New River Gorge National Park | Camping in Meadow Springs Campground | Hiking in Grandview | Grandview, WV to Wilmington, NC | January 2022 We woke up in our empty campground in New River Gorge to 50 degrees and a bright pink sunrise coming through the gorge. Just like last time we camped here, there…
December 2022 | Christmas in Iowa and Michigan When Curtis accepted his new job, we knew that he would have to go to Wilmington three times for training — two weeks in November, three in December, and one in January. At first we thought we’d drive down for the November and December trainings and Curtis…
It’s hard to believe that this is the 10th Year in Review post I’ve written, that we’re already in our 10th year of marriage and have just celebrated our 10th Christmas as a married couple. On one hand, it feels like that time flew by, or that we can’t possibly be old enough to be…
Hiking & Camping in Hanging Rock State Park | Indianapolis, IN State Capitol Building | Driving from NC to IA days 2 & 3 | November 2022 We awoke in our tent in Hanging Rock State Park bright and early on Saturday morning, and immediately prepared to go for a hike. One of the incentives…
Kayaking & Hiking in Brunswick Park | Second Week in Wilmington | November 2022 On the last day of our 3 day weekend in Wilmington, the tropical storm and all the rain it brought had finally passed, leaving us with a perfect sunny and not too hot day to spend outside. Curtis had pointed out…
Moores Creek National Battlefield | Fort Anderson State Park | Oak Island | November 2022 For our one weekend in Wilmington, we wanted to get out of town and hit some of the historic sites neighboring the city. There was supposed to be a Veterans Day parade downtown, so we made an effort to get…