Twin Knobs Campground, Daniel Boone National Forest, Morehead, KY, Site 2.
First campsite
We left Gibsonville, NC, this morning and drove as far as we could in one day. In our planning we checked mapquest and GPS systems to obtain the mileage between cities and the estimated time of travel. However, we quickly realized that pulling a camper affects the distances that we can travel in one day. We were wise in the fact that we did not reserve campsites but chose to locate campgrounds as possible campsites as we got closer to the time to stop for the night. Using smartphone apps we were able to have campsites every night.
Daniel Boone National Forest
We only had one night without any hookups in the sixteen nights we were on the road. However, there was an electrical outlet in the flushable toilet bathroom. We soon realized that we are much nicer to each other when we have at least some type of electrical hookup. Our campsites were from anywhere from $10.50 (state parks with a senior citizen national park pass) to $36.00 (all amenities including wifi, laundry, hot tub, individual bathrooms at the bathhouse, hookups to wash RV's, campers, and vehicle).Today we were just like the pioneers in that we were trying to go from the East to the "jumping off" place for the Oregon Trail. Our "jumping off" place is Independence, MO.
Caperton Center
Ron enjoyed seeing the Caperton Visitor and Craft Center in Clarkson, WVA. It is named after a distant relative Gaston Caperton who served as governor of WVA from 1989 to l997. Caperton is Ron's mother's maiden name. I enjoyed Charleston the state capital of WVA. Charleston is located at the joining of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers. It is a beautiful town with lots of industries along the rivers and railroad tracks.
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