Moominmama's Adventures: On the Road Again
In which Moominmama returns to the road in 2023, running away from winter, but not without winter giving chase... Travel fever propelled Moominmama from home after the first week in February, with the goal of spending spring in the deserts of Arizona. With park reservations made six months in advance, there was pressure to hit the road regardless of what was blowing in New Hampshire. And blowing it was, with the temperature exactly 1° on departure, with a frighening wind chill. I reclaimed the Moominhouse in Tennessee, returning to a camping spot near Chattanooga to drain the pipes of antifreeze, rinse the water tank and make the trailer inhabitable again. Clusters of daffodils and shirtsleeve weather made it seem like winter was far away. After a day to clean and restock, Moominmama headed west, aiming for Oklahoma City to visit the youngest Moomin and stay at Lake Thunderbird State Park in Norman. It was in Oklahoma City where I stopped at the First Americans Museum, which open...