Camping History Part 2: Colby 2.0
The Colby 2.0 was purchased on October 22, 2016.
Summary of My Total RV Camping History
2011: 16 nights
2012: 38 nights
2013: 41 nights
2014: 58 nights
2015: 59 nights
2016: 65 nights
2017: 49 nights
2018: 55 nights
2019: 49 nights
2020: 43 nights
2021: 53 nights
2022: 46 nights
2023: 34 nights
2024: 10 (so far)
History of the Colby 2.0
2016
1 (Maiden Voyage)
October 28th - 30th, 2016 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (35th stay here)
With Jared
SITE # 118 (Okay site, but not level where I needed it to be. We did not have adequate leveling devices and had to park far away from the hookups on a level spot.)
2
2
November 10th - 13th, 2016 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (36th time here)
Alone
SITE #234 (I chose this site because I had noted how level it was the last time I had it. It is very level. Unfortunately, there is a huge Mountain Cedar tree that grows too close to the trailer. You can not use the awning, and it hits your head when you are walking where the awning would be. Phone service was excellent, possibly due to a different kind of roof on the Colby 2.0.)
5
3
December 17 - 21, 2016 (4 nights)
Blanco State Park
With friends and Rachel for two nights
SITE #23 (level, full hookups, great phone service, only two TV channels that just show old movies and shows)
9
4
December 28 - 31, 2016 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (37th stay here.)
Alone
SITE #126 (First two nights. They have added to the surface to make it very level.)
SITE#228 (Last night. I had to move here because 126 was booked and I decided at the last minute to stay another night. This site is very flat. It has trees on one side.)
12
2017
5
January 13 - 16, 2017 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (38th stay here)
Alone
SITE #126 (Don't know why, but this time I had to use a leveling board.)
15
6
February 10 - 11, 2017 (2 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
Alone
SITE #55 (Very level. Easy to back in to.)
17
7
February 24 - 26, 2017 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (39th stay here)
Alone
SITE #228
19
8
March 4 - 6, 2017 (2 nights)
Austin Lone Star RV Resort
Alone
SITE #55
21
9
March 14 - 16, 2017 (2 nights)
Angels in Goliad RV Park
with Rachel
SITE #48
23
10
April 7 - 9, 2017 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (40th stay here)
Alone
SITE #126
25
11
April 26 - 30, 2017 (4 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (41st stay here)
Alone
SITE #126
29
12
May 5 - 7, 2017 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (42nd stay here)
with Rachel, the Stilbanks, and the Shuddes
SITE #126
31
13
May 18-20, 2017 (2 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
Alone
SITE #54 (Nice level site, easy to back in, shaded nicely, poor TV, 2 bars phone service)
33
14
June 9 - 11, 2017 (2 nights)
Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Alone
SITE #7 (Nice level site, easy to back in, great view, no phone or tv)
35
15
June 11 - 13, 2017 (2 nights)
South Llano River State Park
Alone
SITE #21 (Nice secluded site, easy to back in, needed leveling board, no phone or tv)
37
16
June 13 - 16, 2017 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (43rd time here)
Alone except the 2nd night when Rachel stayed over after the retirement celebration.
SITE #126 (My usual site. Only one TV channel this time, though)
40
17
June 26 - 28, 2017 (2 nights)
Canyon of the Eagle's Resort at Lake Buchanan
Alone
SITE#5 (very nice site- shaded, level, not to close to neighbors, good phone service inside and out, 1 generic TV channel)
42
18
July 6 - 9, 2017 (3 nights)
Choke Canyon State Park
Alone
SITE #131 (Best one! Fully shaded most of the day. Nice view of lake. Not so close to other sites. Very level. Lots of phone service. About 8 TV channels including San Antonio local stations.)
45
19
July 17 - 20, 2017 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit #44)
Alone
SITE #126 ( I am going to try a new site next time. This one has a problem with the hose connection. I constantly drips. The water is coming from above the hose attachment. I am thinking of trying for 127. It is fully and heavily shaded by a small grove of pecan trees.)
