Dan and I stayed here in 1998, and loved this park . We were so excited to see it again . I’ve been crowing for 16 years about beating him on a bike ride along the lake , and we were looking forward to a rematch … Until we saw the signs “no bikes “. Fine , I can continue to crow !

A little busier this time , the week before the big Memorial Day weekend. Over 1.2 million people visit this park annually . We saw a few too many on our hike to Devil’s a Doorway , pictured below . We have to get in the mindset for crowds now , we’ve been fortunate to have so many trails to ourselves .

Ticks all over , so Eliza and I are ready for a clean KOA !