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Hi there! We’re Curtis and Jess, and we use this site as a way to document the memories we’ve made together, and to share our adventures with family & friends. After 10 years in the Navy and moving all over the US, we started our journey as nomads, living in a self-built van, working remotely, and traveling wherever work takes us. We most enjoy spending time in the outdoors along with our basset hound, Charlotte, doing things like hiking, kayaking, camping, and more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to stick around!
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- Raleigh / August 2024 in Wilmington
Raleigh to Wilmington, NC | North Carolina State Capitol Building | A Week in Wilmington | August 2024 After an uncomfortably hot and humid night camping North of Raleigh, we had no problem getting up early and getting back on the road. Since we were less than a half hour from downtown, we saw this… - Shenandoah / Sailor’s Creek Battlefield
Hawk Recreation Area, WV to Raleigh, NC | Driving the Entire Skyline Drive Through Shenandoah National Park | Monticello, VA | Sailor’s Creek Battlefield, VA | August 2024 On Friday morning, we left Hawk Recreation Area to continue our drive to North Carolina. We now had 3 days to make the drive, and so in… - Hawk Recreation Area
Rothrock State Forest, PA to Hawk Recreation Area, WV | Fort Roberdeau Historic Site, PA | Camping & Hiking in Hawk Recreation Area, WV | August 2024 Today was a Monday morning, and we had exactly one week before Curtis needed to be in Wilmington, NC for training. We had done a lot of traveling… - Rothrock State Forest
Cold Creek State Forest, NY to Rothrock State Forest, PA | Sime Mahoning State Park | Hiking & Camping in Rothrock State Forest, PA | August 2024 This morning, we continued our drive South, leaving New York for now and heading into Pennsylvania. We decided that our main objective for this drive from NY-NC and… - Brockport / Letchworth State Park
Driving from Oswego to Pike, NY | Camping by the Erie Canal in Brockport, NY | Hiking in Letchworth State Park | Camping in Cold Creek State Forest | August 2024 Once we were finished in Oswego, we had a week and a half before we needed to be in Wilmington, NC. We planned to… - Thousand Islands / August 2024 in Oswego
Driving from Potsdam to Oswego, NY | Thousand Islands Region of New York | Alexandria Bay, NY | Tibbetts Point Lighthouse | A Week in Oswego, NY | August 2024 This morning, we woke up in the parking lot in Potsdam, NY, and immediately took Charlotte on a walk around the park. I then made…