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Central West End Christmas – St. Louis, MO – December 2018

Central West End Christmas – St. Louis, MO – December 2018

My family is currently based in St. Louis – we are a family of 4 – me, Brandi is the mom, and I’m 43.  My husband, who we’ll refer to as P, is 51.  We have a 15-year-old we’ll refer to as J, and a 

October 24-25 at Johnson’s Shut-Ins

October 24-25 at Johnson’s Shut-Ins

We took a short trip to Johnson’s Shut-Ins again, and camped one night.  We stayed at the same ADA-accessible walk-in site as we used before.  It was just too cold and rainy to stay two nights like we had planned, but the major complication was that the 

Watkins Mill State Park and Historic Site, June 15-17, 2018

Watkins Mill State Park and Historic Site, June 15-17, 2018

The Campground We visited Watkins Mill this weekend more for the purposes of saving money, rather than for camping.  We were in the KC area to visit family and we were running low on funds, so we decided to camp out instead of getting a 

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park Campground – June 8-10, 2018

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park Campground – June 8-10, 2018

The Campground The campground at Johnson’s Shut-Ins is very large.  There are five “loops” of campsites, of varying types.  Loop 1 offers equestrian sites (but can also be reserved by those without horses).  Loops 2, 3, and 4 offer electric, some offer water, and there