Short Getaway - Mohican State Park (Ohio)

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:50 pm

My wife is out of town this week and the kids were stuck at home, so I took Thursday and today off and took my daughters camping at Mohican State Park near Loudonville, Ohio. Travel time was approx. 1 1/2 hours from our home.

We rented kayaks on Thursday afternoon and enjoyed a fun (but pricey!) float down the Mohican River, played in the river from our campsite (# 98 at the state park campground - nice site!) made smores, rode bikes, swam in the pool, played Yahtzee, and had a good time.

Here's some photos....

On the way there.... iPod? Who needs an iPod?

It was sunny and hot (high 80s), but the Westy was raring to go on Route 30!

Relaxing at the campsite by the river...

Nice scenery...

turk · Post by **turk** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:56 pm

Nice. Your dash and your bus are clean. You getting the same muggy weather we have in Chicago? Doesn't look too bad. I have a battery powered fan from Walmart (

) that works pretty good for the mugginess.

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:09 pm

Yes, hot and humid - near 90 today. We actually had an electric camp site, so we had two fans going in the Westy. Combined with a shady site, it was not bad for sleeping! (Also, thanks for the Bus compliments!)

zblair · Post by **zblair** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:21 pm

Nice photos there Don. Looks peaceful.

I can actually say, I've sat in that bus! It is clean. Very!

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:29 pm

Too funny, Turk, I noticed the detailed dash also. My dash doesn't look like that, at least not for too long.

Don, I love that first picture. That's my life in 5 years. Two teenage/tweenage girls tolerating their papa. Nice.

vwlover77 · Post by **vwlover77** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:54 am

chitwnvw wrote:Two teenage/tweenage girls tolerating their papa.

You've got the key word right, that's for sure: Tolerate!

And it works both ways. I say "This too shall pass" to myself quite often these days!

pb24ss · Post by **pb24ss** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:10 am

i like the fan clamped to the poptop bar. good idea. looks like a fun time. i aspire to have a dash that pretty some day.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:56 am

Thank you for posting! Nice pics, looks like everybody was having a good time.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:18 am

hambone wrote:Thank you for posting! Nice pics, looks like everybody was having a good time.

Hammie, you're starting to sound like the Walmart greeter!

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:33 am

Yeah I just want people to know that I liked em'. What else can I say?

turk · Post by **turk** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:03 pm

You don't do it when I post.

RussellK · Post by **RussellK** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:33 pm

vwlover77 wrote:
chitwnvw wrote:Two teenage/tweenage girls tolerating their papa.
You've got the key word right, that's for sure: Tolerate!

And it works both ways. I say "This too shall pass" to myself quite often these days!

It shows you did a good job raising those girls. It is bittersweet watching them grow and knowing it will never be the same as today.... Each year for Mother's Day my two, a 21 and 18 YO give their Mom a weekend campout. Keep them camping with you for as long as you can.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:55 pm

I haven't been to that state park in years!

It looks like the girls had a good time and I hope Dad did too!

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Short Getaway - Mohican State Park (Ohio)

Short Getaway - Mohican State Park (Ohio)