Waterside Campground on the Juniata River

Camping riverside is so relaxing not to mention the beautiful view as soon as you look out the door.  Waterside Campground did not disappoint.  The campsite was landscaped with hostas and ferns.  A short walk down the hill and we could get right into the Juniata River, float for approximately 40 minutes depending on the current and wind, and arrive at the end of the campground.  We thought we would have to walk all the way back to the campsite, but the campground caretaker was kind enough to offer all four of us a ride on his golf cart.  Everyone was extremely friendly and the grounds we well taken care of.  There are riverside sites as well as some set back a short distance.  While many of the lower campsites are seasonal sites there are plenty of sites available to people like us that take our trailer from campground to campground.  There were many activities for younger children during the day to the theme of "Oldies Weekend".  The Elvis impersonation was not widely attended, however the 50 cent hot dog, fries, and root beer float dinner was so full they ran out of food.  The DJ that played Saturday night was really good and we loved watching the people dancing.  We were only there from Friday evening to Sunday morning and were sad to leave.  We highly recommend Waterside Campground and look forward to going back next year for a longer stay.

Tip:  Try a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup on your s'more instead of chocolate.  Just not for people that are allergic to chocolate or peanuts!




The view from the camper was absolutely amazing!

Introduction

I'm Natasha, a five year old Russian Tortoise and I travel all over the United States camping with my human companions.  The purpose of our blog is to share our travel adventures with everyone, good or bad.  We will post reviews of areas we visit, camping hints, recipes, helpful camping tools, and also include our Geocaching adventures. 

Today's helpful hint:  When traveling make sure your waste water valve is tightly closed every time you stop for a break when driving.  The extension bar may unscrew itself with all the bumps on the road.  This can cause it to either break off or bend.  You can also get rid of the extension bar and screw the handle directly onto the post on the waste valve and not use the extension bar. 

Recipe of the day: 

Sore Thumbs




Ingredients:  Crescent Rolls
                     fruit filling, marshmallows, chocolate
                     long dowel rod about 1" thick or an old broom handle
                     cooking spray such as Pam
                     fire with hot coals

How to:  1. generously coat one end of a cleaned wooden rod with cooking spray. 
               2.  take two triangles of crescent rolls (made into a square) and wrap it around the sprayed end making sure to enclose the end.  It only needs to be approximately 4" inches of the end.  
               3.  hold over the fire just as you would with marshmallows taking care to rotate slowly so that it cooks evenly and doesn't burn.
               4.  when the crescent roll dough is evenly brown and no longer spongy to the touch gently slide it off of the pole
               5.  fill the pocket "thumb" with filling of your choice
               6. Enjoy!
              

Our most recent trip was to Pymatuning Adventure Resort.  Look for that adventure in tomorrow's blog posting.