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May 2022

Travel

A Serendipitous DelMarVa Detour

After about a week in Delaware’s portion of the DelMarVa peninsula, we headed towards Maryland and the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which has eighty-one 5-star reviews online! The route took us through Cambridge Maryland and a roadside reader board…

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DelMarVa-lous!

From Annapolis MD, we headed northeast into Delaware, camped at Lums Pond State Park and turned our attention to some planning.  We’d planned the details through Washington DC, so it was time to get more serious about the second…

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Sailin’ Through Annapolis

We only had part of an afternoon to drive through Annapolis MD, but it was nice to do anyway.  Annapolis is synonymous with the US Naval Academy and it could have been because we were there in late May…

Scenic Cycling Travel

DelMarVa and 2 Maryland Flight Centers

One thing that’s interesting about eastern state campgrounds that is different from most western state campgrounds is that they are often within just a few miles of urban areas, but because of the density of the hardwood trees in…

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Washington DC – A Bucket List Trip

Travelling has a way of bringing people closer together.  It’s an opportunity to spend time together without the daily stresses of work and household chores.  It’s a chance to work together while planning and exploring and it’s a way…

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Shenandoah Falls and Fog

Our first evening in Shenandoah National Park was spent at Loft Mountain Campground.  The next day was partly sunny, so we did a 2-mile hike straight down the hill to Upper and Lower Doyle’s Falls before hiking straight back…

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3 Quick Stops between Roanoke and Shenandoah

From Floyd, VA (post here) we headed north and stopped in Roanoke for lunch and to check out the yellow and black church (St. Andrew’s Catholic Church) that’s prominent on the hill before heading to our first Harvest Host…

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Play Me Some Mountain Music in Floyd VA

Driving through southwest Virginia you’ll likely run across signs that reference the Crooked Road.  The Crooked Road is a 300+ mile route that connects 9 major venues and 60 smaller ones that celebrate the heritage of Appalachian music, old-time…