Next, we turn to our one, and so far only, special feature of the Slow Lane: MPR aka Margaret’s Playground Review. Since we last left you, Maggie has enjoyed two playgrounds of note. The first was at the Mill Creek RV Campground and Resort in Canton, TX. Let me tell you folks, what this playground lacked in size, it made up for in quality. As with every blade of grass at this place, the playground was immaculate. And while it was small, it contained the essence of playground; the Holy Trinity of Fun, swings, rocking animals, and curly slides. If you were to ask Maggie what more she needed in a park, somewhere in the midst of her 100 word answer, you would hear the word “nothing.” We enjoyed several sessions at this park rocking, swinging and sliding. It is as simple as that. Pure playground joy. Unsurprisingly, when asked to rate this park on a scale of 1-5 stars, Maggie gave it a hearty 10 stars!
The second park Maggie reviewed was located at Lake Bistineau State Park. This here park was more of a retro, throwback kind of park. The kind of parks we played at as kids, back in the day when your parents could let you ride your bike without a helmet and not get reported to social services. This park contained wooden equipment with metal stairs, slides, and money bars. Oh the humanity! Hot in the summer, stick your tongue to it cold in the winter, actual metal, not that ployvinalethalenewhatever stuff they make play equipment out of these days.
Despite its old-school style, this park delivered, with one exception. One of the ladders leading up to the big slide was missing a rung. This unfortunate situation didn’t allow Maggie to summit the slide area solo, so the park’s rating suffered a bit. On the plus side, it had a good ole fashioned tire swing, which was a very cutoff shorts and stick fishing pole kind of stylish. All in all, Maggie gave this park a solid 7 out of 5 stars.
Check back real soon for more MPR, until then, play safe and wear your sunscreen.
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