Clayton and Penny's Retreat

Places we've been, and would rather be right now

Week of July 5th at Council Grove

Posted on July 12th, 2011 by Clayton

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By now I guess you’ve figured out that we like the camping at Council Grove. This week was no exception. The bridge in the thumbnail picture is in the center of the northeast area of the lake. It must have been there a while, as there are no roads on either side of the lake.

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Council Grove June 17

Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Clayton

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Penny and I, met Jenn, Joyce, and the kids, Miranda and Katelyn, and the dog, Charlie, at Council grove for a few nights. It started a little strange when we pulled up to the ranger shack to confirm our reservation and found Jenn inside. She was coordinating a plan that would put us on a great site on the shoreline. We were 30 feet from a wonderful sandy shore, with sandy bottom out as far as you could walk in the lake.

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Back to Kanopolis on May 27’th

Posted on May 27th, 2011 by Clayton

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We went back for another weekend in the sun, and wind. We had a great time  again. This time we had Jerry, Jamie, their kids, as well as the Pontoon boat they brought. We spent some time cruising in the pontoon boat and hung out at a sandy beach on the other side of the lake.

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Kanopolis Lake May 21’st

Posted on May 24th, 2011 by Clayton

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We traveled north of Hutchinson, Kansas for a trip to Kanopolis Lake this time. A smallish lake west of Lindsborg out in the middle of no where. A pretty nice campground with descent bathrooms. We went with Jen, Miranda ,Katelyn and Jenn’s brother, Mike. Daryl came out on Saturday evening. Jeff took his friend Tyler. We spent Saturday hanging out by the lake ,playing some horse shoes and flying kites.

Sunday Daryl got the Jet Ski’s out on the water and we had some fun riding them on the lake. That was a blast!

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Council Grove April 2011

Posted on April 26th, 2011 by Clayton

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It was windy most of the time, but we had fun. Sunday it actually got sunny and warmed up some. We all had fun throwing horshoes and footballs. We did a lot of fishing, but Jeffrey is the only one that caught something. A 2-3lb Drum. We stayed through Easter and left on Monday.
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