April 11th-13th, 2014 Coleman Lake Recreation Area, AL

US Forest Service, Coleman Lake Recreation Area, AL
Campground laid out in loops.
Very nice paved, level pads.
30/50 amp service and water.
One stall shower in bath house on our loop.
Dump site on road out of campground
Did have problems with water pressure being too high.
No wifi.
No cell signal.
Heard whip-poor-wills for the first time in many years.
Geese in lake were noisy in the early mornings.

This was our first trip with our 2010 Viking Epic 1906. We arrived after dark but setting up the popup was easily accomplished. There was water and 30/50 amp service. There was no sewer connection but there is a dump station on the way out of the campground. Being middle April the night was cool. I think we turned on the funext morning rnace in the middle of the night. 

The next morning we were awakened by the sounds of wild geese in the lake about 100 yards through the woods from us. Soon we could hear dogs of fellow campers and people starting their day. We cooked sausage for breakfast and went over to join my in-laws at their campsite just across from us. We ate and sat in the sun and had coffee. After we cleaned up breakfast we put up our awning over the picnic table and got our lawn chairs out. The day warmed up nicely. 

We took it easy and lounged around until lunch. The in-laws came over and we had pimento cheese or chicken salad sandwiches, chips, and sweet tea for lunch. While Patti and her mother sat and talked I decided I would lay down for a short nap. The temperature during the day was perfect for camping. After a short nap and some reading I got out steaks to marinate for supper. While the steaks were sitting, I set up the Coleman RoadTrip Grill. 

Patti and her mother cooked baked potatoes and fixed salad, I put the steaks on the grill. Great supper. The sun went down as we finished supper and cleaned up. Still warm enough to sit out, we listened to whip-poor-wills calling at dusk. It's a fantastic sound that I haven't heard in many years. When the whip-poor-wills had finished their calls we pulled the outside TV out of the in-laws motorhome and pulled our chairs around to watch. Yeah, I know... camping. 

The next morning the geese were back at it, honking and waking us up too close to daybreak. We did manage to snooze a little more before we got up to fix breakfast. Pancakes, bacon, and coffee went well with the sunny morning. It was another nice spring morning so after breakfast we took a walk around the campground loop. Since checkout wasn't until 2:00 we took it easy all day and made the most of our time in the woods. After lunch we packed up, dropped the popup, and got ready to hit the road home.