{"id":16427,"date":"2020-07-14T21:17:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T21:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=16427"},"modified":"2020-07-14T21:17:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T21:17:18","slug":"lake-bruin-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=16427","title":{"rendered":"Lake Bruin State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so much free time on my hands, thanks to Covid-19, you might think I would have finished writing about my dinner trip to New Orleans in March by now. After all, I did get\u00a0home almost three months ago.<\/p>\n

But, if there is anything I excel at, it is letting\u00a0time slip through my fingers.<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to the trip.<\/p>\n

I left Baton Rouge and made my way to \u00a0Lake Bruin State Park in Saint Joseph, Louisiana. I booked two nights so that I could take a moment and consider my options. I still thought I could practice social distancing and travel, but I wanted to rest and think thing through before deciding to either continue my travels or to head home.<\/p>\n

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I got there just after 5:00, and the staff had already packed it in for the night. Usually they leave the park pass and any campground information at the office for late arrivals, but that didn’t seem to be the custom here.<\/p>\n

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However, there were plenty of available campsites. In fact, there were only about six or so campsites that were occupied. I picked one that they had listed as reserved for late arrivals and set up camp.<\/p>\n

I had dinner and decided to just hang out in the T@b. The weather wasn’t that great and I was kind of tired. I had been driving for days!<\/p>\n

The next day, I set out to take a look at the campground. Not the only did they have campsites, they also rented cabins. I would have loved to take a look inside!<\/p>\n

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I’ll bet they are great for family reunions!<\/p>\n

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That connecting deck would make going back and forth really convenient, and I do love porches!<\/p>\n

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The main reason for the park is the lake. The water sounds so funny because I am standing on one of the several docks for fishing.<\/p>\n

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I was fascinated by the cypress knees<\/a>. Auntie Lo used to have one in her living room. I wonder if my cousin Mark still has it? I’ll have to ask him next time I talk to him.<\/p>\n

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The people who stay here seem to be all about fishing. There are several docks for people to fish from, as well as places to moor boats. There is also this cute little shed for cleaning fish.<\/p>\n

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Brrr! Putting fish carcasses in a grinder?! I guess I’m really even more happy that I don’t like fish and that no one was there processing fish…<\/p>\n

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They do have quite the set up, though. The most I have ever seen at other parks is a can dedicated to fish “parts”. You know what they say…”Parts is parts.”<\/p>\n