You may recall from high school history lessons something about Harper’s Ferry in relation to the Civil War and you would be right! Harper’s Ferry West Virginia has an interesting history and Harper’s Ferry National Historic Park brings that…
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It’s always great when you can get away for longer, but in just 2-3 days it’s possible to get a feel for Asheville’s culture and experience what makes this city so special. DAY 1: BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Getting to…
We spent part of my December 2021 birthday weekend planning the first half of our east coast trip with only one requirement – to make it to Washington DC by the second or third week of May to meet…
Photo above courtesy of Ray Hennessy on Unsplash ROUTE UPDATE HERE Early in the year we posted our planned route through May of 2022 (link here). Well, its time we updated you with some exciting news. We’ve decided head…
Ahhhh Kentucky – known for the Kentucky Derby, bourbon, KFC, and Daniel Boone. We’d enjoyed bourbon in Louisville, thoroughbreds and Derby winners in Lexington, and now it was time to complete the other Kentucky items on our list as…
Kentucky is known as “the bluegrass state”, but when I think of Kentucky, I think Kentucky Derby, bourbon, KFC, and Daniel Boone. With this in mind and knowing that my friend Katherine had grown up in Louisville, I asked…
We had planned to follow a National Parks parkway called the Natchez Trace out of New Orleans (prior post here) that runs nearly all the way north to another city known for its musical roots, Nashville. Unfortunately, a severe…
From Lake Charles LA and the Creole Nature Trail (post here) we headed to Palmetto Island State Park. We’d been viewing low grasslands for several weeks so it was surprisingly nice to enter a wooded area again.…
When he was young, my Dad made a model Sputnik space capsule from my grandmother’s knitting needles and a head of lettuce, all wrapped in aluminum foil,…which probably stunk up his room after a while! My Dad inspired my…
For most of us, picking up the mail is either a necessary evil or an easy way to get outside with a destination in mind. When you aren’t stationary for more than 2-4 days at a time, getting your…
