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Friday, March 22, 2019

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WE HOPE IT’S GOOD NEWS, KAREN! THINKING OF YOU.

Day 70 – We have a little shorter drive today, so we didn’t rush to get out early. We departed Reelfoot Lake at 10:30 a.m.  It was 52 degrees & sunny, a beautiful day. A crop duster was flying over the farmlands. There was a flood warning for the next six days at the northwest part of the Lake, near where we were camping. The girls were not thrilled to be travelling; they whined a bit, then settled down.

135 miles, (3:25), 36260-36395

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

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REELFOOT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Day 69 – Okay, so we didn’t float away last night, but it was pretty muddy out this morning. LOTS of birds flitting about, got the girls all excited. It must be mating season; the colors of the birds are much more brilliant than usual. If the sun shines today, we may get some really good pictures. But of course, the birds will need to be still at least for a few seconds.

Eastern Bluebird, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville, TN

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Monday, March 18, 2019

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WHEELER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE – Day 1.

Day 66 – At 6:30 this morning it was 41 degrees and sunny. We left for the NWR after driving through the campground to check everything out. There are 3 large loops of campsites; a few are near Lake Wheeler, all of them are in the woods and all but four sites have full hook-ups (water, electric, & sewer). The Refuge was about 45 minutes from the campground. We first drove to the Visitor’s Center. It turned out that it’s closed on Sunday & Monday. There was a gate closed & we couldn’t get in.

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Friday, March 15, 2019

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GOOD-BYE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP.

Day 63 – We’re heading into new territory today. Gonna try some different (to us) highways, campgrounds & wildlife refuges before eventually ending up at a favorite place that we wanted to revisit – Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. It was 62 degrees out at 7:30 this morning, humid & partly cloudy. We departed Stephen C. Foster State Park at 10:35 a.m. (after dumping tanks) & it was already 72 degrees, cloudy, & quite humid.

235 miles, (5:05), 35478-35713

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

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THURSDAY, OUR LAST DAY HERE.

Day 62 – After one week at this campsite, we have to leave tomorrow. Someone else gets this campsite.  It was 59 degrees and partly cloudy at 7:30 this morning. Another warming trend begins today. After all our morning chores, we went out to the tent until 1 p.m. It was getting more humid & we went inside for lunch, then chopped our vegetables up for tonight.

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