Florida is a great place to be in the winter – not a hint of snow in the forecast and lots of fresh Vitamin C and natural Vitamin D almost every day. Yep, Florida is awesome in the winter and especially here at Avon Park AFR, in south central Florida where we are surrounded by…
These are Sandhill Cranes – roaming freely through the range This holiday season finds us in sunny Florida workamping at Avon Park Air Force Range. We are enjoying getting to know more about our jobs here and we have no complaints! It’s December and today’s temps are in the 80’s. The volunteers met for a…
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful to be in a warm climate right now and we are also thankful for our health, our family (though widely spread throughout the country) and so many other things. We hope you have much to be thankful for too. Secondly, we need to start this blog post…
The week we left Moonshine Creek morning temps were in the 20s and of course our furnace chose that week to quit working. We were able to get by with our electric fireplace and a small space heater. Knowing we were headed to warmer weather – we toughed it out. The furnace will be fixed…
We first pulled in to Moonshine Creek Campground in Western North Carolina in May of 2019. It was then we began our workamping careers. The past 5 months have been exciting, educational, fun, fulfilling and just the beginning of our new workamping lifestyle. The camping season at Moonshine Creek is quickly coming to an end…
Fall has been slowly making its appearance in the mountains of North Carolina. We promised a recap of our first workamping experience but we wanted to give a quick overview of what this season is like around here. So this blog post is all about fall in the mountains. The temperature has fluctuated anywhere from…
Mom Johnson flew in to Charlotte, NC to spend a week with us in September. While she was here we went to see the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. The library is modeled after a dairy farm like the one where Billy was raised. It is full of the life stories of Billy Graham and…
The seasons are changing, Labor Day weekend has come and gone and schools are back in session. Moonshine Creek was a new adventure just 4 short months ago and now it feels like an old friend that will forever be part of our story. We’ve made a lot of great memories here. I know we…
Clingmans Dome is in the Great Smoky National Forest. Well known for it’s beautiful views, at 6,644′ it is the highest mountain in the Smokies. On a clear day, you can see 7 states from the top: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Our visit to the famous summit was…
This Post is all about Workamping! We’ll tell you about what we have learned in the past few months at Moonshine Creek, we have a special interview with the owners of this campground AND we will be sharing our plans for this winter workamping season. If you are interested in workamping or just want to…
Waynesville, NC is less than 10 miles from us at Moonshine Creek Campground. We visit Waynesville’s Walmart often but we recently discovered some new things to do in this little burg. Main Street Waynesville, the Kornerstone Kafe and Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market are just a few things that are worth your time if you visit…
We are enjoying our Summer in the mountains. Here at Moonshine Creek there is a lot to see and do in the area. Among other “perks,” being located 2 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and all that it has to offer ranks number 1. We have seen some great views, hiked to some beautiful…
In North Carolina they are serious about their biscuits. We read an article listing some of the best breakfast diners in Western North Carolina so we decided to give them a try- all of them. Here’s a run down of what we experienced at some great places to get biscuits or pancakes or eggs or…
We had quite a rainy spell in June! According to our weather station on Old Glory we got 6 3/4 inches of rain for the month. I began to jokingly refer to Moonshine Creek as “Moonshine Rainforest.” We then learned that this area IS considered an Appalachian Temperate Rainforest right here in the Great Smoky…