travel – Steve Crossland

Vermont through New Hampshire into Maine

July 19, 2021May 31, 2021 by Steve

I’m checking in this morning from Camden Hills State Park in Maine. I last posted from a Burlington Vermont coffee shop the morning I arrived there on Day 8.

I spent most of that morning and early afternoon at Nomad Coffee in Burlington doing some laptop work and chilling, before visiting an REI to purchase some camping soap.

That night In Burlington I camped free at the waterfront harbor downtown in a gravel boat trailer parking area. From there I hiked all around the waterfront and into downtown.

Burlington has a downtown retail and entertainment section where the entire street has been converted to pedestrian-only, and this stretches for blocks. I thought it was a good idea as it allowed lots of space for outdoor dining and walking. It wasn’t very crowded.

Into NY State to Burlington VT

July 19, 2021May 27, 2021 by Steve

I’m checking in this morning from Nomad Coffee in Burlington VT. I last posted from a Kentucky Truck stop where I had overnighted just south of Cincinnati. From Kentucky, I next traversed Ohio in a NE diagonal route toward Erie PA, cutting across the sliver of Eastern Pennsylvania that abuts Lake Erie, then up into …

Hot Springs AR to Kentucky Truck Stop

July 19, 2021May 25, 2021 by Steve

At my last check-in post I had arrived at Hot Springs AR.That evening I hiked up “Hot Springs Mountain” to the overlook. My Strava app says that was a 445 foot elevation gain. Like walking up the stairs of a 45 story building. I could really feel that in my legs the next morning, so …

Sherman TX to Hot Springs AR

July 19, 2021May 22, 2021 by Steve

Yesterday I departed Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose TX and headed up to Sherman TX to visit my Mom and brother. This morning it was time to get out of Texas and let the journey really begin!

I headed up Hwy 75 through Durant OK, then cut east on 43. It was pastoral two-lane roads the rest of the day. Beautiful rural countryside all the way.

I stopped for BBQ lunch at the Chopping Block in Mena Arkansas, then continued to a free public land campground I found on one of my apps on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas. I thought I might be able to break out the paddleboard there for a nice evening paddle.