19-21 June 2015
Location: Sheps Canyon Rec Area (Angostura Rec Area), SD
Electric Hook Up: Yes
Water Hook Up: No, Fill up at Dump Station
Dump Station: Yes
WiFi: No
Bathroom: 75 yard walk
Shower: Yes
Site: 8E
Reserve on web at: http://travel.campsd.com/Campgrounds-and-RV-Parks/All/Sheps-Canyon-Recreation-Area/Reservations
What a great weekend! Spent the weekend on the other side of Angostura Lake in a little hidden State Park. Was about an hour and a half drive from Rapid. We decided not to take the puppies this weekend - we sure missed them, but the freedom was liberating.
We had great access to the lake and the boat traffic is MUCH quieter then on the other side of the lake.
Turns out a coworker from base was also camping this weekend. He and his teenage son were right next to us. Was a pleasant surprise. We spent Saturday together with them and rented a canoe, paddle boat and kaiak. We had a great few hours on the water paddling around. Got some good sun. Had dinner with them Saturday evening which was great company after our terrifying weather episode.
There was a HUGE, I mean HUGE storm that came thru Saturday afternoon. The camp host was driving around letting us all know there was a sever thunderstorm warning. She wasn't lying. About 15-20 minutes later we got hit with hail that we've never seen before in our lives. It hailed golf ball sized hail for about 10 minutes. Literally felt like we were at a driving range and 10,000 people were hitting golf balls at us. Camper took NO damage (thank goodness), Highlander DID take quite a bit of hood damage and roof damage. Just thankful that we're all ok.
I can definitely see us going back to this spot in the future. There are some gorgeous waterfront sites that I'm sure are booked months in advance - I'll be eye balling them for the next few weeks to see if any get cancelled so we can get one down by the water.
Loving this pod - fall more in love with it each time we take it out.
All for now, see you in a few weeks!
