Canadian Rockies Road Trip, Days 2 & 3 | Minnesota to Alberta | Big Stone NWR | Fort Dufferin | June 2023 On day 2 of this road trip and of van life, we continued driving Northwest along the Minnesota River where we made an unplanned stop at the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. We…
Exploring Valley Forge National Historical Park | King of Prussia, PA | April 2023 Curtis’ final assignment for the spring outage season was located about an hour West of Philadelphia. When looking at the area, we noticed that Valley Forge wasn’t too far, so we picked out a hotel near the national park site so…
Visiting Independence Hall NHS | Philadelphia, PA | April 2023 When staying in King of Prussia, we felt that we should at least make one visit to Philadelphia. We knew there was so much to do and see in the city, but since we didn’t want to leave Charlotte at the hotel alone, we were…
Visiting Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site | April 2023 We spent most of our free time in Pennsylvania hiking in Valley Forge, which was located just minutes from our hotel. But when Curtis would have full days off, we would venture out a little further and visit other historic sites. On our first Saturday in…
Visiting Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | Last Day of Vacation | A Week in Iowa | January 2023 Curtis: Since visiting mounds along the Natchez Trace last year, we’ve been slowly learning more about the pre-historic cultures of the Eastern United States and visiting more and more mounds, piecing together the academic history with…
Visiting Shiloh National Military Park | Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park | January 2023 We woke up in Mississippi to a brisk morning. Not as cold as Alabama had been, but still cold enough that, once out of the tent, we didn’t stick around very long. A cold front was moving through the country and…