Escapees September-October 2024

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Find a Hobby on the Road One of the best things about retiring is having a lot of time to do anything you want, and living on the road provides you with endless possibilities. M y husband and I have been full-time RVers for over 14 years. During that time, we have had many hobbies that have kept us busy and taken us to many beautiful places. When we fi rst hit the open road, we found places to hike and fl y fi sh. We went to welcome centers and bait shops. We got trail maps and fi shing licenses and found out the good places to throw a line. Then we added gold prospecting and rockhounding, joining clubs like the GPAA who got us started in the right direction. Joining a gold outing for several days or more in our motorhome was exciting, and we learned so much from the other prospectors and found gold. We also went to school to learn to be paragliding pilots and spent years traveling to different fl ying sites across the country. Soaring off cliffs was an incredible thrill. These hobbies not only took us to some of the most amazing locations, but we met a lot of people with our same interests who shared their experiences with us and suggested more places to explore. The latest hobby we took up about two years ago is trap shooting. This is a sport where you use a shotgun to hit a fl ying disk, called a clay pigeon, out of the sky. It is a lot less physical than our other hobbies, but a lot more mental work is involved. Once we tried it, we were hooked. Every state has trap ranges that are clubs run by members and volunteers. They are open to the public with friendly and welcoming shooters who enjoy sharing their expertise and tips on how to hit the bird. Once we started traveling to different trap ranges throughout the US, we found we were getting pretty good at it and were enjoying the game so much we began entering competitions. As of now we have shot at 42 trap ranges in six states. Have entered 20 competitive shoots and won 53 events between the two of us. We have made so many friends along our travels and enjoy meeting up with them to shoot together. There are countless hobbies just waiting to be explored while traveling around the country, now is the time to fi nd one or two or three. Camille McCullough #110158

Lone Star Corral, an all-season SKP Co-Op park Lone Star Corral (LSC) is an Escapees Co-Op RV park located approximately 10 miles west of Hondo, a city in south-cen tral Texas. We have 130 sites, plus 13 sites designated for boondocking. T he park hosted an eclipse event earlier this year and, thanks to our volunteers, it was a huge success. At LSC, we are fortunate to enjoy many events due to member and visitor volunteers. Volunteering is important to us. If you are in the mood for exercise, LSC provides exer cise groups several times a week except during the hot summer months. Table games such as Mahjong, Pokeno, “At Lone Star Corral, we believe that ‘if you want a crowd of Escapees, simply offer food.’”

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ESCAPEES Magazine September/October 2024