Hello to everyone. I live in the mountains of WV, but I'm planning an extended genealogy camping trip to the mountains of NC and VA this spring and summer (and probably fall).
Two summers ago, I bought a 1961 Apache Eagle pop-up at a flea market. I have used it twice, and being 63, I found it a little hard to put the canvas up over the poles and level it and take it on and off the hitch. I sold it to a neighbor, he didn't use it and my son bought it, and he talked me into buying it back from him.
I have now figured out how to set the canvas up without taking it off the poles, and my son is going to put a jack on the tongue that I can just crank up. I am ready to try it again, and I think I'll be much happier this time around.
It's in excellent condition. I was camping at Natural Tunnel State Park during the heavy rains last May that flooded Nashville. For two nights, it literally poured rain all night, and I had one tiny little leak that barely covered the bottom of the pot with water.
I have been planning my trip all winter, and will hopefully be going through western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, east Tennessee, and a little corner of Kentucky near Cumberland Gap.
Me and my pug. :dog: and my dulcimer :guitar:
I am looking forward to getting to know people here. I also paint with watercolors and oils, quilt, write, and play the dulcimer. I live on a river, and I fish occasionally, and swim.
I've been worried about being flooded all week, but I think the worst of the rain is over, so hopefully, I dodged the bullet again.
Thanks for letting me ramble...
Mountain Camper
Welcome from Ohio. It sounds like your going to have a great year.
Genealogy is a pretty cool hobby. My wife and I have traced one line in my family back to early 1300's in England. We have some documentation that could get us to the late 1200's. We are not experts. Most of the info was already found by someone else and we just had to put it together for our family.
Anyway, you can find a lot of info on here. Just ask a question and someone will have an answer. Good luck with your search.
Welcome to CanvasCampers from Eastern PA. :thumbup:
If you enjoy camping, member may have some ideas to make setting up easier and more enjoyable. Everyone is very help and pretty entertaining.
I've also working on my family tree for 14 years since my daughter was in the womb. I have a little over 2,200 people back 17 generations and back to 1702. I've had a lot of help and patience from others.
Hey Mountain... welcome to another Apache owner (I'm a hardsider). There's a group of us thinking about trying to get an Apache Roundup in the Blue Ridge this October at Smith Mtn Lake SP in VA. Interested? http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/st...../smi.shtml You can find me here or over at http://www.ApachePopUps.net
Steve A
That was the way to answer!
If you're not yet a member, you might want to sign up with http://www.apachepopups.net/SM...../index.php as well. Lots of Apache specific info there.
Welcome, mountaincamper! Your original post mentioned "thanks for letting me ramble"; if you want to ramble, you've come to the perfect place as everyone is always very friendly!
It's interesting that you play the dulcimer - how did you happen to take it up?
Years ago, my boys took music classes run by a woman that I sang with in church choir (she was a classically-trained Polish singer who, later in life, felt that her primary calling was teaching music to young children (and she made a great choice as she was/is truly gifted at working with the little ones)). She operated a Kindermusik franchise; the curriculum included folk instruments and music from various countries and, for the US, it was the dulcimer. The students had to construct a dulcimer using Kindermusik-furnished, pre-scored, industrial-strength cardboard along with a wooden fretboard/pegbox/strings (children were also provided with a tuner stick (?) to place upon the fretboard (do accomplished players use their fingers instead?) and a pick. I still have that cardboard dulcimer (my boys only made one to share due to money issues at the time). The children then rehearsed and played a dulcimer tune at the parent rehearsal; unfortunately I do not remember what the tune was, but I do remember the smiles.
Small world! And don't feel bad for rambling! Welcome!
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