Trip to Tuscarora
Day 0: The drive to Sawbill The trip up I-35 was largely uneventful, the highlight being a stop for lunch at Culver's. We arrived at Sawbill Lake in the late afternoon and set up at Site 18, a nice private site. Although it backed up to the lake, there wasn't a clear path down the steep bank. Site 18, Sawbill Lake After stopping by the well-stocked (and reasonably priced) camp store for some last minute supplies, we roasted hot-dogs over a small and smoky fire built with the green firewood sold for $5 a bundle at the same store. Green Firewood :( Before we'd even had time to break out the marshmallows a huge thunderstorm rolled in that lasted until just before dawn. Mom and Dad's REI tent stayed bone dry, but the larger Eureka! that I shared with my brother and sister left us a little soggy by morning. Day 1: Sawbill to Hub Lake I was already awake when the sky started turning grey early on the morning of our first day, so I got up and began pa...