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 11-7-2024 to 11-21-2024         This state park, especially in contrast to our last stay at the KOA, reminds us of why we love state parks. Huge wooded park, spacious RV sites, wonderful lakes, and lots of nice trails.           We had a great family visit during this stay. This picture was taken by Cody after an afternoon hike  - Harry, me, Kate, Sam, Anita, Haley, Annie, and Scott.           It was also a sibling reunion. We decided it has been 5 years since the three of us have been together.    Additional pictures from the visit: Sam, Anita, Cody Harry Sam and Scott on hike bridge World's best crossword puzzle team.  Anita and Sam Cody and Haley Kate and Harry          Harry's hair is still wet in this picture from his time spent in the lake for the therapeutic effects of the 40 degree temperature.           During the ...

 10-24-2024 to 11-7-2024         We traded a beautiful, spacious state park stay for a cramped, parking lot stay at a KOA by a noisy interstate. Reason for this unlikely trade was learning that the state park has no internet and very limited cell service. So we chose the KOA because we wanted to watch the election returns and the World Series.              After we got in the mode of being Memphis site seerers, it turned out ok.  Our first sightseeing walk was the Big River Crossing, the longest (about a mile) public pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Mississippi. Great views and nice grassy trail at the end.  Entrance View from the river crossing          We went to Tom Lee Park several times, either combined with sight seeing or as the primary destination. It is a long strip along the Mississippi River that's fun to walk. There's a statue of Tom Lee, who saved 32 people in 1...