Update

I have been approved for Social Security Disability Income for depression, so I should be able to keep the house and the RV. Best of both worlds.

I've been using the good weather days here for motorcycling, so no hiking reports or pictures. I went to a weekend workshop last Fri/Sat/Sun riding the little bike through the country loaded with bedroll and clothes. Good time.

My plans are to head for Alabama after Election Day, and stay near Andalusia. The RV is in the shop for a new TV. I hope I can get out of Ohio without having to winterize the rig.

I'll be back in Dayton for a week or 10 days around Christmas. All for now, look for Alabama pics this winter.

Update

21 years sober today!

We've had some trips around Ohio, I motorcycled 300 miles one day, we spent a day at Shawnee State Forest with my friend Tom, been to our favorite local park, Possum Creek. Emo doing fine. Fighting the depression with steps 6 and 7.

I plan to stay in Dayton/Wilmington at least until after the MW2 workshop mid-September.

Back in Dayton

We will be here at least through August. Need A/C work and roofing work for the house. Probably get some Ohio hiking in.

Emo freed from collar, heat wave

Emo dog figured out how to lick his bad toe nail with the Elizabethan collar on, so I took it off. He was grateful for that!

The temperature here was 98 last time I looked. The 30 Amp breaker at the hook-up pedestal kept blowing, so I set the power center on the Winnebago on 20 Amp service. The breaker didn't blow anymore, but the A/C just couldn't keep up. Right now, I have the generator set running, and the cold air is rushing in. Full 5500 Watts for the A/C to work with. It is suggested to run the generator an hour a month anyway, and I have plenty gas in the tank, so we will keep cool for a little while.

Went for a short country drive today, nothing exceptional to report. With the dog healing, this may be a stick around the campground week. That's not all bad, I guess.

Emo boo-boo

Emo dog tore the nail off one of his dew claws (he has 4). The vet put him in an Elizabethan collar, so he won't lick it. I remember my terrier little Pepper Dog was the most miserable creature I ever saw with a collar. Emo seems to take it in stride, but I can tell he hates it.

You can see how red it is, must hurt, but little complaint from this always cheerful critter. God love him.

Vet said no hiking or swimming for a week or two. I'll be back in Ohio in a week, and I'll take him to his regular vet for a follow-up. Poor Emo. I expect the regular vet will remove the collar if the nail is starting to grow back and things look OK. I'll take the poor beast for a couple long country drives while we are here, but I just couldn't stand to hit the trails without him.

Arrived at St. Clair

We made it. I had a sewer hose spill setting up, what a stinking mess. Guy next door and I dumped a bunch of bleach on it, it still smells in this heat. I need a shower now, more later.

Good day

We went for a Sunday drive up to the Huron Nat'l Forest, and hiked 3/4 mile back to a lake where Emo went swimming. Took this picture of the Au Sable river from an overlook.