DeGray Lake Resort State Park
Wow – this place was just Wow – HUGE – and had every amenity you can think of (except
laundry). We had a super nice site that backed up to the woods and had a clear few of the
lake from the front. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t the best while we were there. We
kept a close eye on things as massive storms were due to roll through our area. The night
we arrived a huge thunderstorm rolled through – which was the start of things to come.
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The next day was cloudy – a bit chilly – and again a chance for storms. We took a chance on
the forecast which was clear for the day and headed off to Hot Springs.
We first visited the famous Anthony Chapel and the Garvan Woodland Gardens. Pictures
don’t do justice as to how truly beautiful the Chapel and the Gardens are!!
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Then we headed to the cute town of Hot Springs – had some lunch – enjoyed walking the streets and going
through the Hot Springs National Park. The National Park has done a wonderful job at
preserving the sites.
The displays were exactly as it would look back in the day. It seems like this was the place to be seen and get healed by the water.
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Prior to leaving, we drove up to the Hot Springs Mountain Tower that
has a 360 degree view of…………you name it…………everything!! Donna is not thrilled
about being that high up in an open tower but she did it
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And then………….here come the storms again. This time the Park Ranger came around to
every camp site making sure we knew where the safe shelter was and that we were
prepared should we need to evacuate as the tornado watch was looming over us. We were
as prepared as we could be. Phones dialed in to the weather channel with alerts popping
off every few minutes. The HAM radio tuned into the local weather. We listened to the
thunder for hours – watching the lightning all around us. The rain sounds pretty cool from
inside our Airstream!!!
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We delayed our departure the morning we left as it was pouring rain with lots of lighting and thunder it was best to let
this set of storms go by before we broke camp. We waited for a small break but alas it
didn’t last very long. We broke camp in the rain – drove to our next destination in the rain –
set up in the rain – and both of us looked like drowned rats by the time it was all said and
done – LOL!! But………….we arrived safe and sound!!