{"id":6294,"date":"2021-05-26T22:52:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T02:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6294"},"modified":"2021-05-26T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T03:07:34","slug":"camping-at-douthat-state-park-may-21-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6294","title":{"rendered":"Camping at Douthat State Park &#8211; May 21-23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, I was able to make weekend reservations at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/douthat\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/douthat\" target=\"_blank\">Douthat State Park<\/a> near Clifton Forge, Virginia.  We&#8217;ve done two day trips to Douthat for First Day Hikes, but we&#8217;d never camped there.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6299\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6299\" class=\"wp-image-6299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6300\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6300\" class=\"wp-image-6300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14-Wayne-Sharon-Douthat-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were packed up and ready to go around 1:00 pm on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6301\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6301\" class=\"wp-image-6301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/001-I-81-South-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6302\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6302\" class=\"wp-image-6302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/002-I-81-South-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">I-81 South<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6304\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6304\" class=\"wp-image-6304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/004-I-64-West-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6303\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6303\" class=\"wp-image-6303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/003-I-64-West-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">I-64 West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6305\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6305\" class=\"wp-image-6305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/091-Douthat-Sign-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6306\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6306\" class=\"wp-image-6306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/092-Douthat-Road-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a large and well-established state park with 4 separate campgrounds, and we had a &#8220;non-specific&#8221; site in White Oak.  Getting into this campground involves crossing a creek on a low bridge.  While it was certainly wide enough for our car and trailer, I drove across right in the center!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6307\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6307\" class=\"wp-image-6307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/093-WhiteOak-Campground-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6308\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6308\" class=\"wp-image-6308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/094-Bridge-Creek-WhiteOak-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1110023-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There were still several sites to choose from by the time we arrived and we chose site #14.  This was a back-in site (as are most in this campground) and not very level.  The door side of the trailer needed to come up about 4&#8243;, and we also had to raise the back end and lower the front end of the trailer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6311\" class=\"wp-image-6311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/005-Clipper-Douthat-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6312\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6312\" class=\"wp-image-6312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/006-Clipper-Site14-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/120-Tongue-Hitch-HeightDifference-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the first opportunity we&#8217;d had to try out our new Andersen leveler, and it worked great. As a general word to the wise, though, be sure your trailer wheels are well chocked before disconnecting from your tow vehicle especially when a site isn&#8217;t level!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/007-Clipper-AndersenLeveler-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/007-Clipper-AndersenLeveler-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/007-Clipper-AndersenLeveler-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/007-Clipper-AndersenLeveler-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/007-Clipper-AndersenLeveler-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/008-Clipper-Rug-TogetherHome-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6315\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6315\" class=\"wp-image-6315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/009-Clipper-Campsite-BackView-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After we had everything set up, we drove down to the beach area of the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Douthat-Map.jpg 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/010-Butterflies-Lake-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/010-Butterflies-Lake-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/010-Butterflies-Lake-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/010-Butterflies-Lake-150x120.jpg 150w, 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https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/017-Lake-Beach-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/017-Lake-Beach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/017-Lake-Beach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/017-Lake-Beach-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/011-DouthatLake-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/011-DouthatLake-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/011-DouthatLake-300x240.jpg 300w, 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data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6318\" class=\"wp-image-6318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/012-LakeView-Campground-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6319\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6319\" class=\"wp-image-6319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/014-Lakeview-Campground-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Looking across at Lakeside Campground at Douthat State Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was so peaceful and relaxing&#8230;.  Wayne stretched out on one of the benches near the lake and quickly fell asleep!  When he woke up, he took this picture of the blue sky and green leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/016-Lake-Up-View-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dinner that evening was Shrimp Scampi &amp; Linguine (a Bertolli frozen meal) cooked outside in the electric skillet.  After dinner, Wayne started a campfire, and it cooled off so much later in the evening that I needed to put on my sweatshirt jacket.  Nice sleeping weather!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6322\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6322\" class=\"wp-image-6322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/019-ElectricSkillet-Dinner-0521-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6323\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6323\" class=\"wp-image-6323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/021-Campfire-0521-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning, Wayne fixed breakfast outside.  I&#8217;ve said it before, but the electric skillet is one of the best things we&#8217;ve found for food preparation when we&#8217;re camping; we rarely take our propane stove with us now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/022-Wayne-Breakfast-0522-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Scrambled eggs with onion, garlic and cheese &#8211; Bush&#8217;s vegetarian baked beans &#8211; bagels &amp; cream cheese &#8211; coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to make a quick trip into Clifton Forge to look around and also to pick up a couple of things at a grocery store.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6327\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6327\" class=\"wp-image-6327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/024-CliftonForge-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6328\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6328\" class=\"wp-image-6328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/025-CliftonForge-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ALSO, I wanted to get a picture of myself at the Amtrak station.  