Oops I slipped… https://alongtheray.com/oops-i-slipped%E2%80%A6
Altitude 508.58 ft Summersville, WV 84°F (feels 88°F) Partly Cloudy (wind 2.2 mph)
Back to civilization for hot showers and laundry. Managed to snag a first-come first-served spacious lakefront spot amidst big rigs all over. Nice to have ducks for company on Summersville lake which feeds the famous Gu... alongtheray.com https://alongtheray.com/battle-run-campground
Altitude 347.15 ft Buchanan, VA 86°F (feels 91°F) Sunny (wind 2.5 mph)
View from my backyard in a hammock. Very peaceful and refreshing. Thereâs a little waterfall on the right if you look closely. Am in base of Blue Ridge mountains and close to Appalachian trail which I walked a bit of for kicks. ... alongtheray.com https://alongtheray.com/north-creek-campground-in-jefferson-ntl-forest
Altitude 298.116 ft Bassett, VA 79°F (feels 80°F) Cloudy (wind 3.9 mph)
…on Philpott lake in Virginia near Blue Ridge mountains. Another packed Corps of Engineers campground; will be nice to hit a quiet national forest up next.
🗺 Goose Point campground 
Altitude 316.546 ft Wilkesboro, NC 77°F (feels 79°F) Mostly Cloudy (wind 5.1 mph)
A nice respite for hot showers and electricity to charge everything up including me travel sore body. Summer rains make it nice and cool up here.
🗺 Bandit’s Roost campground on Kerr Scott reservoir 
Altitude 135.204 ft , SC 86°F (feels 87°F) Cloudy (wind 1.9 mph)
…in Sumter National Forest. New journey on way to Nova Scotia, Canada or bust!
🗺 Woods Ferry campground 
For my curious followers, I’m following @kev@qrk.one’s footsteps and merging my Fediverse account into Micro.blog for simplicity’s sake at @ray@alongtheray.social. Thanks Kev!
This is very useful to play around with and select colors/tones for blogs, etc. I like their dark and light color generators to help hone in on light/dark themes (scroll further down for those): https://colorffy.com/discover https://colorffy.com/discover
Hi all, I’ve been posting entries from my handwritten journal to the blog to bring it back up to date. They aren’t going out via RSS or socials (for now) to keep from cluttering it up meanwhile. Feel free to mosey over if you’d like to catch up with me. Take care. https://alongtheray.com https://alongtheray.com
Sunset over Cellon creek at San Felasco Preserve in Gainesville, Florida 
What a beautiful website, words ’n all - Turtle Shell https://turtleshell.com
Love the idea of having a weekly “blog” club ala book club. Would be great to see more of these on different blog topics: posobin.com/blogclub/ https://posobin.com/blogclub/
Why do farts smell worse in the shower? Ugh.
This is pretty amazing – turning a Wordpress install into a complete Mastodon app/reader as if it were its own Mastodon instance. Love the ability to use it ala a RSS reader and even send articles to your e-reader. alex.kirk.at/2024/06/1… https://alex.kirk.at/2024/06/13/your-wordpress-as-your-personal-mastodon-instance/
Am curious, any of you put your personal journals/dairies online, either on your blog or in a separate area?
Don't hoard your darlings https://notes.alongtheray.com/dont-hoard-your-darlings
View from this morning’s desk 
Stop wandering about! https://notes.alongtheray.com/stop-wandering-about
Altitude 56.153 ft Nicholls, GA 92°F (feels 99°F) Sunny (wind 3.9 mph)
An old farm that was given to the state and turned into a living history park replete with beautifully restored historic buildings.
🗺 General Coffee state park 
Altitude 103.486 ft Lincolnton, GA 91°F (feels 95°F) Sunny (wind 6.5 mph)
Beautiful and quiet spot in a 2,500 acre peninsula of natural goodness, beaches and 20 some miles of trails
🗺 Bussey Point campground 
May your new year be adventurous and fulfilling, fellow souls! 
8-30 Wandering Alyssa, things that walk away https://alongtheray.com/8-30-wandering-alyssa-things-that-walk-away
8-29 Seeking offline-ness and slowness, bump in the night, more trash https://alongtheray.com/8-29-seeking-offline-ness-and-slowness-bump-in-the-night-more-trash
8-25 MacGuyvering elbow comfort, cheap toilet paper, beautiful synchronicity https://alongtheray.com/8-25-macguyvering-elbow-comfort-cheap-toilet-paper-beautiful-synchronicity
8-23 Missing trees, countryside roller coasters, Kentucky red-tide and identity crisis https://alongtheray.com/8-23-missing-trees-countryside-roller-coasters-kentucky-red-tide-and-identity-crisis
8-19 Salt Lick creek, peace without cellular, and writing https://alongtheray.com/8-19-salt-lick-creek-peace-without-cellular-and-writing
Silhouette over Percy Priest lake near Nashville, Tennessee. 
More Carney Fork river serenity in Tennessee 
‘‘twas a misty sunset on the Center Hill dam over Caney Fork river 
Altitude 262.392 ft Reliance, TN 87°F (feels 92°F) Mostly Cloudy (wind 4 mph)
More creek porn ; ) Seems to be a popular area, national park like with lotsa vacationers/tourists.
🗺 Parksville lake campground 
PS Saw you’re a beekeeper? Promptly followed! Have a blog on your beekeeping adventures?
Yes! My faveorite kind of places where I can feel the past…
Came across an abandoned 1850s cemetery above Upper Stamp campground. Quite the lonely place. 
Serenity on Carters Lake near Eliijay Georgia 
Bought some garden netting and draped it over the awning. Presto — instant screened porch. Begone skeeters! 
Altitude 285.033 ft Calhoun, GA 88°F (feels 90°F) Sunny (wind 4 mph)
Free! Quiet and secluded yet 15 mins from town.
🗺 Hidden creek campground in Chattahoochee national forest 
Kayaked up a creek saw a hidden trail and it led to this secluded beauty! 
Ayy! Every time I check into Nostr there's something new being built or shared. Fun times!