Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

Visiting Horseshoe Bend National Military Park | Flagg Mountain | Cheaha State Park, Alabama to JP Coleman State Park, Mississippi | January 2023 We woke up on the highest peak in Alabama to arguably one of the colder mornings we’ve camped through in recent memory. Frost on the tent, frost on the car, and all…

Russell Cave / Cheaha State Park
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Russell Cave / Cheaha State Park

Russell Cave National Monument | Noccalula Falls | Cheaha State Park, Alabama’s Highest Point | January 2023 On Thursday morning, we packed up our car once again and said goodbye to our last rental house of this trip. We drove North into Tennessee, took I-24 to Kimball, then went South on US-72 into Alabama. Our…

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Visiting Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | January 2023 Just South of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River rises the imposing mass that is known as Lookout Mountain. This mountain (which is actually more a plateau) was the centerpiece of all of our day trips while staying in Chattanooga, so it’s worth talking about at…

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Grand Rapids, MI to Sandstone, WV | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | Camping in New River Gorge National Park | January 2023 In planning our trip back to Wilmington and North Carolina, we decided that we should maximize time with family, knowing we would probably have most of January to site see. So we…