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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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- September 2024 in Oswego
Spending 2 Weeks in Oswego, NY | Oswego Riverfront Walk | Fort Ontario State Historic Site | September 2024 We spent the first two weeks of September in Oswego, NY, and I think out of all the times we’ve stayed here, these weeks are probably my favorite. Camping in the Finger Lakes was definitely colder… - Finger Lakes National Forest / Women’s Rights NHS
Driving From Loyalsock State Forest, PA to Oswego, NY | Hiking at Connecticut Hill, NY | Hiking & Camping in Finger Lakes National Forest | Visiting Women’s Rights National Historic Site | August 2024 After we visited our last county in Pennsylvania, we began the last leg of our drive to New York. Our plan… - Loyalsock State Forest
Driving from Shenandoah National Park to Loyalsock State Forest, PA | High Knob Overlook | Hiking & Camping in Loyalsock State Forest | Finishing Pennsylvania’s Counties | August 2024 This morning, we had contemplated getting up early to see the sunrise, but after yesterday’s long driving day we just didn’t have the motivation to set… - Blue Ridge Parkway & Shenandoah
Driving from Wilmington, NC to Shenandoah National Park | Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Meadows of Dan to Shenandoah National Park | August 2024 The start of our drive from North Carolina to New York was very familiar to other times we’ve left North Carolina and headed North. We planned to take the most… - A Week in Southport, NC
Spending a Week in Southport, NC | Oak Island Beach | August 2024 Over the last 2 years with this new job/lifestyle, Curtis has had to travel to Wilmington, NC 8 times. One could say we’re getting a little burnt out on the Midwest to coastal NC drive, and being in Wilmington. However, after a… - 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…