Hiking to Frying Pan Lookout Tower | Blue Ridge Parkway | Pisgah National Forest | January 2024 Last year when we were staying in Asheville, we had wanted to hike Mount Pisgah, but because the Blue Ridge Parkway was closed miles before that trailhead, we ended up settling for another peak, Ferrin Knob. We hoped…
Hiking to Daniel Ridge Falls | Pisgah National Forest | Brevard, NC | January 2024 Our time spent in Pisgah National Forest around Brevard was divided between hiking new trails and fixing some unexpected issues. On our first night in the area, we realized we had a propane leak in the pipes leading to our…
Driving from Wilmington to Brevard, NC | Waterfall Hike | Pisgah National Forest | January 2024 After our week in Wilmington, we had a week and a half of time to ourselves before Curtis’ next assignment. He had been given a sort of last minute change to a plant in Georgia, so it made sense…
A Week in Wilmington | Wrightsville Beach | Carolina Beach State Park | Abbey Nature Preserve | January 2024 This might be my favorite week that we’ve spent in Wilmington so far. After the last couple trips being in the heat of the summer and early fall, it was so nice to come back in…
Osceola National Forest, FL to Savannah, GA | Visiting Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | January 2024 After spending a great week in Florida, it was time to begin our journey North towards North Carolina. We left Osceola National Forest and drove further East on I-10, then North on FL-121 and entered Georgia on GA-23. Our…
Shawnee National Forest | Hiking the Little Grand Canyon Loop Trail | Bald Knob | January 2024 Ever since our first Iowa to North Carolina drive in November 2022, Shawnee National Forest has been a favorite spot to break up the drive. We’ve camped in two different campgrounds and hiked a couple of the trails…