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North America » United States » Florida » Brooksville February 11th 2011

I’m not so sure that the 5 out of 5 stars were earned for Beauty by the Mutual Mine campground, I would give it a 4 maybe! The trip to get here was beautiful though, with giant live oaks dripping with Spanish moss dotting rolling grasslands, where horses & cattle grazed around ranch houses. The other ratings in my travel book were: Privacy: 3 out of 5, I would say that’s about right, only 2 campsites and one camp host were there. Spaciousness: gets a 5, I agree with that rating. Quiet: gets a 2 because of some road noise. Security: gets a 3, I felt pretty secure... And, cleanliness gets a 4, which is about right. Mutual Mine is a small Forest Service campground situated around an old phosphate mine that was abandoned in 1914 ... read more
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North America » United States » Florida » Brooksville February 9th 2011

I waved good bye to Gail and Gracie this morning. They're heading home and I'm off to Brooksville FL in search of a beautiful campground called Mutual Mine Recreation Area, which gets 5 out of 5 stars for beauty in my travel book, The Best Tent Camping in Florida for those hate big RVs, concrete slabs, and loud boom boxes. I swear, that's the name! The jet stream took a big dip this past week and it got really cold, rainy, and windy. BUMMER! It was a nice little shelter here in our tiny apartment in Cedar Key, and I was so glad to enjoy the creature comforts for a week. Plus, when you stay in one place for a week you get to know a place and its people a little better than if you're ... read more
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