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Day 13, October 31, 2025, Edgar Evins State Park, Silver Point, TN, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 1011.3 Miles for the Trip
Happy Halloween!!
I bought a bag of miniature candies in case some trick or treaters come around, but it is unlikely. Too bad because there are many Snickers in the batch - I don't like Snickers...
44°F overnight & 51°F by noon. I went for my morning walk - only got 3/4 of a mile in but my watch showed that I climbed 6 flights of stairs. Any walking around the campground is either up or down hill. Little is level.
After breakfast I sat in the trailer. Still too cold to site outside even in the partial sun. A park tractor with a huge leaf blower on the back went by blowing the leaves off the road. Probably a good idea since the hills are steep enough that one wants all the traction possible. When I was here last time a Canadian had a problem with his truck. He called CAA & they sent a tow truck. As the truck climbed the hill out of the campground the driver missed a shift and his brakes wouldn't hold. He went off the road and totaled the Canadian's truck on the back of tow truck. I felt for the guy (the Canadian as well as the driver who wasn't hurt) since he needed to deal with insurance, and purchase a new truck outside his home country. The park towed his trailer out of the space it was in (the space was rented for the next day) and moved him around to empty sites while he dealt with finding a new tow.
Back at the trailer I started the 30th Ngaio Marsh Alleny book A Grave Mistake. Just 3 more to go.
I just love the California reservation system. I received an email that after October 29th "you will need to reset your Reserve California password." So, today I attempted to follow the steps they outlined in the email. At the "Forgot Password" step they announced that "Reset password is not allowed at this time. Please contact support for assistance." The contact support for assistance was a 404 error, then later changed to a page that duplicates the email procedure.
Since the sun was shining and the platform level, I hooked up the trailer. All I'll need to do in the morning is disconnect the water & electric. I may do the water late this afternoon since I hate rolling up an ice cold water hose (it is suppose to be 41°F in the morning). It is only a 2 1/2 hour drive (3 hour at my pace), so I don't need to leave early. So far, while the Tennessee State Parks have a 1:00 check out & 4:00 check in time, I have been able to get a site between 1:00 - 2:00.
I have new neighbors in the next site towards the main road. This lower section is mostly empty with just 3 trailers in 26 sites. With the narrow roads and shallow platforms, this is a park where you are going to wait quite awhile for a trailer backing in ahead of you. Most of the edge of the road on the non platform side is either a rock wall or a 2'-3' ditch so you can't sneak around. While I fit in this site with the trailer connected, any longer trailer or shorter platform is going to require unhooking the truck & parking it next to the trailer. At least they are wide enough that parking next to the trailer is possible unless you have slides. In 2017 I was in site 33 with the 17' and it was shallow enough that if I put the truck next to the trailer I couldn't open the trailer door. The host told me to park in the road even though there was a sign saying not to. My neighbor has slides on both sides - his truck is along the road.
At 2:30 I decided it was warm as it was going to get (58°F) so I headed for the showers. From my site they are about 30' higher than my trailer with a short walk on the road & a very steep sidewalk. There are bath houses all over the park. The closest one to me is #6 with two showers, both with a small dressing area with bench, a small shower with most of a wall between, and a 3" low volume showerhead. Adjustable water temperature with a hot & cold handle. It takes a couple of minutes for the hot water to get hot, but once it does you will need to add some cold. Very low pressure; the water just dribbles out. The park warns of steep roads & high water pressure. Not in bathroom #6. A shower curtain at the entrance, but none between the dressing area & the shower. There is a 6" sill between the shower & dressing area and the shower head is at 90° to the opening so the dressing area floor stays dry. The room was heated, but not by much. Overall, a B-.
My body is still set in eastern time. 3:30 and if feels like dinner time. I'll do a bit more reading.
Around 4:00 I got out the toaster oven and started a Boston Market Pot Pie. I've tried many brands, and so far the Boston Market is the best.
Until Tomorrow -
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