48
20
August 14 - 17,2017 (3 nights)
Stephen F. Austin State Park
Alone
SITE #27 (This was a level site. It had some shade. It was a pull-through with full hookups. Phone service was weak. 59 TV channels, but mostly crap and some of them came and went.)
51
21
September 17 - 20 ,2017 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit number 45)
Alone
SITE #127 (Shaded, level, okay phone service- NO ION)
54
22
October 13 - 15 ,2017 (2 nights)
Crane's Mill COE Park, Startzville, TX (Canyon Lake)
Alone
SITE#14 (very nice, level, good lake view, okay phone service, poor TV, no shade)
56
23
November 13 - 1,2017 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit number 46)
Alone- sick the whole time
SITE #119 ( level, okay phone service- NO ION)
59
24
December 21 - 23 ,2017 (2 nights)
Blanco State Park, Blanco, TX
Rachel, Shuddes, Stillbanks, Morans
SITE #21 (level, okay phone, poor WIFI, no TV)
61
2018
25
January 8 - 11. 2018 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit number 47)
Alone
SITE #127 (Shaded, level, okay phone service- NO ION)
64
26
January 21 - 23. 2018 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit number 48)
Alone
SITE #127 (Shaded, level, okay phone service- NO ION)
66
27
February 5 - 9, 2018 (4 nights)
McKinney Falls State Park
Alone
SITE # 8 (Nice and level. Okay phone service. 49 channels of TV, close to bath house)
70
28
February 25 - 28, 2018 (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
Alone
SITE # 2 (Nice and level. Okay phone service. some channels of TV, ONLY FULL HOOKUP SITE)
73
29
March 26 - 29, 2018 (3 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
Alone
SITE# 68 (Nice and level. Okay phone service. Close to a dumpster. )
76
30
April 27 - 30, 2018 (3 nights)
South Llano River State Park (1st annual Birding Festival)
Alone
SITE# 21 (Nice and level. Okay phone service. Close to a dumpster. More private than most. Close to the trail.)
79
31
May 28 - 31, 2018 (3 nights)
Goose Island State Park
Alone
SITE# 140 (Very level. Very private. Partial shade. Good enough phone service.)
82
32
June 21 - 24, 2018 (3 nights)
Fort Griffin Historical Site Campground
With Rachel for the Fandangle in Albany
SITE#25 (Very level, no shade, no phone or TV. Cell phone booster at bath house only.)
85
33
July 15 - 20, 2018 (5 nights)
Lake Corpus Christi State Park
With Jared for CIG training
SITE#47 Very level, decent shade, no TV, 1-2 bars of phone)
90
34
July 23 - 26, 2018 (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
Alone
SITE#2 Very level, TOTAL shade, no TV, 1-2 bars of phone, ONLY full hookup site in the park.)
93
35
August 13-16, 2018 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (Visit number 49)
Alone
SITE #127 (Shaded, level, okay phone service- NO ION)
96
36
August 3 -25, 2018 (2 nights)
McKinney Falls State Park
With Rachel to visit Josh
SITE #59 (almost level, fair shade, 2 bars of phone, many channels of Austin TV. A bit of a ridge in the blacktop. Look for number 52 in the future.)
98
37
September 10 - 13, 2018 (3 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
Alone
SITE #55 (level, fair shade, 2 bars of phone, extra easy to pull into)
101
38
October 8 - 10. 2018 (2 nights) (Visit #50)
Kerrville Schreiner Park
Alone
SITE #119 (level, ok shade, 2 bars but slow phone)
103
39
October 25 - 29. 2018 (4 nights)
Cedar Breaks Park in Georgetown
Alone
SITE #46 (level, great shade, 2 bars of AT&T, lots of TV channels, private)
107
40
December 10 - 15, 2018 (5 nights)
Seminole Canyon State Park
Alone
SITE # 3 (Level, private, no shade, 2 bars service, no TV)
112
41
December 20 - 22, 2018 (2 nights)
Blanco State Park
with Rachel
SITE#3 (Level, good phone, some shade, two bad reception TV channels)
114
42
December 30, 2018 - January 1, 2019 (2 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
with Vinny (His first trip ever.)
