Friday, May 14, 2010 - Rough River State Park, Falls of Rough KY
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Milkweed, Lyndon KS, May 9, 2010
Night camp
Site 35 - Rough River State Park, Falls of Rough KY
- Rough River State Park is a small park located at the foot of the Rough River Reservoir dam. TMost sites offer 30 AMP electric and water. There is a dump station and nice facilities with a small laundry.
- There is no Verizon cell phone or EVDO service
- Find Rough River State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Nights I've camped here
Troops Endure Blowing Sands and Mud Rain
... The single, solitary departure from this pattern came when it suddenly rained in the early evening. What fell from the sky was not water but mud, the rain pulling suspended sand into wet globs and pelting those foolish mortals who thought they could endure a 30- or 40-hour sandstorm. The temperature was just below 100 degrees, and everyone traveling with the military wore protective chemical and biological suits that enclosed the body from head to toe, plus body armor and a helmet. ...