28 August 2016
The jeep is all packed and I’m ready to go. I need to add a few things to the backpack before I depart tomorrow. I hope to leave around 10 am so as to beat the traffic on I-95. My first night will be at Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park unless Tropical Low 99 follows me up the state. I’ve already decided if it is pouring down rain when I get to the state park, I’ll pitch camp in a motel in either Haines City of Lakeland, Florida. I don’t mind sleeping in the rain, hiking in the rain, but I do draw the line at setting up camp in the rain except on an emergency basis.
Tomorrow has been a long time coming. I’ve been planning this trip for a year and seriously working on the logistics for 6 months. I think I’ve covered everything, dotted the “i’s” and crossed the “t’s” so to speak. The only place I don’t have reservations is Joshua Tree National Park but they don’t take reservations until October. They assume you have to be an idiot to camp out at Joshua Tree in September where the temperature has been running around 101-106 F during the day. The only consolation is night time temps are around 69-70F.
I’ll try to post my first trip blog sometime tomorrow after I set up camp and get everything situated. I’ll also try to include a few photos of the area. Until then, adieu.
Good luck, Fred! I look forward to following your journey! Ha, I’m going to Joshua Tree in September (end), but NOT camping out! Have a great time. Be safe, be dry, be happy!
Best wishes for safe travel and lots of fun! Me too, I’m off on my great adventure Saturday: France for a month in Burgundy for the grape harvest. Aloha, JACK
Hoist a glass for me! Bon Voyage!