Many people will rave about the benefits and pleasures of RV living, but never mention the problems and difficulties. They will praise the pros, without commenting on the cons. These are generally people who make a living pushing the RV lifestyle, or else they may simply be Thoreau quoting utopians. Like everything else in life,…
There are only four groups of venomous snakes found in the wild in the continental United States- rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Only about 20% of snakes in the US are venomous. But, one or more venomous snakes can be found almost everywhere in the continental United States.
extremely quick and agile with short bursts of energy. They also have an instinctive tactic known as a “death roll”, which is a maneuver designed to both incapacitate and dismember their prey. This means you will drown about the same time as it rips you limb from limb.
Propane is a deadly liquid, which turns to gas, that can injure or kill you in a great many ways, including, but not limited to: asphyxiation, fire, explosion, and frostbite.
Accidents, also known as unintentional injuries, can occur in an instant and without notice. Every step you take, every move you make, is a potential accident. The slightest misstep, miscalculation, or motor function slip, could suddenly thrust you into the arms of the grim reaper. Normal, everyday life, is waiting in the shadows for a…
It is estimated that about 1 in 9 people suffer from claustrophobia, which is the fear of being in tight places, or the overwhelming feeling of being trapped. Symptoms can range from mild anxiety to full-blown panic attacks. While many phobias are irrational fears of unlikely events or benign objects, claustrophobia is generally triggered by childhood events or traumatic experiences.
The animal which causes the most injuries in America is the domestic dog. Every year, over 4 million Americans are injured by pet dogs. This makes dogs the most dangerous animal in America. To be fair, however, we surely have far more encounters with pet dogs than we do with all wild animals combined. Yet,…
Frostbite and hypothermia are not the only risks from cold weather camping. When Mother Nature turns into the Witch of Winter, she can bring death from multiple directions all at once. She will gladly, without a second thought, freeze your carcass stiff and blue, and give you a cold white burial. But winter can also…
What started as a three week trip to the gulf coast, turned into one week of winter camping. The first problem was a mega-storm, bringing 70+ tornadoes, that just happened to cross our intended route. Other problems also arose, so we cut our trip short, turned around, and headed home. This was the first time…
Caddo Lake State Park is a Texas state park located near the Texas/Louisiana border and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in this region. It has over 50 miles of paddling trails for kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards. The park also offers some inter-tangled hiking trails. Caddo Lake State Park has 46 campsites,…
Lake Wister State Park is located within the Winding Stair Scenic Byway in SW Oklahoma, near the Quachita National Forest. RV sites have electric, water, a picnic table, grill, and fire ring. I’m told the park has 30 RV sites with full hookups, and 80 with water and electric. The sites are level concrete pads….
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park is a park in NE Texas, located on the heavily wooded shoreline on the north side of Lake Bob Sandlin. The park offers 75 spacious campsites with water, electric, a picnic table, fire pit, and lantern hook. The park has a boat ramp, a lighted fishing pier and a fish…
Millwood State Park, located on Millwood Lake in the SW corner of Arkansas, has 45 campsites: 42 RV sites, three primitive tent sites, and picnic sites. The park also has a marina which offers gift items, groceries, bait, gas, and rents fishing boats, canoes, and kayaks. The campground also has a 1.5 mile self-guided walking…
White Oak Lake State Park is conveniently situated on White Oak Lake, which is a popular fishing lake. Facilities include 41 RV campsites, and four tent sites. Each site also has a table, fire ring and grate. The park has a visitor center and store, and a marina with boat and kayak rentals. Campground amenities…
Cowhide Cove Campground is located on Lake Greeson on the Little Missouri River in Pike County, Arkansas. The campground offers 50 campsites, divided between two campgrounds, consisting of 48 sites with electric hookups and two tent sites without electricity. The RV campsites also have water, picnic tables, ground grills, pedestal grills and lantern poles. Other…
Waveland Park Campground is a COE park located on the beautiful Blue Mountain Lake near Waveland, Arkansas. Blue Mountain Lake sits in the shadow of Mount Magazine, which is the highest mountain in Arkansas and also the tallest mountain between the Rockies and Alleghenies. Waveland Park has 51 shaded campsites with electric and water hookups,…
