Parks We Do NOT Visit - Why We Do Not Visit Some Parks
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2019
- Parks We Do NOT Visit - Why We Do Not Visit Some Parks
In this video, the Two Tired Teachers discuss parks they do not visit and why they don't visit those parks.
For several years, the Two Tired Teachers chose not to visit Possum Kingdom State Park because the website said that the water in the park was not drinkable due to a high salt content.
After calling the park, we learned that the water was potable, so we went to this popular park. Sharon asked a ranger about the information on the webpage, and he said that the state is slow to update. The water had been repaired for a couple of years. Lesson one, call the park to be certain the alerts are still correct.
Another alert for some parks is for Argentine ants, an invasive species. They don't sting, but once they are in your things, they are hard to eradicate. Because of the Argentine ants, the Two Tired Teachers have not visited Cedar Hill State Park.
A ranger told Sharon that people can treat for ants as agressively as possible. The ranger Sharon spoke with has lived in Cedar Hill State Park for 3 months and had no problems because she does treat for the ants. Where people run into trouble is they forget to treat on tree branches that touch the RV.
We also choose not to visit parks that list alligator etiquette. The etiquette explains what to do if you meet up with an alligator. The webpages plainly state that alligators do live in the park. The Two Tired Teachers choose not to live with the gators.
When visiting parks in other states, you may go by the overall rating. We had reservations at an out of state park. We didn't check TripAdvisor before we made the reservations.
Comments on TripAdvisor included, "If you could get past the odor." Another said that the WalMart parking lot would be a better option. We opted to stay elsewhere.
After doing a good number of reviews of parks we love, the Two Tired Teachers decided to share some of the parks they choose not to visit. Your experience may be different, but we wanted to tell you why we don't visit some parks.
Excellent information! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much.
I've kayaked with Gators at Choke Canyon... Not too worried about them in my campsite.
We don't like to get too close to the gators.
excellent topic and practical info from experience very wise to do your homework have a safe healthy joyus journey ahead
Thanks, Phillipp.
Happy Valentines Day@@TwoTiredTeachers
@@phillippmorris4109 Thank you and the same to you.
Good information. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you.
Try out Daingerfield state park, bob sandlin state park, caddo mills state park. All in east texas
We've been to all of those, and they are wonderful! Sorry about the late response. I didn't see your comment.
Goodness! The things you have to deal with in Texas!
Most of our state parks are amazing. Some have features we don't use - Lake Mineral Wells has rock climbing, but it's still a great park. A very few are parks that we just don't like.
This is a great video because I have never encountered an alert on park sites nor have I thought about ants 🐜 or crocodiles 🐊 lol Thank you 💜💜
Thank you.
Gators! Plenty here in FL.
That's one reason why we haven't yet visited FL. LOL
100% with you on the alligator issue! Thanks for this info. I will pay attention to all the info on the webpage when planning our trips.
We don't really like gators.
Thanks for sharing the information with us!
Thanks for the update on why you don’t stay at certain parks. In early Feb we planned on staying at Mission Tejas and the park called us about a prescribed burn. They encouraged us to reconsider our visit, since it may be very smoky. We took their advice and they refunded our full camping fee with no penalty. Very nice of the Texas parks people.
I do hope you have a chance to go to Mission Tejas. It is one of our favorite parks.
Great tips on things to look out for with RV parks you are thinking of visiting. I will keep these in mind. It never crossed my mind to check them out in a second review site. I hope you are getting close to your maiden trip with your new RV and look forward to the videos.
Probably this week.
@@TwoTiredTeachers Woohoo! That is exciting.
@@PidasianHippie Yes, it is.
We had trouble with spiders at Whitney State Park one year. You couldn't sit outside in the evening because they were dropping out of the trees. This was before websites and alerts! 😁 Our first clue that something was up was our neighbor campers using a cylinder pump sprayer around there campsite as we were setting up! We just thought it was some bees! Thanks for this valuable information!!
I love your videos so much!
Thank you. We love making them.
I just love you two ladies!!!
Thank you so much!
Great info
Thank you.
I stayed at Cedar Hill recently. I was concerned about the ants. I did see them around the site but i don’t think they are as bad during the winter. We made sure to brush everything off before taking it back into the camper.
We fished there when we lived in the Metroplex. The ants were all in our stuff. If we camp there, I'm sure we will use sevin dust on everything.
@@TwoTiredTeachers I definitely had my sevin dust ready! No doubt it will be needed in spring and summer
@@renerocha6334 The only times we camped at places with those nasty little Argentine ants were in the summer. We treated liberally.
The Trinity River Authority has a campground and park on Lake Livingston (Wolf Creek, on the west side) and there is Lake Livingston State Park on the east side. Have you tried the Wolf Creek campground?
Meaher State Park on an island in the north end of Mobile Bay (accessed by a ramp off of US 98), also has a warning about the Argentine Ant, but you have to read the web page, it is not an alert at the top that is easily found. ($37 per night, ants incuded) Alabama has a policy that the parks are to be self supporting, and not receive state funds, hence the higher price.
www.alapark.com/parks/meaher-state-park/rv-camping
Scroll down to the bottom, it is listed under "Unique Wildlife".
