On our way up to Stuart Lake and Camp Livingston we decided to stop off at one of our favorite spots, Camp Claiborne in Forest Hills, La. This also used to be an old military installation for World War II. There are lots of remnants there, and many we have yet to find. Claiborne was the first place we found a Geocache and it’s what got us hooked.
There are miles and miles of old roads still passable, but it can get kinda hairy at times if you don’t have some sort of off road type vehicle.
But it’s always worth the hunt when you find what you’re looking for…
One of the hunts took us to the old Officer’s Club. Lots of foundation work and even some tile left of the building.
Right past the Officer’s club is the Recreation Pool. There’s lots of beautiful graffiti now.
We then left Claiborne and set up camp at Stuart Lake, it got dark on us quick so we didn’t have time to explore the lake much. The campsite there is really nice, and little did we know there were showers with hot water available down a path nearby. We ended up setting up our own camp shower and boiling water….LOL…turned out to work great, but sure would have been easier to use the provided showers.
The rest of the shots from the day are here….http://www.flickr.com/photos/gypsysoul/sets/72157625651313817/
January 8, 2011 at 5:59 PM
Great pictures, Shannon! I look forward to reading about your next adventure!
August 17, 2012 at 11:36 AM
We used to drag race on the old roads in the 1950’s and there was a lot of WW2 junk to be found back then. Wish I could go back.
August 17, 2012 at 5:58 PM
Oh I bet that was fun! It would have been really great to see it back then. We love digging around the grounds, always something new to find.