Mason-Dixon Line Road Trip, Part 4 • March 19, 2017 • C&O Canal National Historic Park, Fort Frederick State Park, and Berkeley Springs, WV • Written by Jess & Curtis After a very full day of history and hiking the day before, we woke up to a colder and overcast day, and decided to take it easy. Our…
Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 3 • March 18, 2017 • Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, the Maryland Heights Trail, and Washington Monument State Park After our visit to Antietam, we drove about 20 minutes South to our next historic site, Harpers Ferry. We crossed the Potomac River into Virginia briefly then into West Virginia,…
Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 1 • Gettysburg National Battlefield • March 17, 2017 “We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same, but something in our minds has changed, and that changes everything.” — Jonah Lehrer That quote…
Hiking to Kane Mountain Firetower | Caroga Lake, NY | February 2017 I’m sure you’ve all heard about the warm spring-like temperatures that came across the country last week. We gladly welcomed the warmth and the sun with open arms as it melted away our foot of snow, and more importantly, reminded us that spring…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, Part 3 • Sugar Hill, Mossy Bank Park, and Keuka Lake • February 11 & 12, 2017 After spending 6 hours chasing waterfalls around the Finger Lakes, we began heading back to our hotel in Bath with a few more stops in mind. We drove West back to Watkins Glen, then started…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, day 2 • Watkins Glen, Taughannock Falls, Buttermilk Falls, and Robert Treman State Parks • February 11, 2017 When Curtis told his colleagues we were going to the Finger Lakes region for the weekend, their replies were “Why? It’s the off season, there’s nothing to do!” Well, little do they realize that this…