Winter Migration Road Trip, Day 3 | Missouri to Kansas | Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield | George Washington Carver National Monument | November 2023 We woke up at our campsite in Central Missouri snug in our bed, but the cabin temperature was 45. After running the heater to get us above 50, we braved the…
Winter Migration Road Trip, Days 1 & 2 | Iowa to Missouri | Hiking in Ha Ha Tonka State Park | November 2023 Given a couple months of time to be wherever we wanted, and seeing snow appear in the forecast in Iowa, we decided it was time to make like a sandhill crane and…
Lancaster, PA Week 3 | Camping in Buchanan State Forest | October 2023 During our last week and a half in Pennsylvania, the plant where Curtis was working had its shutdown, which meant long hours everyday and no free time. But time passed quickly, and we made it to the end — and all things…
Brandywine, WV to Lancaster, PA | Moorefield, WV | Hawk Recreation Area | Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historic Park | Catoctin Mountain Park | October 2023 We now had 3 days left before Curtis’ next assignment, and thanks to a restful night and warm showers at Brandywine Lake Campground, we were refreshed and…
Mountain Lake to The Pines Campground, VA | Hiking to the Hanging Rock Firetower and Raptor Observatory | September 2023 After sleeping at the Appalachian Trail trailhead near Wind Rock, we spent most of our morning chatting with the trail angel, Step, and a South Bound through hiker. We traded stories about hiking, backpacking, and…
Hiking in the Cumberland Knob Recreation Area | The Blue Ridge Music Center | Camping at Rocky Knob Recreation Center | The Blue Ridge Parkway | September 2023 We left Doughton Park and followed the detours down and around all of the construction work, but once we were on the other side, it was smooth…