My Life with Pictures :)

[VanLifeCrisis]

Went for a little hike at the local lake, and hung out with some ducks for a while.&nbsp; The ducks paid off, as a hottie in a bikini walked up and i gave her daughter some bread to feed em and got some nice conversation.&nbsp; <img src="/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br><br><br>Sutton Lake<br> <br><br> <br><br>Think I can make?&nbsp; Maybe with some strong rope <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br><br> <br><br>Hanging out with the van...<br> <br><br>..and the duckies<br> <br><br>This little guy was jealous I think, and was eyeballing us<br> <br><br>

 

[caseyc]

I kept scrolling all the way down to look for the picture of the hottie. Hello, where is it?!? <img class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/eek.gif">&nbsp; I'm sure I'm not the only one! Haha!

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

I didn't want to go full creeper, sorry lol

 

[Ziggy Moon]

Well, better you the creeper than me..... I scrolled for the hottie also <img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br>LOL - nice pix, Dazar!

 

[offroad]

the label is so funny. "full creeper". so true of a label that many men are clueless about.&nbsp;

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

This is one of my favorite spots for sleeping.&nbsp; Its at a little kayak launch point just off a little road.&nbsp; [strike]I think this falls in a jurisdictional grey zone as the road is public on the edge of town, but its right on the river and it leads to one side of the dam that has no park, just a mountain bike trail.&nbsp; So i dont think its a regular park of any particular agencies rounds.[/strike]&nbsp; It is 100% shaded throughout the day and i back up to a tree and brush on a cliff that goes to the river, so i can leave it open for airflow and a nice view.&nbsp; <br><br><br><br> <br><br>View from front of van<br><br> <br><br>From the rear door<br><br> <br><br><br>This old bridge used to be how you crossed on a car...scarey prospect back then, but a nice piece of scenery as a footbridge.<br><br> <br><br>You may notice on the light poll, big brother is watching...tho i doubt they monitor it all the time.&nbsp; probably required to have it there because of the dam access.<br><br>

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Wow, i really hate not having an edit button.

 

[twokniveskatie]

Okay. I will put it back. If it gets abused again, I am done.

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Sorry, I'm just so used to having one on any forum/text field i forget to proofread....and you can see above what its like when im half asleep or on my phone <img src="/images/boards/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[caseyc]

I refuse to look at any more of your pictures until you can produce the aforementioned hottie shot, haha!&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/eek.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

ok ok fine<br><br>

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[sparky1]

thanks for the pictures..<BR>I went to high school in Huntington.<BR>here's some news about your lake,<BR><BR><A href="http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/130623_17023.shtml" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/130623_17023.shtml</A>

 

[stude53]

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><strong>Very cool ... Hot "e", Hot-Tie, pictures, Dazar!</strong></span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><strong>Bob</strong></span>

 

[caseyc]

I will keep refusing to look at any more of these pictures until my prior conditions are met, haha! <img class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/tongue.gif"><img class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif">

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

<img rel="lightbox" src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/AUBURN_MYSTIQUE/bth_Frustration.jpg" class="bbc_img"><br><br>Well my last spot i mentioned is gone now too.&nbsp;&nbsp; It kinda irks me that i live in 'wild wonderful' west virginia but you cant find any place to sleep for a few hours without wonderful cash in hand.&nbsp; <br><br>Apparently it isn't in a grey zone, but an option i hadn't considered...private property.&nbsp;&nbsp; The property owner was nice about it but made it pretty clear he wanted me to be gone by 4pm. &nbsp; Its strange because there is this sign there like you see in the public parks about boating down the elk river (seen in picture above), so i woulda swore it was public. &nbsp; Im really bummed out...its 90 degrees today and i was comfortable in the van in that spot...cool air off the river and total shade.&nbsp; <img src="/images/boards/smilies/bawl.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br>He seemed to indicate that i had been staying there for days.&nbsp; It made me think...even tho i hadn't been there everyday (using the 'rotation' method bob suggests), if people aren't noticing when you aren't there it could just seem like you never left.&nbsp; I also thought it would somehow matter that i park in the day time and never at night (as i work nights), but i guess early am isn't much different than overnight to people who don't notice you there until later in the day.<br><br>With only 3 spots left, I need to find new ones, before those dry up also.<br><br>@sparky:&nbsp; Yeah they had signs posted but it has been clear for a few weeks.&nbsp; There is a smaller beach closer to the actual dam structure that was closed but few people use that beach because debri tends to gather there and its dirtier (i guess algae gathers there too).

 

[Ziggy Moon]

Dazar, do you have no Wal-Mart or similar stores in the area? <br><br>Although, I know that it would probably be kind of hard to find shade at one of the big box stores. But, I hope you find something that can be a little more permanent to your rotation. <br><br>Good Luck!

 

[Terry]

MAn, I would be bummed out losing a place that looked as nice as that. Maybe you should think about something like an overhead rack and cover it in plywood and maybe solar panels to be able to carry your shade with you, and a little something extra if you get some solar to hide in the rack. Good luck in finding another such place.

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

The nearest walmart is about 45 mins away from my work.&nbsp; It would kill me in gas to go there...plus my sister has 6 acres out that way, i could just live there.&nbsp; Maybe once i bank some cushion ill look for a job elsewhere.<br><br>One of my remaining spot is a Pilot, but i don't want to wear out my welcome there either.&nbsp; I do have a kroger near by, i think i might go for that.&nbsp; There is a lot to the side of the shopping center that has some trees.&nbsp; Ill just have to keep all my doors shut and depend on the vent.&nbsp; <br><br>I do want a rack and solar, but that isn't gonna happen anytime soon.

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Getting ready for a nap before work, not a bad view out the door <br><br> <br><br><br>On a more mundane note, I got a chuckle out of this spoon.&nbsp; Who are you trying to convince here mcDonalds?&nbsp; <img src="/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br> <br><br>

 

[Ziggy Moon]

Maybe it's an optical illusion and the cup is actually deeper than it appears!?