2020 Trip to Texas

Post by **PT7** » Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:05 am

Have had some "fun"

times through Atlanta on the way to central FL. Wish you a safe and uneventful passage.
PT7

Post by **JEBar** » Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:42 pm

355.7 miles / 6 hr 25 min after leaving Heritage we are setup at Sherling Lake .... biggest delay was at our fuel stop where 8 lanes of pumps were backed up 6 to 8 trucks deep waiting to take on fuel .... I don't ever recall a longer wait to at a truck stop .... worst traffic was around Atlanta, no surprise there .... all in all, a wonderfully boring drive .... the tree shown beside our camper prevents our roof mounted satellite dish from locking onto a signal .... as can be seen in the third picture we put our our portable Carryout 2+ portable dish .... this is the first time we've used it at a campsite .... tomorrow's drive to the Baton Rouge KOA is projected to cover 314 mi and take approximately 4 h 26 min ... .we do have a fuel stop planned just before we leave Alabama

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:43 am

a projected 314 mi / 4 h 26 min drive to the Baton Rouge KOA in Denham Springs, LA on tap for today .... thankfully it looks like good weather .... we hope to be on the road around 9AM but we are now in the Central Time Zone .... some adjustment required ....

Post by **BigAl52** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:54 am

Safe travels today Jim

Post by **PT7** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:56 am

Boring drive is good, much better than having any trouble. Of course, unless you like the challenge!
Hope you're bored on this next leg. Or stayed occupied by working on your "adjusts to CTZ."

Be safe.
PT7

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:09 am

wishes for a boring days drive are most certainly appreciated .... over the years we've experience more "interesting" or "exciting" things take place while we were traveling .... today's drive is almost all on interstate highways where I pick a lane, set the cruise and ride

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:31 pm

329.1 miles covered in 5 hr 22 min after leaving Sherling Lake, we are setup in the Baton Rouge KOA .... thankfully, no excitement involving us, did see a couple pulled over in Mississippi who blew by us like we were in reverse .... our Garmin started having memory lapses about about 2 hours before we got to Baton Rouge .... even on wide open road it couldn't keep locked onto satellites .... years ago we had one do that and I remembered calling Garmin customer service who told me how to make it have a hard reset .... naturally, my memory of the details wasn't too clear .... YouTube to the rescue and the good news is, she's reset .... it now quickly locks onto multiple satellites with the only opening to the sky being through the window by my chair .... the bad news is, it put it back into New Out Of The Box conditions .... the memory of all of our saved addresses was wiped clean .... oh well, they are calling for a rainy spell right after we get to Lake Conroe .... reprogramming the addresses will give me something to do

Post by **BigAl52** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:48 pm

I bet 50 years ago you didnt think you would be such a high tech dude in retirement did ya

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:12 pm

50 years ago the only thought that came to mind when I heard the word tech was our local Community College ..

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:31 am

today is scheduled our 4th consecutive and last travel day or 3 weeks .... today's drive to Thousand Trails Lake Conroe in Willis, TX should cover about 294 miles and take about 4 hr 25 min .... we have one planned stop on tap, that being at the I-10 Texas Welcome Center .... about half of our drive will be on two lane Texas HWY with is a very good road with many (if not most) stretches having a 65 or better speed limit .... happy to see no rain in today's forecast

Post by **BigAl52** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:52 am

Travel safe will be looking for pictures when you arrive. Man that new sewer wrench is getting a work out.

Post by **BigAl52** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:27 pm

How far to the shootin range from that campground Jim

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:32 pm

15 - 20 minutes

Post by **BigAl52** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:55 pm

Next time you go post some pictures of the range.

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:30 pm

will do .... there are a couple of pictures in this thread ===> http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... ood#p82031 .... I haven't fired any of their shotgun areas so i can't speak about them .... the rifle and pistol range is pretty basic.... the longest part allows a 200 yard shot .... bench shooting areas aren't huge but they are more than adequate .... if its been raining, its going to be muddy

Post by **BigAl52** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:19 pm

Is that a paper target only range Jim or is there some steel there a guy can ring

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:41 am

so far as I've seen, paper only

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:07 pm

relaxing day and have enjoyed it .... pictures below show that our setup continues as we setup our deck and steps, my wife visiting with a couple of neighbors, and the storm that is supposed to hit in full fury tomorrow night moving in .... we also grocery shopped at an HEB in Conroe .... our camper's RO water filtration system has reached the point that all of the filters need to be changed .... replacements have been ordered from Amazon .... having them delivered to a local "Amazon Hub Locker" which is a first for us .... I'd never heard of such a thing until this morning when one of our neighbors told us about them .... if this works out as we've been told that it will, it will go a long with in resolving a problem we've had in getting our orders

Post by **BigAl52** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:18 pm

looks like fun Jim wish I was there

Post by **JEBar** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:31 pm

this is one of our favorite areas in Texas and this is most certainly our favorite campground down here .... all that remains to unpack and setup is our outdoor cooking area .... with such a high probability of strong winds tomorrow, we figure its best to not put out anything more than we have to