SITE #77 (Very nice level site with some shade. Private. Good phone service.)
116
2019
43
January 14 - 17, 2019 (3 nights)
Goose Island State Park
with Rachel
SITE# 53 (very level, private enough, good phone service)
119
44
February 4 - 7, 2019 (3 nights) (51st time to camp here.)
Kerrville Schreiner Park
alone
SITE#119 (very level, not much shade, sluggish phone service.)
122
45
February 26 - March 1, 2019 (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
alone
SITE #2 (Only full hook up site.)
125
46
April 25 - 29, 2019 (4 nights)
South Llano River SP for the 2nd Annual Birding Festival
alone
SITE #23 (Level, surrounded by trees and birds, but no shade. Spotty phone service. )
129
47
May 21 - 24 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (52nd time)
alone
SITE#130 (Level, well shaded, okay service)
132
48
May 30 - June 2 (3 nights)
Inks Lake State Park
alone
SITE #42 (Level, shaded, great phone service, 3 good tv channels, great lake view, close to park store)
135
49
June 10 - 13 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (53rd time)
alone
SITE #127 (Shaded, level, okay phone service- NO ION)
138
50
June 25 - 27 (2 nights)
South Llano River State Park (5th time)
with Rachel and the Langers
SITE# 28 (Level, some shade, intermittent phone)
140
51
July 8 - 11 (3 nights)
Bastrop State Park
Alone
SITE#12 (Level, NO Shade, great phone, didn't try TV)
143
52
July 29 -August 1, 2019 (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
Alone
SITE# 2
146
53
August 12 - 15 , 2019 (3 nights)
Choke Canyon State Park
Alone
SITE#131 (level, fully shaded, private, good phone and TV)
149
54
August 26 -29, 2019 (3 nights)
Mustang Island State Park
Alone
SITE#48 ( level, NO shade, most private in park, good phone and okay TV)
152
55
September 23 - 26, 2019 (3 nights)
Kerrville Scheiner Park (54th time)
Alone
SITE#127
155
56
October 16, 2019 (1 night)
Mother Neff State Park
Alone
SITE#9 (Very nice pull through site.)
156
57
October 17 - 21, 2019 (4 nights)
Dallas Northeast Campground
Alone (TMN Convention)
SITE#2 (nice park and site)
160
58
October 21, 2019 (1 night)
Mother Neff State Park
Alone
SITE#9 (Very nice pull through site.)
161
Wrecked the trailer on the way home.
59
December 9 - 12, 2019 (3 nights)
Blanco State Park
with Rachel and the Langers
Site#21 (nice easy back in, flat, full hookups)
164
60
December 31, 2019 - January 1, 2020 (1 night)
Lockhart State Park
with Rachel, Vinny, and Olive
Site #6 (easy back in, full hookups, phone and some TV, level)
165
2020
61
January 12, 2020 - January 14, 2020 (2 nights)
Palmetto State Park
alone
Site #2
167
62
January 27, 2020 - January 30, 2020 (3 nights)
Pedernales State Park
alone
site #47 (level and fairly private- No phone, did not try TV, lots of radio channels.)
170
63
February 7, 2020 - February 10, 2020 (3 nights)
Choke Canyon State Park for the Birding Festival
alone
site#131 (semi private, good shade, level, good phone)
173
64
February 25, 2020 - February 28, 2020 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (55th time)
alone
site #127
176
COVID-19 Shut down all campsites and kept us at home!
65
May 16, 2020 - May 20, 2020 (4 nights)
Cranes Mill Park (2nd time)
alone
site #24 (Very nice site. Careful of roaches!)
180
66
June 8, 2020 - June 12, 2020 (4 nights) 6th time here
South Llano River State Park
alone
site # 23 (level, poor phone service.)