Thanks for the info. No, we've not camped on Lake Livingston; it's too close to Houston for our liking. From the pictures we've seen, Lake Livingston State Park is absolutely beautiful. Maybe we will venture there someday.
I looked at the Meaher State Park page. I didn't know why Alabama parks were more expensive, but it makes sense that they would cost more.
Thank you so much for your comment.
You ladies are hilarious! I really love your humor
Thanks so much. We do like to have a good time.
Great info! Never knew about the alerts, but will definitely being paying attention now! I'm with ya on the gators....and sharks! Hopefully there's no sharks in our lakes, but hey.....be prepared for anything! 🐊🐊🐊🦈🦈🦈😂😂😂
Hey, Peggy. On our first visit to Bonham, there was an alert for the park because of flooding. We called the park, and they said the water had receded and we'd be fine. We do check the alerts.
You really are a Texan if you know to be ready for anything in our state!
@@TwoTiredTeachers Absolutely! Lol! Hopefully I'll see you gals again soon!
@@peggyburt6861 I don't know when we'll be up your way again, but when we are, we'd love to see you. I do believe it's our turn to treat you to lunch.
@@TwoTiredTeachers Or just maybe we'll run in to y'all somewhere along the way! Ya never know! But for sure, let me know!
Sweet video
Thank you.
This was a very helpful video. I'm going to look up those ants. I'd never heard of them. In a future video would you be kind enough to talk about camping in Texas, the various parts of the state, why they are unique, when to go or Not, etc. I'm definitely interested in going, but rumor has it, it's a big state. 😉
If you can, visit in the spring or fall. Summer in Texas is hot, often over 100 degrees and humid. In east TX you have the piney woods; but if you go too far east, you also have alligators. Some of the videos we've done of state parks in east TX include Daingerfield, Tyler, Atlanta, and Mission Tejas.
South Texas, anything south of Austin, should have great Mexican food. You can find authentic Mexican or Tex-Mex. In Austin proper, we did a video of McKinney Falls State Park. About an hour away is Inks Lake State Park, for which we also have a video.
Austin and the surrounding area is in the Hill Country. It's mostly lush rolling hills. South Llano State Park is in the Hill Country. Other state parks in the Hill Country that we've visited are Brownwood and Meridian.
Our home is the north central Texas area. State parks around us, and some of our favorites are Lake Mineral Wells, Purtis Creek, Possum Kingdom, Cleburne, Ray Roberts, and Dinosaur Valley. These parks are heavily shaded and really pretty.
West Texas is more desolate. You have lots of miles and miles without much of anything. Big Bend National Park is in West Texas. State parks in west Texas include Abiene, San Angelo, Davis Mountains, and Balmorhea.
In the Panhandle area of Texas are Palo Dura Canyon and Caprock Canyons.
This isn't the video you requested, but I don't know when we might get that made. Hope this helps and hope you visit Texas.
Two Tired Teachers Thank you SO much. That is such a thoughtful answer. It will be 2.5 years till I retire and hit the road. I keep reading wonderful things about Texas. Sounds like a very diverse areas, arts, music, history. And Hopefully an amazing retirement system for its awesome teachers! Are you both retired now?
Two Tired Teachers And if you ladies ever get to Washington State, you have a friend.
@@priola7587 Sharon joined me in retirement in December. The retirement system isn't great, but we don't feel we have to get other jobs. If you look hard enough, you can find a little bit of everything in Texas.
@@priola7587 We have a cousin who is a park host in Oregon, but I'm not sure we'll make it on up the coast. If we do, we'll let you know.
We’re always learning from “THE TEACHERS” - like I never click on the campground alerts -- but I will from now on 🍻
We just like to share our experience. We are far from camping experts or teachers.
Ladies, you need to put on your big girl pants. We treat for ants with Borax and never give a second thought to alligators. Along with mosquitoes, it's just part of the adventure.
We do treat with Borax, and we just don't like gators.
My mother was living near the shore in Georgia. The smell is real. The water tastes like the smell😝
We decided we could do without the smell.
It's just as well. Worse than the gators, southeast Texas has the meanest Sasquatches of North America, so it's better you don't stay there anyway. 😉
We'd really hate to run into one of those. Lol. 😂
We'd really hate to run into one of those. Lol 😅
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Thanks.
Speaking of Mosquitos 🦟 can you do a video on how you handle these pest. I get eaten alive they look for me and bite me and no one else in the room or outside it’s horrible 🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
If we ever find anything that works, we'll post it. So far, we haven't had a lot of luck.
I keep a fan outside it helps alot@@TwoTiredTeachers
when im away from the fan I use skin so soft it keeps ticks fleas and skeeters away
Thank you everyone for your responses 💜💜💜💜💜😊🦟
Two Tired Teachers, we travel with several Thermacel devices and they work really well. Keep one near where we sit outdoors & usually another near the door to the RV to repel them away from the door as we go in/out. Best we’ve found so far.