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…
Grand Rapids, MI to Sandstone, WV | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | Camping in New River Gorge National Park | January 2023 In planning our trip back to Wilmington and North Carolina, we decided that we should maximize time with family, knowing we would probably have most of January to site see. So we…
Guilford Courthouse NHS | Driving from NC to IA Day 1 | November 2022 On our last Friday in Wilmington, I texted Jess in the morning and indicated that there was a good chance that I would be done with class before noon. And while staying in a nice hotel on someone else’s dime was…
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…
Driving to Wilmington, Days 2 & 3 | Shawnee National Forest to Wilmington, NC | Hiking & Camping in Cumberland Gap National Historic Site | November 2022 The second day of our road trip began with wind and rain, forcing us to forgo the plans we had for that morning and continue driving. The roads…
Herbert Hoover NHS | October 2022 in Iowa After returning from our trip out West, we spent the second half of October in our hometown in Iowa, where my parents so very graciously opened their home to us. (We’ve looked at places to buy or rent here for whenever we’re “home”, but the housing market…