184
67
June 18, 2020 - June 21, 2020 (3 nights) 4th time here
Inks Lake
with Central Texas RVrs
site #237 (Backs in wrong for me, full phone, 4 TV channels, level side to side, very little shade, nice area )
187
68
July 20, 2020 - July 23, 2020 (3nights) 56th time here
Kerrville Schreiner Park
alone
site #127
190
69
August 17, 2020 - August 20, 2020 (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
alone
site # 2
193
70
September 7 - 10, 2020 (3 nights)
Inks Lake
alone
site #236 level, partial shade, close to water, persimmon tree
194
71
September 27 - October 1, 2020 (4 nights)
Choke Canyon State Park
alone
site#130 (first night) no shade, level, extremely narrow pad, ants all around pad perimeter)
site#131 (last 3 nights) my favorite. Nice. level, shaded, semi private
198
72
October 19 - 22, 2020 (3 nights) (57th time here)
Kerrville Schreiner Park
alone
site#130 (Okay site at the end of the road. It was a little off level, but not too much.)
201
73
November 9 -12, 2020 (3 nights)
Mustang Island State Park
with Rachel for my 62nd birthday
site#32 (Nice, flat, no shade, right next to the next site [shared pad]
204
74
December 18 - 20, 2020 (2 nights)
Blanco State Park
with Rachel, but the Shuddes, Stilbanks, and Morans were there
This was my 6th year in a row.
site#31 (I liked it. Close to the bath house. Close to trail and dam, very level, not too close to other sites.)
206
2021
75
January 4-7, 2021 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park
alone (58th time here)
site#127
209
76
January 25-28, 2021 (3 nights)
South Llano River SP
alone
site #23
212
77
February 4 - 8, 2021 (4 nights)
Choke Canyon SP
alone
site #139 (I love this site. Its level, shaded, private, and on a trail head.)
216
78
February 21- 25, 2021 (4 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (59th stay at KSP)
alone
site#130 (Lots of clean up activitiy after winter storm. All trails closed.)
220
79
March 18th -21st, 2021 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (60th stay at KSP)
alone
site#130 (Lots of clean up activitiy after winter storm. All trails closed.)
223
80
April 11th - 15th (4 nights)
Lockhart State Park
alone
Site #6
227
81
May 3rd - 6th (3 nights)
Palmetto State Park
alone
Site #2
230
82
May 17-20 (3 nights)
South Llano River State Park
Alone
Site 24( level, shaded, good service)
233
83
May 31- June 3rd (3 nights)
Choke Canyon State Park
Alone
Site 139 (I really like this site!)
236
84
June 21 - 24 (3 nights)
Potter's Creek COE Park on Canyon Lake
Alone
Site 92 (Great site. Level, good phone service, lake front, no shade)
239
85
July 12 - 15 (3 nights)
Yegua Creek COE Park on Lake Somerville
Alone
Site 78 (Great site. Level, good phone service, lake front, no shade)
242
86
August 5 - 9 (4 nights)
Westcliffe COE Park on Lake Belton
Alone (with CTRVC)
Site 20 (Great site with a huge private back yard. No shade. Not on the lake front. very level. good phone service.)
246
87
September 19 - 23, 2021 (4 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (62nd stay)
Alone
Site 130
250
88
October 7 - 10, 2021 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (63rd stay)
With Rachel, Shuddes, Kulkas
Site 115 (level, shaded, good reception)
253
89
November 29 - December 2, 2021 (3 nights)
Guadalupe River State Park
Alone
Site 55
256
90
December 17 - 20, 2021 (3 nights )
Blanco State Park
Rachel, Shuddes, Stilbanks, Morans
Site 16 (giant pull through)
259
2022
91
January 24 - 27, 2022 (3 nights )
Guadalupe River State Park
alone
Site 76 (very nice site right next to the Turkey Sink trail head and the path to the bathhouse. Tent platform and picnic table are way back in the woods. Site is very level, is partially shaded, feels private, and gets good signals for internet and netflix.)
262
92
February 4 - 8, 2022 ( 4 nights)
Choke Canyon SP
alone
Site 139 (level, shaded, right at trail head, phone works good enough for Netflix.)
