Day 149, Monday, March 16, 2026 - Tickfaw State Park, Springfield, LA - 239.8 Miles, 5,924.8 Miles for the Trip.
47°F overnight, 52 °F at noon on the road, 63°F for my afternoon walk & and the high for the day was 64°F.
Another thunderstorm along with a tornado watch just after dark. A narrow band that was perpendicular to us so it went through quickly. No hail, but short bursts of heavy rain.
It cooled off overnight, down to 47°F as I packed up the trailer at 9:00AM.
With a short hop at the beginning and a longer one at the end, most of the drive was on I 10. It has been a long time since I drove I 10 through Louisiana, and I have to say it has improved. Still sections with construction & narrow barriers, but the buckboard bouncing is mostly gone. Gas was running around $3.49 on most of the trip, but when my tank reached one half I found a Loves in Port Allen, LA that was only $2.89 with the member discount of $.10 per gallon. A very busy station.
I reached Tickfaw State Park at 2:15, and was assigned site 8. I walked around the electric loop and some of the sites were underwater. The pavement at my original site (29) was dry, but looked like an island. Some were worse:
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| Site 8 |
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| Enjoying ther Flood |
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| Site 27 |
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| Site 29 |
Site 8 has a deck, pole with hook, picnic table, charcoal grill & fire pit. I raised the driver's side of the trailer 3/4" and the tongue 1/4". A full hook up site although the sewer connection was so far behind the trailer that it is useless. The site is on asphalt at $23.90 per night with taxes. The 30 amp receptacle was badly burned so I used me 50 to 30 amp adapter to connect the power cord. I stayed hooked up even though I am here for 3 days since I don't need anything in the way of supplies.
The bathrooms & laundry are on pilings about 10' above the ground. Along the building bottom (at the top of the pilings) is a sign noting the high water mark of the 2016 flood.
After a walk around the loop I sat inside the trailer. It is a bit cool at 65°F on my deck and would be fine in the sun without the wind, but it is still windy so sitting out is out. Tomorrow morning doesn't look good; 33°F the predicted morning temperature. It won't get into the 70's until after I leave on Thursday.
Dinner was a Saffron Road Chicken Tikka Masala Bowl.
Until Next Time -
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