My Chevrolet Express van Class B- camper
I have been camping in my 1990 Chevrolet Silverado Blazer 2-door for the last 20 years. When I removed the back seat there was just enough room for a 3/4 sized (Hollywood, as some people called them)...
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Hi back at you J Herb,
As you have probably heard on the news our state of South Dakota is wide open so we can camp at almost any state campground thru the pandemic. Also as a result of this our state has one of the highest rates of Covid-19 in the country. We are staying safe by isolating, wearing masks, and not getting together in any groups nor out to eat. We buy a lot of take-out and pizza that we cook ourselves.
We continue to camp as a way of isolating and we do whenever the temps are above 50 degrees. Last weekend we traveled to Yankton, SD (about 300 miles across the state) to see if we could spot the Mandarin duck that was spotted there about a month ago and made Facebook. The morning we left we spotted a bald eagle about a mile from our house that was roosting in a dead tree in Roscoe Lake. There were two in the tree but one flew away as two vehicles stopped to admire them and take pictures.
We got to Yankton and drove to Westside Park across from the hospital where it was reported on Facebook that the Mandarin duck had been spotted hanging out with some wood ducks.
We spotted a lot of geese standing around on the ice. One goose entertained us by trying to walk on the ice with melt-water on top and an irregular surface. He slipped and slid and almost lost his balance several times.
We saw several different species of duck from mallard to wood duck. In fact, we saw four wood ducks but no Mandarin duck. We found out later on Facebook that he had not been spotted in the last few days.
Here is a picture from the city’s Facebook page of the Mandarin duck we were hoping to see. There are no Mandarin ducks in the wild in North America so it was suggested that he was an escapee from a zoo, bird sanctuary, or someone’s private collection. The city did have a contest to name the duck and the winning name was Duckota.
My wife took a picture of one of the wood ducks that I really liked because of the ripples on the water.
From there we traveled west of Yankton towards Gavins Point Dam and our campsite at one of the several state recreation areas on Lewis & Clark Lake on the Missouri River. We chose Pierson Ranch Recreation Area as we had never camped there before.
Our campsite at #64 was centrally located and protected from the wind.
We had a nice campfire to keep us warm while my wife warmed up Thanksgiving leftovers on the camp stove. We had a repeat of the feast from a day before.
We didn’t see the Mandarin duck but we still had a nice trip and a tailwind on the way home the next day.
As you have probably heard on the news our state of South Dakota is wide open so we can camp at almost any state campground thru the pandemic. Also as a result of this our state has one of the highest rates of Covid-19 in the country. We are staying safe by isolating, wearing masks, and not getting together in any groups nor out to eat. We buy a lot of take-out and pizza that we cook ourselves.
We continue to camp as a way of isolating and we do whenever the temps are above 50 degrees. Last weekend we traveled to Yankton, SD (about 300 miles across the state) to see if we could spot the Mandarin duck that was spotted there about a month ago and made Facebook. The morning we left we spotted a bald eagle about a mile from our house that was roosting in a dead tree in Roscoe Lake. There were two in the tree but one flew away as two vehicles stopped to admire them and take pictures.
We got to Yankton and drove to Westside Park across from the hospital where it was reported on Facebook that the Mandarin duck had been spotted hanging out with some wood ducks.
We spotted a lot of geese standing around on the ice. One goose entertained us by trying to walk on the ice with melt-water on top and an irregular surface. He slipped and slid and almost lost his balance several times.
We saw several different species of duck from mallard to wood duck. In fact, we saw four wood ducks but no Mandarin duck. We found out later on Facebook that he had not been spotted in the last few days.
Here is a picture from the city’s Facebook page of the Mandarin duck we were hoping to see. There are no Mandarin ducks in the wild in North America so it was suggested that he was an escapee from a zoo, bird sanctuary, or someone’s private collection. The city did have a contest to name the duck and the winning name was Duckota.
My wife took a picture of one of the wood ducks that I really liked because of the ripples on the water.
From there we traveled west of Yankton towards Gavins Point Dam and our campsite at one of the several state recreation areas on Lewis & Clark Lake on the Missouri River. We chose Pierson Ranch Recreation Area as we had never camped there before.
Our campsite at #64 was centrally located and protected from the wind.
We had a nice campfire to keep us warm while my wife warmed up Thanksgiving leftovers on the camp stove. We had a repeat of the feast from a day before.
We didn’t see the Mandarin duck but we still had a nice trip and a tailwind on the way home the next day.
