Table Rock State Park SC

[shovelhead]

I like the first pictures, made me hungry for a 2 " cowboy steak...  The pups are cute, Bella has a Napoleon complex and loves playing with the "Big Dogs"

[spot1]

The State Park has a campground store, but the Table Rock area is remote. We will buy supplies before leaving home.

[leslie]

What about firewood for a campfire? I don't think we can carry it in.

[spot1]

That's a good question. We don't normally build campfires when camping, so found this ABC News link:

http://www.abccolumbia.com/news/state/122943008.html

[leslie]

Oh, you poor dears! You have had a deprived life. We will have to have a campfire! With flaming marshmallows!!! Too bad it is a state park. Flaming marshmallows go well with bourbon...

[spot1]

 :-[

Normally we don't build a fire, but since it's a LivinLite gathering, will probably break from tradition!  8-)

[admin]

The only restriction I see is the alert posted on the reservation site:

"Firewood Alert: Because of the seriousness of a potential infestation from the Emerald Ash Borer, we are requesting that no firewood be brought into South Carolina State Parks from outside of the state."

I know the ranger stations generally sell bundles of firewood, as well as local shops around the area (I assume). It gets a bit expensive to buy firewood in those little bundles considering how quickly the can burn. However, campfires are a part of camping for me so its money well spent

-Sean

[pinstriper]

The only restriction I see is the alert posted on the reservation site:

"Firewood Alert: Because of the seriousness of a potential infestation from the Emerald Ash Borer, we are requesting that no firewood be brought into South Carolina State Parks from outside of the state."

I know the ranger stations generally sell bundles of firewood, as well as local shops around the area (I assume). It gets a bit expensive to buy firewood in those little bundles considering how quickly the can burn. However, campfires are a part of camping for me so its money well spent

-Sean

[p]It is money well spent. I will admit to bringing a duffel bag full of wood from home to a very local campground where any insects would already be there, but even then it pretty much lasts for a brief evening fire and then the morning. Certainly doesn't cover an evening long burn, but it's a good hedge against arriving late and the camp hosts have shut down for the night.[/p][p]
[/p][p]I also once resorted to going to Home Depot and getting a bundle of short construction stakes, which are just 1x1/2's about 18" long. Less than $10 a bundle, makes a good supply of kindling and nobody can complain about you bringing in diseased wood. Definitely for ambiance fire only, or for starting. But far better than nothing.[/p][p]
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[pinstriper]

[quote source="/post/6862/thread" timestamp="1424124314" author="@leslie"]Oh, you poor dears! You have had a deprived life. We will have to have a campfire! With flaming marshmallows!!! Too bad it is a state park. Flaming marshmallows go well with bourbon...[/quote]Bourbon, like deep frying, makes everything better.

[shovelhead]

[quote source="/post/6945/thread" timestamp="1424275464" author="@pinstriper"][quote source="/post/6862/thread" timestamp="1424124314" author="@leslie"]Oh, you poor dears! You have had a deprived life. We will have to have a campfire! With flaming marshmallows!!! Too bad it is a state park. Flaming marshmallows go well with bourbon...[/quote]Bourbon, like deep frying, makes everything better.
[/quote]You forgot "bacon".

[leslie]

[quote source="/post/6945/thread" timestamp="1424275464" author="@pinstriper"]Bourbon, like deep frying, makes everything better.

You forgot "bacon".
[/quote]

Hubby and I are on a "heart healthy diet". No bacon allowed. If hubby decided to eat bacon, I would want an ambulance to stand by. (Sometimes it feels like we are living in a separate universe.)

[dh50]

I like the first pictures, made me hungry for a 2 " cowboy steak...  The pups are cute, Bella has a Napoleon complex and loves playing with the "Big Dogs"

We're back from our first 'shake-down' cruise with our new LL....more on that soon on another thread.  As to Table Rock and 2" cowboy steaks (ummm), is anyone interested in a Saturday evening BYOB (bring your own beef) 'steak-out', or potluck?  I know our dogs won't mind!   Speaking of dogs, of course Bella wants to play with the big dogs....she's a well bred bully.  I showed her picture to my grown daughter who has on her bucketlist to own a 'French Bulldog' one day.  Thinking Bella was pleadingly posing for a home on a 'rescue' site, my daughter sprung into action to save her.  She was disappointed to learn that no, Bella was not in need of rescuing, in fact, I suspect it is Bella who's done the rescuing, yes, Shovelhead?

[leslie]

[quote source="/post/6802/thread" timestamp="1424027196" author="@shovelhead"]I like the first pictures, made me hungry for a 2 " cowboy steak...  The pups are cute, Bella has a Napoleon complex and loves playing with the "Big Dogs"

We're back from our first 'shake-down' cruise with our new LL....more on that soon on another thread.  As to Table Rock and 2" cowboy steaks (ummm), is anyone interested in a Saturday evening BYOB (bring your own beef) 'steak-out', or potluck?  I know our dogs won't mind!   Speaking of dogs, of course Bella wants to play with the big dogs....she's a well bred bully.  I showed her picture to my grown daughter who has on her bucketlist to own a 'French Bulldog' one day.  Thinking Bella was pleadingly posing for a home on a 'rescue' site, my daughter sprung into action to save her.  She was disappointed to learn that no, Bella was not in need of rescuing, in fact, I suspect it is Bella who's done the rescuing, yes, Shovelhead?[/quote]


Excellent suggestion. What about a potluck followed by a campfire on Saturday night?

[shovelhead]

I'm in for a "potluck" supper.  

GW your daughter needs to prepare to meet Bella.  She  loves kids and will try to lick their face off.  In exchange she expects vigorous belly rubs, and scratches.  Oh they will need a gas mask.  If you have a bully you will understand.  I've been on the lookout for a Bully playmate for Bella but no success at the rescue sites.  The breeder we got her from moved away and there are few French Bulldog breeder around.  :-(

[dh50]

[quote source="/post/6952/thread" timestamp="1424293028" author="@leslie"][quote source="/post/6950/thread" timestamp="1424289363" author="@gwbushhog"]We're back from our first 'shake-down' cruise with our new LL....more on that soon on another thread.  As to Table Rock and 2" cowboy steaks (ummm), is anyone interested in a Saturday evening BYOB (bring your own beef) 'steak-out', or potluck?  I know our dogs won't mind!   Speaking of dogs, of course Bella wants to play with the big dogs....she's a well bred bully.  I showed her picture to my grown daughter who has on her bucketlist to own a 'French Bulldog' one day.  Thinking Bella was pleadingly posing for a home on a 'rescue' site, my daughter sprung into action to save her.  She was disappointed to learn that no, Bella was not in need of rescuing, in fact, I suspect it is Bella who's done the rescuing, yes, Shovelhead?[/quote]
Excellent suggestion. What about a potluck followed by a campfire on Saturday night?[/quote]It wouldn't be complete without a camp fire!  Potluck is great, and if anyone wants to BYOBeef and grill, all the better.  Thanks to Shovelhead, we're starting to get a hankering for some steak!  Speaking of steak, that's what 'Miss Pea', ate tonight after winning 'Best in Show' at Westminster Dog Show.  Miss Pea, we hear, is cousin to the first beagle to ever win BIS at this event.  Congratulations to all beagle lovers out there!