Camp #31 Ponca City, Ok. & Camp #32 Cheny Ks.

Spent 4 days, May 16th thru 20th, at a COE ( Corps of Engineers )  CG, Osage Cove on Kaw Lake near Ponca City Ok..We originally were planning on Coons Creek CG but it was booked and they recommended going just around the corner to Osage Cove. Like most COE sites or lakes, there are usually more in the district. Trying to get that info off the .gov internet site is like pulling teeth. Typical government BS.
  The park was very pretty and it had 124 sites which filled up on the weekend. The first 2 pictures are there.

 

The next 3 are in Kansas.

 

Swimming and fishing was right out the door and the sites were spacious. We had a couple of campfires and even found a little country pub a short distance outside the park entrance. Saturday night we had a storm hit and it was a doozy. Most everyone else headed home Sunday and again Sunday night a severe storm hit. Hail & lightning most of the night. We were planning on leaving Monday, more severe weather was forcast for Monday night so we were up early & outa there !
   Since we didn't have any wi-fi signal or cell phone coverage at the COE, we stopped in Ponca City, ate breakfast, used our wi-fi and researched the next stop. Decision was made to head North and West to get out of the storm zone. Kansas, here we come.I told Heather to put her red shoes on. LOL
  Drove for a few hours and we are now about an hour West of Wichita, KS. This location is supposed to be a way's West of the stormy zone. I verified that with the weather channel net site. We've had enough of that ! We're now setup at Cheney State Park.
$22 a day, seems costly compared to the COE parks at $9 per day.
  First thing we found out here was the showers have no hot water. Another government thing. Oh well, guess we use our RV shower and dump grey water on the ground again as there's no sewer hookups either. It sure seems like we have better luck using Passport America parks. I really don't think any branch of government worries about anyone getting in a nice hot shower. Glad we can be independant in our rig. May as well boondock for free. We'll explore the lakefront tomorrow aand check out the trails that wind around the grounds. 2 days here, then ?????..Let ya know later.
   We have a hard time believing the people here put up with these spring tornados and storms every year. Of course, they think us Michiganders are nuts for putting up with winter. I guess there's no easy answer or place for perfect weather. That's the best part of snowbirding--best of both worlds!
   Hope everyone is enjoying the spring changeover. More reports in the next few days.
   REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !  Charlie & Heather.