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GordonThree
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Apr 12, 2014

Hartwick Pines CG, Michigan

Feeling spring fever at home, I jumped the gun on the camping season.

I don't think this park opens until May, but they allow off-season use at a discount. (no services except electric)

I had thought by this time in April they'd have at least one spigot turned on, but nope! Drove into town for dinner at a greasy dive bar, and picked up a few gal of water. My fresh tank in the rv is filled with sanitizer water, it's fine for washing hands and flushing the john.

This morning it sounded like thunder out, but it was really live-fire training over at camp grayling, kind of neat, as I've never heard heavy weapons fire before.

Beautiful star filled sky last night - no rv neighbors with their clearance lights and LED palm trees left lit up all night :)

Campground looks like it would be busy in the summer, lots of spots for BIG RIGS, long paved pull-through pads with full hook-ups.

Time for some breakfast.

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  • We love Hartwick. It's about the only state park we stay at. (Not into crowds!) We usually plan a late September trip there as the DH loves to fish the East Branch of the Au Sable. We always stay in the electric-only sites, they are amazingly secluded for a state park. Great hiking trails, the old growth forest plus the trail from the campground to Bright and Glory Lakes are always nice.

    Is the snow gone yet? I'm about an hour west of there and plenty of snow on the ground still here!

    Oh yeah... the artillery! We do a lot of camping in the Grayling area and it's always interesting to hear. At Lake Margrethe we usually hear machine gun fire!

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