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2024 Campout #5 - Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Camp set up well after sunset with nothing but a headlamp; extreme even for me! Facing the now bitter cold and the approaching end of the...
Trail Guide Joe
Jan 85 min read
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2024 Campout #4 - St Joe State Park
Camp set up before the sun sets; very rare! Facing the cold and the approaching end of the year, it was time to squeeze in the 4th...
Trail Guide Joe
Nov 15, 20245 min read
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2024 Campout #3 - Montauk State Park
When the leaves on the trees are starting to change, that can only mean one thing... it's time for the annual Montauk State Park  trout...
Trail Guide Joe
Oct 10, 20247 min read
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2024 Campout #2 - Trail of Tears State Park
Fall is around the corner so let's get camping! The second trip of 2024 would take me back to Trail of Tears State Park , a place I have...
Trail Guide Joe
Sep 21, 20244 min read
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2024 Campout #1 - Mark Twain State Park
The time has come! Halfway through the 8th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2024. The destination, one...
Trail Guide Joe
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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2024 Camping Season Kick Off!
It's now June. The temperatures are hitting and exceeding the 90° mark more consistently; my least favorite temperatures to camp in. And...
Trail Guide Joe
Jun 12, 20244 min read
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2023 Campout #5 - St Francois State Park
The 5th and possibly final trip of the year would also be the second solo trip of the year for me. The weather would be nice enough, a...
Trail Guide Joe
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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2023 Campout #4 - Montauk State Park & More!
When the leaves on the trees are starting to change, that can only mean one thing... it's time for the annual Montauk State Park trout...
Trail Guide Joe
Oct 12, 20236 min read
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2023 Campout #3 - Washington State Park
After a month off due to insufferable heat and severe weather, we would pack up and head out on the first fall-like weekend of the...
Trail Guide Joe
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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2023 Campout #2 - Babler State Park
More than half the year has gone by and I am just now getting the second camping trip in. Not as far behind as some other years but still...
Trail Guide Joe
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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2023 Campout #1 - Mark Twain State Park
The time has come! Nearly to the 6th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2023. The destination, not one I...
Trail Guide Joe
May 19, 20233 min read
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2022 Campout #5 - Echo Bluff State Park
It's December again. The tents and sleeping bags are all packed away. Camping season is done, right? Wrong! Like last year, we would set...
Trail Guide Joe
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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2022 Campout #4 - Montauk State Park
The air outside has a chill to it, the leaves are starting to change, and beginning to fall... That can mean quite a few things but to me...
Trail Guide Joe
Oct 6, 20226 min read
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2022 Campout #3 - Pomme De Terre State Park
After a short 3 weeks off following the Washington State Park trip, it was time to get back on the road again and head to someone...
Trail Guide Joe
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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2022 Campout #2 - Washington State Park
For the second camping trip of the year, after an unexpected month off, we would pack up and head out on the hottest weekend of the year...
Trail Guide Joe
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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2022 Campout #1 - St Francois State Park
With almost half of 2022 already over... the first camping trip of the year was LONG overdue! Why has it taken almost 6 months to get the...
Trail Guide Joe
May 13, 20224 min read
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2021 Campout #6
It's November. The tents and sleeping bags are all packed away. Camping season is done, right? Wrong! With a holiday on the calendar and...
Trail Guide Joe
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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2021 Campout #5
Not nearly a week into October and the time has once again come for the annual Montauk State Park trout fishing trip! Last year ended a...
Trail Guide Joe
Oct 7, 20216 min read
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2021 Campout #4
Finally! A perfect camping weekend! This year has been quite a challenge as far as camping is concerned with hot, humid weather and...
Trail Guide Joe
Sep 24, 20213 min read
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2021 Campout #3
Finally, a camping trip that doesn't include a heat advisory! How exactly this happens in the middle of August is beyond me but it did...
Trail Guide Joe
Aug 13, 20214 min read
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