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Ascape 4 – Shenandoah KOA

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 1st, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We took the Ascape out for the 4th time this weekend, this time a father-son trip to go hiking. On the drive up there must have been traffic on the …



Recent Books Summer 2020

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 24th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Living through a pandemic has definitely been good for finding time to read.

K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches by Tyler Kepner

I greatly enjoyed this book. 10 …



Teddy’s First Camping Trip

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 19th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Our third trip in the Ascape was a weekend camping trip to Fairy Stone State Park. 30 minutes before we left I looked at Michelle and said, “Let’s take …



What States Have You REALLY Visited?

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 9th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

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Do you remember back in the golden days of blogs when somebody would write something then a bunch of other people would write about the same thing and link back …



Covid-19 doesn’t exist in Natural Bridge VA

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 5th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We spent the weekend camping at the Natural Bridge / Lexington KOA. As I pulled up for curbside check in the employee/manager/owner was masked, but she made a snide …



Lexington VA Camping 2020

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 5th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This was our 2nd trip in the camper. This time it was me and my son. We spent 3 nights at the KOA Natural Bridge / Lexington.

This particular KOA is …



Halfway to What?

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 29th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

June 30th, 2020. The year is 50% done (49.73% if you want to be pedantic about it.) We are halfway home. 117 shopping days until Christmas.

Can you even …



Maiden Voyage with the Camper

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 27th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

No more pandemic diary, but you get a camping journal in its place. Fair trade?

We took the Ascape out this weekend, just 60 miles east to Williamsburg VA. Camping …



1998 Wants Its Internet Back

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 18th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’m not sure I share the optimism from this piece about a resurgence of old school web sensibilities. I will say that the new Hey email service looks absolutely amazing. Seriously, go take the tour and check out the features. As you all know I 100% support paying for …



Day 88 – The End

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jun 7th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Like everybody else, the pandemic is “top of mind” 24 x 7 for me. I’m writing to help myself not internalize all of it. You can find other posts in the series at https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/tag/coronavirus.html

Day 88. The End.

The blog isn’t going anywhere …