Bicycle Tour: Lorraine Campground, Day Two

Thursday, August 28, 2025, was the second of three days I spent at Lorraine Campground in Harold Parker Forest. (For the first day of this short tour, see Lorraine Campground, Day One).

I slept 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. The temperature was a cool 53 °F at dawn. The damp from yesterday’s rain was annoying. The site was very shady, so I wasn’t sure I would be able to dry my tent.

My Campsite at Sunrise

Because of the moisture in the air, I could see drops of water falling from the trees in the sunlight, and there were some spectacular sunbeams.

Sunbeams in Lorraine Campground

I went for a short hike on the trails around the campground. Field Pond had quite a few geese. The road to the north of Field Pond, Harold Parker Road, was unfortunately not safe for walking, so I was unable to walk all the way around the pond.

Trail to Field Pond

Field Pond

I found the swimming area at Frye Pond, near the park entrance, but swimming was prohibited because of high bacteria count.

Frye Pond Swimming Area

I wiped down the tent fly to help it dry. The temperature was 73 °F at noon, and my tent was dry by late afternoon.

I have a Pocket Rocket Mini Stove Kit. The pot nests into the plastic bowl when packing the kit, and the bowl is almost invisible. I knew when I first saw this that the day would come when I would forget to remove the plastic bowl before putting the pot on the burner. Well, today was the day.

My Melted Food Bowl

My only riding today was to ride on the campground roads a couple of times for a total of three miles.

For the third day of this short tour, see Lorraine Campground, Day Three.