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    Geauga Park District Ohio

    Geauga Park District in Ohio has some wonderful camping options. They are free if you live in that county and only $20 if you don't. Some of the sites include a gorgeous, cedar made lean-to with a beautiful stone fire place. I would love to do a group hang here. The park we were at was very wooded, very clean, and very nice.

    I took my son and mother there this weekend. It was supposed to be a 3 day weekend for us, but it ended up being 2 nights. The first night we got in very late, it was a mix of rain and snow, very cold, and very windy. All the sites had reservations, but because of the weather, we were the only ones at the entire place. I sat us up as best as I could....but we were all cold the entire first night. Sleeping came hard to my mom and son and I didn't get to sleep until 7am that next morning. (I think mostly because of our hair being wet and just getting chilled to the bone). The next day, I did look over things and correct some things such as adjusting the UQ and taking up some slack in the hammock socks....that night we slept warm and hard.

    Another lesson learned is to keep your hats and/or ponchos in the front of the truck with you. No matter how nice the weather is where you are, it could be the complete opposite just 3.5 hours away from you. Also if your destination is near a large lake, lake effects are very unpredictable and don't necessarily show accurately on the weather reports.

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    Here are a few more pictures:

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    Looks like an exciting trip and great pic's, setting up in the midst of nasty weather takes some practice but you soon get it!
    "yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
    It's always best if your an early riser!

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    To view the entire album you can go to http://photobucket.com/geaugapark2011

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranky Bear View Post
    Looks like an exciting trip and great pic's, setting up in the midst of nasty weather takes some practice but you soon get it!

    You sure are right on there! My own stupidity for putting our ponchos and such in the back of the truck. The cab is covered so they were dry, but not me by the time I got out, and dug through the crap to get them. Oh well. I seem to learn best when it's the hardest lesson.

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