Archive for July, 2009

>The Gouverneur Times – Gouverneur,NY,USA
Pittsford, NY – Campground Owners of New York (CONY) an association of privately owned campgrounds and RV parks in New York State, has joined the geocaching phenomenon, with caches hidden at parks across New York State. Additional details about the geocaching program and how to get started can be found at www.gogeocachingny.com.

According to Groundspeak, Inc., on its website at geocaching.com, “Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers…and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups.” The website notes there are over 850,000 active geocaches around the world.
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>NOVA — On a recent Friday, Pam McCreary made her rounds at Country Stage Campground on Township Road 1031 in northern Ashland County. Fridays and Saturdays can be 20-hour days at the park.

She and her husband, Todd, bought the park last year. They own the campground at the back of the property and hope someday to purchase the Country Stage Music Park portion that fronts to Township Road 1031. For now, the two facilities function as separate entities.

The McCrearys have their hands full keeping things running smoothly, making improvements and, above all, keeping their campers happy.

Pam McCreary took time from her busy schedule to show off the campground. As she navigated her golf cart past rows of neatly — if not elaborately — landscaped RVs, McCreary explained that she and Todd always loved the outdoors, especially hiking and canoeing. Buying the campground has afforded them an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and help others enjoy it, too.

She referred to her seasonal campers’ RVs as “middle class summer homes.”

“It was a goal of ours, to see how you can live in the country and still afford groceries,” McCreary said.

She clearly enjoys doting on her campers. McCreary said that, rather then handing them a map of the campgrounds when they check in, she prefers to escort them to their campsites and help them get settled in.
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>For about 15 days a month, Alaska Airlines pilot Jim Lancaster lives in a motor home in Parking Lot B near the southernmost runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

Every four minutes, a jetliner or turboprop roars in — 500 feet above his front door — for a landing. The noise is so loud it forces Lancaster to pause during conversations. But he doesn’t mind. Lancaster puts up with the smell of jet fuel and screaming engines to save time and money.

The 60-year-old aviator’s primary residence is a cottage he shares with his wife overlooking a quiet bay off Puget Sound in Washington state. Living in Lot B while he’s on duty means he doesn’t have to rent a Los Angeles apartment with other pilots or spend 12 hours a day commuting to and from the Seattle area.

“As kids we used to ask our parents to take us to the airport to see the planes,” Lancaster quipped. “Now I get to live at the airport.”

He isn’t the only one. Lancaster’s 2001 Tradewinds sits among 100 trailers and motor homes that form a colony of pilots, mechanics and other airline workers at LAX, the third-busiest airport in the nation. They are citizens of one of the most unusual communities in the United States.
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