Along the Ray
@alongtheray.com
An alien from a different plane wandering the universe in a tiny camper... Personal blog: https://alongtheray.com - Old school web & biz stuff: https://notes.alongtheray.com
Altitude 508.58 ft Summersville, WV 84°F (feels 88°F) Partly Cloudy (wind 2.2 mph)
Back to civilization for hot showers and laundry. Managed to snag a first-come first-served spacious lakefront spot amidst big rigs all over. Nice to have ducks for... https://alongtheray.com/battle-run-campground
Back to civilization for hot showers and laundry. Managed to snag a first-come first-served spacious lakefront spot amidst big rigs all over. Nice to have ducks for... https://alongtheray.com/battle-run-campground
June 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Altitude 508.58 ft Summersville, WV 84°F (feels 88°F) Partly Cloudy (wind 2.2 mph)
Back to civilization for hot showers and laundry. Managed to snag a first-come first-served spacious lakefront spot amidst big rigs all over. Nice to have ducks for... https://alongtheray.com/battle-run-campground
Back to civilization for hot showers and laundry. Managed to snag a first-come first-served spacious lakefront spot amidst big rigs all over. Nice to have ducks for... https://alongtheray.com/battle-run-campground
Altitude 347.15 ft Buchanan, VA 86°F (feels 91°F) Sunny (wind 2.5 mph)
View from my backyard in a hammock. Very peaceful and refreshing. Thereâs a little waterfall on the right if you look closely. Am in base of Blue Rid... https://alongtheray.com/north-creek-campground-in-jefferson-ntl-forest
View from my backyard in a hammock. Very peaceful and refreshing. Thereâs a little waterfall on the right if you look closely. Am in base of Blue Rid... https://alongtheray.com/north-creek-campground-in-jefferson-ntl-forest
June 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Altitude 347.15 ft Buchanan, VA 86°F (feels 91°F) Sunny (wind 2.5 mph)
View from my backyard in a hammock. Very peaceful and refreshing. Thereâs a little waterfall on the right if you look closely. Am in base of Blue Rid... https://alongtheray.com/north-creek-campground-in-jefferson-ntl-forest
View from my backyard in a hammock. Very peaceful and refreshing. Thereâs a little waterfall on the right if you look closely. Am in base of Blue Rid... https://alongtheray.com/north-creek-campground-in-jefferson-ntl-forest
Altitude 298.116 ft Bassett, VA 79°F (feels 80°F) Cloudy (wind 3.9 mph)
…on Philpott lake in Virginia near Blue Ridge mountains. Another packed Corps of Engineers campground; will be nice to hit a quiet national forest up next.
🗺 Goose Point campground
…on Philpott lake in Virginia near Blue Ridge mountains. Another packed Corps of Engineers campground; will be nice to hit a quiet national forest up next.
🗺 Goose Point campground
June 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Altitude 298.116 ft Bassett, VA 79°F (feels 80°F) Cloudy (wind 3.9 mph)
…on Philpott lake in Virginia near Blue Ridge mountains. Another packed Corps of Engineers campground; will be nice to hit a quiet national forest up next.
🗺 Goose Point campground
…on Philpott lake in Virginia near Blue Ridge mountains. Another packed Corps of Engineers campground; will be nice to hit a quiet national forest up next.
🗺 Goose Point campground
Altitude 316.546 ft Wilkesboro, NC 77°F (feels 79°F) Mostly Cloudy (wind 5.1 mph)
A nice respite for hot showers and electricity to charge everything up including me travel sore body. Summer rains make it nice and cool up here.
🗺 Bandit’s Roost campground on Kerr Scott reservoir
A nice respite for hot showers and electricity to charge everything up including me travel sore body. Summer rains make it nice and cool up here.
🗺 Bandit’s Roost campground on Kerr Scott reservoir
June 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Altitude 316.546 ft Wilkesboro, NC 77°F (feels 79°F) Mostly Cloudy (wind 5.1 mph)
A nice respite for hot showers and electricity to charge everything up including me travel sore body. Summer rains make it nice and cool up here.
🗺 Bandit’s Roost campground on Kerr Scott reservoir
A nice respite for hot showers and electricity to charge everything up including me travel sore body. Summer rains make it nice and cool up here.
🗺 Bandit’s Roost campground on Kerr Scott reservoir
Altitude 135.204 ft , SC 86°F (feels 87°F) Cloudy (wind 1.9 mph)
…in Sumter National Forest. New journey on way to Nova Scotia, Canada or bust!
🗺 Woods Ferry campground
…in Sumter National Forest. New journey on way to Nova Scotia, Canada or bust!
🗺 Woods Ferry campground
June 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Altitude 135.204 ft , SC 86°F (feels 87°F) Cloudy (wind 1.9 mph)
…in Sumter National Forest. New journey on way to Nova Scotia, Canada or bust!
🗺 Woods Ferry campground
…in Sumter National Forest. New journey on way to Nova Scotia, Canada or bust!
🗺 Woods Ferry campground
For my curious followers, I’m following @kev@qrk.one’s footsteps and merging my Fediverse account into Micro.blog for simplicity’s sake at @ray@alongtheray.social. Thanks Kev!
May 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
For my curious followers, I’m following @kev@qrk.one’s footsteps and merging my Fediverse account into Micro.blog for simplicity’s sake at @ray@alongtheray.social. Thanks Kev!
You may have noticed I haven’t been traveling as much these past few months: alongtheray.com/whats-going-...
What’s going on these days? - Along the Ray
You may have noticed I haven’t been traveling as much these past few months. While crossing the desert in Arizona last year, a thought popped into
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March 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
You may have noticed I haven’t been traveling as much these past few months: alongtheray.com/whats-going-...