One of my cousins who grew up in Clifton Forge recently made a cross-country train trip and she was able to get a quick picture of herself at the station.  This was my &#8220;Hi, Jane!&#8221; moment. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jane-CliftonForge-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6329\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6329\" class=\"wp-image-6329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jane-CliftonForge-2.jpg 576w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jane-CliftonForge-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jane-CliftonForge-2-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jane-CliftonForge-2-300x375.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6330\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6330\" class=\"wp-image-6330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/027-Sharon-CliftonForge-AmtrakStation-2-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Jane &#8211; May 5 and Sharon &#8211; May 22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clifton Forge has been a railroad town for years and years.  Two of my grandmother&#8217;s brothers moved to this small town to work for the C&amp;O railroad, and a great-great uncle on my grandfather&#8217;s side lived and worked there, too, as did other relatives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to &#8220;stop by&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/cohs.org\/heritage\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cohs.org\/heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C&amp;O Railway Heritage Center<\/a> on our way out of town and had NO idea that we&#8217;d spend the next couple of hours there!  We took so many pictures that I put them in a separate blog post that you can view <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6222\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6222\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  It&#8217;s definitely worth a visit if you&#8217;re in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6332\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6332\" class=\"wp-image-6332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/041-Wayne-Locomotive614-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6359\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6359\" class=\"wp-image-6359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/029-Locomotive7534-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6333\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6333\" class=\"wp-image-6333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/048-Sharon-PassengerCar-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6334\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6334\" class=\"wp-image-6334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/061-Wayne-Sharon-DiningCar-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we got back to our campsite, we sat outside for a while and enjoyed watching the various critters that stopped by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6336\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6336\" class=\"wp-image-6336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/095-Chipmunk-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6337\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6337\" class=\"wp-image-6337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/096-Chipmunk-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Chipmunk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6338\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6338\" class=\"wp-image-6338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/097-Pileated-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6339\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6339\" class=\"wp-image-6339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/098-Pileated-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Pileated Woodpecker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and funny thing&#8211;we heard an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Eastern_Whip-poor-will\/id\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Eastern_Whip-poor-will\/id\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Whip-poor-will<\/a> both nights at Douthat State Park; I hadn&#8217;t heard one in years!  In the link it says, &#8220;They chant their loud, namesake\u00a0<em>whip-poor-will<\/em>\u00a0song continuously on spring and summer evenings,&#8221; and that is the truth!  I don&#8217;t know how or when it ever took a breath because it sang non-stop. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was warm Saturday afternoon and Wayne wanted to go to the lake to swim.  Hmmm.  I put my bathing suit on but I was pretty sure I&#8217;d just watch from the sidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/099-Sharon-Beach2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wayne ventured out into the lake, but pretty quickly he ventured right back to the beach.  As he put it, <em>ice cubes<\/em> <em>would not have melted in the water<\/em>!  Made me laugh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/100-Wayne-Lake-2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As he sat on the beach in front of me drying off and warming up, I thought of how fortunate and how <em>blessed<\/em> we were to simply <em>be<\/em> in this beautiful place&#8230;.  We are so very thankful for all of the healing that has taken place since November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/101-Wayne-Scar-Lake-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we got back to the campground, I took this picture of the hood of my car.  Can you say, &#8220;Ah-CHOO!&#8221;?  So just as mountain lakes are still going to be super cold in May, camping in a forest in the springtime is going to expose you to a lot of pollen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/103-Jeep-Pollen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For dinner Saturday night we fixed another delicious Bertolli frozen meal.  While the fridge and freezer in the trailer are small, it&#8217;s so nice to have the ability to keep things frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/105-Dinner-Skillet2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After dinner, we sat outside talking and listening to the Whip-poor-will until the campfire burned down to embers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6349\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6349\" class=\"wp-image-6349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/106-Campfire-0522-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6350\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6350\" class=\"wp-image-6350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/107-Campfire-0522-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With check out time at 1:00 pm, we had time to go back to the lake on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/108-Wayne-Lake-0523-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6352\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6352\" class=\"wp-image-6352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/109-Lake-Patterns-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6353\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6353\" class=\"wp-image-6353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/111-Lake-Patterns-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Patterns in the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a lake this size, one of the obvious attractions is fishing.  In addition to needing a regular VA State fishing license and a trout license, the park charges an $8\/day fee for fishing from early April until mid-June.   During this time the lake is stocked with trout <em>twice a week<\/em>, and we saw people catching HUGE trout while we were there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below the dam is Wilson Creek.  It&#8217;s a very pretty area that we&#8217;ve visited on our previous day trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/119-Douthat-Dam-Creek-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/114-Waterfall.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/118-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/116-Sharon-Wayne-Douthat-Dam-2048x1539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While this was our first camping trip to Douthat, we hope to go again sometime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/122-I-64East-1024x768.jpg\" 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