Kolomoki Mounds State Park: Our First Visit

It was a 196 mile drive from Indian Springs to Kolomoki Mounds State Park, but we were well rested and ready for the trip. There were stops along the way, of course. There always are. We stopped at Wal-Mart in Forsyth Georgia first. Gary was on a mission to find some Hot Wheels cars he's been looking for, so stopping at Wal-Mart stores along our way had become a regular thing. The next stop was McDonald's in Byron Georgia, and then we bopped across the street to the Big Peach Antique Mall. We always stop there when we're in the area. Dodge and I know that parking lot VERY well. Three hours later, we were rolling again, but we were FAR behind schedule. Gary called ahead to the Kolomoki Mounds park office to find out what to do if we arrived after closing time. We were told to go to our assigned campsite, and to check in the following day. It was a long and mostly rainy drive, and it seemed like it took forever. The cellphone navigation routed us through some strange areas, and we were 14 miles from the park when we had a VERY close call with a deer that ran across the road. YIKES!!! We finally got to the park just a few minutes before 6PM, and we settled in for the night. Our stay was for three nights, December 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2018. The next morning, Gary got our campsite properly set up, and drove down to the office to check in. He took a few pictures, then made the 30+ mile trip to Dothan, Alabama to go antique shopping. We only had a few TV channels, but I was content watching old shows on the Laff channel. Oddly, we got that channel during all four of our stops on this round of camping, but we don't have it here at home. I LOVED it! Gary and Dodge were in Dothan for hours, and didn't get back until well after dark. There were only three campers in the park including us, so it was as quiet as it was at Indian Springs. The lower numbered campsites (we were in number 11) are all on Lake Kolomoki. Our site was the last in the row, so it was the most secluded. Nobody was close to us at all. The next day (our third and last), Gary explored the park and hung out with me all day. Most of these pics were taken on that final day. He climbed the steps to the top of the Temple Mound (the largest one), and visited Mound D, which is the next biggest, but tiny in comparison to the Temple Mound. Most of the trails in the park were closed due to downed trees from Hurricane Michael. We saw LOTS of devastation all the way from Albany Georgia heading south to the park. Thousands of trees were down. Some of them had sliced through houses and crushed vehicles. We were amazed at the amount of damage. It was sad to see. As for the park, we enjoyed our stay. We wouldn't hesitate to go back. Gary said the restrooms were nice.  I was bummed that we only saw one squirrel the whole time we were there, but that's okay. There's always next time! Temperatures were in the mid 50's, and very pleasant. With Kolomoki being the final stop on round two of our camping season, here's the stats for our trip. A total of 1576 miles were traveled from start to finish. Gary and Dodge went 688 miles without me, and I was with them for 888 miles. No wonder I'm tired! Our next trip will be considerably shorter, but I'll tell you all about that in a future post. I likely won't talk to you all before the Holidays, so Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you for putting up with me for another year. I'll be back to annoy you again soon! Love Always, Toaster.