This is very useful to play around with and select colors/tones for blogs, etc. I like their dark and light color generators to help hone in on light/dark themes (scroll further down for those): https://colorffy.com/discover
February 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is very useful to play around with and select colors/tones for blogs, etc. I like their dark and light color generators to help hone in on light/dark themes (scroll further down for those): https://colorffy.com/discover
Hi all, I’ve been posting entries from my handwritten journal to the blog to bring it back up to date. They aren’t going out via RSS or socials (for now) to keep from cluttering it up meanwhile. Feel free to mosey over if you’d like to catch up with me. Take care. https://alongtheray.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hi all, I’ve been posting entries from my handwritten journal to the blog to bring it back up to date. They aren’t going out via RSS or socials (for now) to keep from cluttering it up meanwhile. Feel free to mosey over if you’d like to catch up with me. Take care. https://alongtheray.com
Sunset over Cellon creek at San Felasco Preserve in Gainesville, Florida
February 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sunset over Cellon creek at San Felasco Preserve in Gainesville, Florida
What a beautiful website, words ’n all - Turtle Shell
February 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
What a beautiful website, words ’n all - Turtle Shell
Love the idea of having a weekly “blog” club ala book club. Would be great to see more of these on different blog topics: posobin.com/blogclub/
February 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Love the idea of having a weekly “blog” club ala book club. Would be great to see more of these on different blog topics: posobin.com/blogclub/
Why do farts smell worse in the shower? Ugh.
February 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Why do farts smell worse in the shower? Ugh.
This is pretty amazing – turning a Wordpress install into a complete Mastodon app/reader as if it were its own Mastodon instance. Love the ability to use it ala a RSS reader and even send articles to your e-reader. alex.kirk.at/2024/06/1…
February 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
This is pretty amazing – turning a Wordpress install into a complete Mastodon app/reader as if it were its own Mastodon instance. Love the ability to use it ala a RSS reader and even send articles to your e-reader. alex.kirk.at/2024/06/1…
Am curious, any of you put your personal journals/dairies online, either on your blog or in a separate area?
February 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Am curious, any of you put your personal journals/dairies online, either on your blog or in a separate area?
Don't hoard your darlings: https://notes.alongtheray.com/dont-hoard-your-darlings
January 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Don't hoard your darlings: https://notes.alongtheray.com/dont-hoard-your-darlings
View from this morning’s desk
October 29, 2024 at 12:39 AM
View from this morning’s desk
Stop wandering about!: https://notes.alongtheray.com/stop-wandering-about
September 3, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Stop wandering about!: https://notes.alongtheray.com/stop-wandering-about
Altitude 56.153 ft Nicholls, GA 92°F (feels 99°F) Sunny (wind 3.9 mph)
An old farm that was given to the state and turned into a living history park replete with beautifully restored historic buildings.
🗺 General Coffee state park
An old farm that was given to the state and turned into a living history park replete with beautifully restored historic buildings.
🗺 General Coffee state park
August 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Altitude 56.153 ft Nicholls, GA 92°F (feels 99°F) Sunny (wind 3.9 mph)
An old farm that was given to the state and turned into a living history park replete with beautifully restored historic buildings.
🗺 General Coffee state park
An old farm that was given to the state and turned into a living history park replete with beautifully restored historic buildings.
🗺 General Coffee state park
Altitude 103.486 ft Lincolnton, GA 91°F (feels 95°F) Sunny (wind 6.5 mph)
Beautiful and quiet spot in a 2,500 acre peninsula of natural goodness, beaches and 20 some miles of trails
🗺 Bussey Point campground
Beautiful and quiet spot in a 2,500 acre peninsula of natural goodness, beaches and 20 some miles of trails
🗺 Bussey Point campground
July 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Altitude 103.486 ft Lincolnton, GA 91°F (feels 95°F) Sunny (wind 6.5 mph)
Beautiful and quiet spot in a 2,500 acre peninsula of natural goodness, beaches and 20 some miles of trails
🗺 Bussey Point campground
Beautiful and quiet spot in a 2,500 acre peninsula of natural goodness, beaches and 20 some miles of trails
🗺 Bussey Point campground
Seeing twinkling lights of cozy campers across the finger brings fond memories of the view of Roberts bay from the long gone Venice home of my late grandparents
July 29, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Seeing twinkling lights of cozy campers across the finger brings fond memories of the view of Roberts bay from the long gone Venice home of my late grandparents
Altitude 200.138 ft Hartwell, GA 80°F (feels 81°F) Cloudy (wind 5.5 mph)
Nice little break from the wild to recharge batteries and yes - much needed HOT showers - at a COE campground on Hartwell lake.
🗺 Watsadler campground
Nice little break from the wild to recharge batteries and yes - much needed HOT showers - at a COE campground on Hartwell lake.
🗺 Watsadler campground
July 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Altitude 200.138 ft Hartwell, GA 80°F (feels 81°F) Cloudy (wind 5.5 mph)
Nice little break from the wild to recharge batteries and yes - much needed HOT showers - at a COE campground on Hartwell lake.
🗺 Watsadler campground
Nice little break from the wild to recharge batteries and yes - much needed HOT showers - at a COE campground on Hartwell lake.
🗺 Watsadler campground
A tale of two skies over the Savannah river
July 26, 2024 at 12:24 AM
A tale of two skies over the Savannah river
Old beauty in Willington, SC. It mesmerizes me with the stories she could tell from within…
July 25, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Old beauty in Willington, SC. It mesmerizes me with the stories she could tell from within…