266
93
February 16 - 18, 2022 (2 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (64th time at this park!)
alone
Site 130
268
94
February 28 - March 4, 2022 (4 nights)
South Llano River SP
alone
Site 20 (level, good reception for this park, easy to back in, across from a parking lot that gets little use- otherwise, very private)
272
95
March 22 -25, 2022 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (65th time)
alone
Site 115 (level, good reception)
275
96
April 4 - 7, 2022 (3 nights)
Lockhart State Park
alone
Site 3 (In the circle facing the golf course. Very level. Adequate phone service. Easy to back into, as the ones on circles always are.)
278
97
May 2 -5, 2022 (3 nights)
Kerrville Schreiner Park (66th time)
alone
site 130
281
98
May 30 - June 3, 2022 (4 nights)
Potters Creek CEO Park (3rd time here)
alone
site 40 (large, level, good service, lake views, no shade, private)
285
99
July 3 - 8, 2022 (5 nights)
alone
Choke Canyon SP
Site 139 (level, shaded, right at trail head, phone works good enough for Netflix.)
290
100
August 8 - 12, 2022 (4 nights)
alone
Guadalupe River State Park
Site 76 (Near the trail head, very private, very level, partially shaded, phone service was really bad this time.)
294
101
October 5 - 9, 2022 (4 nights)
alone
Kerrville Schreiner Park
site 126 (good site but hard to get out of because of tree)
298
102
November 4 - 6, 2022 (2 nights)
alone
Potters Creek COE Park for the Canyon Lake Gorge tour with Class 47
site 40 (great site. Level. Close enough for lake views. Sites are spread out nicely in this loop.
300
103
November 20 -22, 2022 (2 nights)
alone
Choke Canyon State Park
site 101 (great site. Nice yard. Level. close to a dumpster) Power went out 2nd night!
302
104
December 16 -19, 2022 (3 nights)
W/ Rachel, Shuddes, Morans
Blanco SP
site 4 (in loop, level, doesn’t flood, good data)
305
2023
105
January 15 - 18, 2023 (3 nights)
alone
Potters Creek
site 12 (moved from 40 water issue) (level, shaded, nice location)
308
106
February 9 - 13, 2023 (4 nights)
alone for Birdfest
Choke Canyon State Park
site 139
312
107
April 9 - 12, 2023 (3 nights)
Alone
South Llano River State Park
Site 21
315
108
May 4 - 9, 2023 (5 nights)
with John and Pamela Lack for my nature walks
Choke Canyon State Park
site 139
320
109
June 6 - 9, 2023 (3 nights)
Alone
Kerrville Schreiner Park
site 127
323
110
July 10 - 13, 2023 (3 nights)
Alone
Potter's Creek COE Park
site 40
326
111
August 8 - 11, 2023 (4 nights)
Alone +Lacks
Guadalupe River State Park
site 78
330
112
October 10, 2023 (1 night)
Alone
Countryside RV, Falfurrias, TX
Site 2 (nice easy pull through. Stayed on hitch)
331
113
October 11 - 16, 2023 (5 nights)
Alone for TMN Annual Meeting
Bentsen Palm RV Resort, Mission, TX
Site 608 (fantastic, best RV park ever)
336
114
October 16, 2023 (1 night)
Alone
Countryside RV, Falfurrias, TX
Site 14 (nice easy pull through. Stayed on hitch)
337
115
December 18 - 20, 2923 (2 nights)
Alone- winterizing, cleaning, and moving to new storage lot
Kerrville Schreiner Park
Site 130
339
116
March 3- 6, 2024 (3 nights)
Alone
Kerrville Schreiner Park
Site 130
342
117
April 14 - 17, 2024 (3 nights)
Alone
Guadalupe River State Park
Site 61( nice, level, private, enough phone)
345
118
May 21 - 23, 2024 (3 nights)
Alone
Guadalupe River State Park
Site 70( nice, level, private, very little phone service anywhere in park, Mexican Smoke????)
Slide would not go in
348
118 trips and 348 nights in the Colby 2.0 (to date)
