CO – OK – TX – AL – MS – LA – FL

On the road to Florida (FL).

Mobile, Alabama (AL)

This is the same route, essentially, I drove in early December.  Stopping on a few places I did last month, and a couple I’ve not visited since last year.

Driving with a timeline so this means not spending any time enjoying each location … will do some sight seeing on the way back home.

One stop of note was at Tickfaw State park in Louisiana (LA).  Located south of I-12 between Baton Rouge and Ponchatoula (or a bit south a west of Springfield) this gem of a location is a great stop.  GARMIN has a bit of trouble getting one there (lots of rural routes … meaning small gravel roads … leads to suspect driving recommendations) but if you stick it out and stay on the paved roads well worth a visit.

Tundra, Caribou Lite camper and the brand new boat I’m delivering to Florida (FL).  This is Tickfaw State Park, Louisiana (LA).

Now this stop was ‘of note’ as when I took a look around in the morning (arrived in the mid-evening when it was dark and I was tired) I noticed that there was camouflage netting over the bridge heading to the campground.  With more looking a parking lot by the ‘canoe launch ramp’ was filled with camera equipment … large scale cameras like used on movies.  Asking around I find out that this is all for filming the remake of Roots, the 1970s blockbuster TV mini-series.  Cool to see this setup.  Not sure what I think about a re-make.

The weather during this trip has been cool to cold.  My first day the weather was below freezing in the 20s.  Woke up in Amarillo, TX, to this frosty landscape –

Freezing fog in Amarillo, Texas (TX).

I’ve stayed just ahead of a weather front, and lucky to be south of the big storm moving across the midwest to the north-central east coast.  As I type this a light rain is coming/going.  Tomorrow and Saturday the rain, thunderstorms and wind will be blowing in southern Florida (FL).

Evening clouds as I head east just in front of a weather system.

The other night Momma Kitty was very interested in the ‘critters’ outside the truck.  Not sure what she saw or heard … but she was REALLY interested in their activities –

Momma Kitty is FOCUSED on something.  Note the ears and her tail is puffed up.

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