Escapees RV Club

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Patton year 2016 in Review

Patton year 2016

We started the year at Escapees North Ranch RV Park near Congress AZ.  We went to the Escapees Chapter 6 Loose gathering in Quartzsite AZ for 5 days.   We traveled down to Yuma and stayed at Yuma Lakes RV Park for a week with Don & Karen Patterson.   We then moved over to Cocopah RV and Golf Resort for a second week in Yuma and visited with Dale & Nancy Muller.    

February 1st we traveled back up to North Ranch and stayed on Jim & Maralyn Kimmins lot until March 7 when we traveled up to Cottonwood AZ to attend the Escapees Chapter 32 Spring Rally.  We stayed 6 nights at the rally and then it was back to North Ranch for another 10 Days.

March 23 we started our slow trek east stopping for 2 nights in the Escapees Saguaro CoOp RV Park in Benson AZ to visit with Andy & Maxine Vert and Bruce and Bunny Ratcliff.   3 nights in Escapees Dream Catcher RV Park in Deming NM where we had Easter Dinner with Greg & Kathy Reed and 20+ Escapee friends.   1 night at Saddleback Mountain RV Park near Balmorhea TX and 1 night at Junction North Llano RV Park in Junction TX.  Then 1 night at Pecan Park RV Riverside Park in San Marcos TX to visit with Vic & Taree Schrubb.   

March 31 – April 3 we were at Escapees Rainbow’s End RV Park in Livingston TX.  Then 1 night at Lakeside RV Park near Livingston LA.  And 3 nights at Escapees Rainbow Plantation near Summerdale AL where we have several Michigan friends.  1 night at The Woods RV Park in Montgomery AL. 2 nights at Wills Creek RV Park in Fort Payne AL.  Then 18 days at River Plantation RV Park in Sevierville TN, 7 days for the SKP ACRE (All Chapters Rally East) Rally and 7 more days for the Thor Diesel Club Spring Rally with a few days in between to catch our breath.

April 29 we moved to Spring Lake RV Resort in Crossville TN to visit with Joe & Nancy Liston for 1 night.  2 nights at Canal COE campground Land Between the Lakes, Grand Rivers KY.  5 nights at Dam West COE campground Carlyle Lake IL.  4 nights at St Louis North KOA campground in Granite City IL to visit with our Son Mike and his family.  3 nights at Springfield MO KOA for our grandson TJ’s graduation from Missouri State University.   1 night at Stanton/Meramec KOA in Stanton MO. 

May 15 found us staying 12 nights parked at son Mike’s place near Bunker Hill IL for the High school Graduations of Granddaughters Collin Patton and Samara Parker.   1 night at Kankee South KOA and 3 nights at Duncan RV Repair CG Elkhart IN for the Memorial Day Weekend.   

May 31 we were back at Camp Lord Willing in Monroe MI for 1 week.   5 nights at Wayne County Fairgrounds Wooster OH for the Escapees Chapter 36 (Ohio) hosting to the Annual Tri-Rally (OH,MI,IN).  9 nights back at Camp Lord willing then back down to Duncan RV Repair Elkhart IN for 9 days for some repairs. 

June 30 back to Camp Lord Willing for 11 nights.  1 week at Wayne County Fairgrounds Belleville MI for the Escapees Chapter 6 Summer Rally.  Then we started our Rolling Rally to Vermont with 12 rigs from Belleville,  1 night at Evergreen Lake Park Conneaut OH with 14 rigs.  2 nights at Chemung County Fairgrounds Horseheads NY with 17 rigs.   2 nights in Washington County Fairgrounds with 16 rigs. And finally into Champlain Valley Exposition Center in Essex Junction Vermont for 1 week the Escapade,  Escapees RV Club annual National Rally.

July 30 we traveled to Coldbrook Resort Campground Gansevoort NY for 2 nights.  1 night at Hickories Park GC Owego NY.  1 night at Chautauqua Lake KOA Chautauqua NY where we met RVillage friend Richard Strait.  1 night at Huron Valley Resort Huron OH.  1 night at Toledo East / Stoney Ridge KOA Perrysburg OH. 

August 5 we were back at Camp Lord Willing for 8 nights.  1 night at Heritage Springs Campground Vanlue OH.  1 week at Wayne County Fairgrounds Wooster OH for the Escapees Chapter 36 Rally.  8 nights at Harbortown RV Resort Monroe MI.  8 nights at Wayne County Fairgrounds Belleville MI over the Labor Day Weekend.

September 6 we traveled to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds Holland MI for the Escapees Chapter 6 Rally for 5 nights.  Back to the Wayne County Fairgrounds Belleville MI for 1 week.  1 week at OAI Grand Haven Resort Grand Haven MI to visit with Don & Karen Patterson and Jim and Maralyn Kimmins.  Back to Wayne County Fairgrounds for one week where we got to visit with Carole’s cousins Doug & Jane Brill before they went back home to Virginia and Maryland and  finally got to meet our newest Great-grandson Landon Wilkins. 

October 1 we traveled down to Elkhart County Fairgrounds Goshen IN for the Thor Diesel  Club International Rally for 6 nights.  1 night at Prairie Pines Campground Rantoul IL.  6 nights at son Mike’s yard near Bunker Hill IL.  1 night at Whittington Woods Campground Whittington IL,  we had planned to stay at a Corps of Engineer Park but could not find a suitable available campsite.  1 night at Crossville / I40 KOA Crossville TN.    2 nights at Escapees Raccoon Valley RV Park Heiskell TN, north of Knoxville.  1 night at Lazy Boy Travel Park Hendersonville NC.  1 night at Spartanburg/Gaffney KOA Gaffney SC.  2 nights at the Freightliner Service Center Gaffney SC for engine and chassis service on the motorhome.
1 night at Pierce RV Park Williamston NC.  And 5 nights on the Outer Banks at Camp Hatteras RV Park Waves NC for the Thor Diesel Club fall mini-rally.

October 28 we spent one night at Raleigh Oaks RV Resort Four Oaks NC.  1 night at Pine Acres Campground Aiken SC.  1 night at R Schaefer Heard COE CG West Point Lake, West Point GA.  And October 31 into Escapees Rainbow Plantation RV Park Summerdale Al for the month of November.

December 1 we traveled to Lakeside RV Park Livingston LA for 1 night.  4 nights at Escapees Rainbow’s End RV Park Livingston TX.  1 night at Junction North Llano RV Park Junction TX.  1 night at Fort Stockton RV Park Fort Stockton TX, 1 night at Anthony/El Paso KOA Anthony TX.  3 nights at Escapees Dream Catcher RV Park Deming NM.  2 nights at Escapees Saguaro CoOp RV Park Benson AZ .  Finally on December 15 we traveled to Escapees North Ranch RV Park to finish out the year.

That’s why it has wheels!!
Bernie & Carole


Saturday, December 24, 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

TDC Hatteras mini-rally Thursday

Thor Diesel Club Hatteras mini-rally Thursday Kite flying and Treasure hunting.










Social Hour


Dinner is ready




Wednesday, October 26, 2016

TDC mini-rally - Wednesday

Thor Diesel Club Camp Hatteras mini-rally Wednesday.
Eggs in a bag breakfast.







 Bean bag baseball - the Ladies won 2 games to 1






Social Hour






Catered dinner - seafood & chicken