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…
A Day in Delaware | Ebright Azimuth, Delaware’s Highest Point | First State National Historic Park | Kayaking the Brandywine River | April 2023 When we learned that we would be spending time in the Philadelphia area with my work, I knew that this was my first real opportunity to FINALLY visit Delaware – the…
Driving from Pittsfield, MA to King of Prussia, PA | Camping in the Catskills | Delaware Water Gap NRA | April 2023 Once we had said goodbye to Curtis’ brother, we hit the road heading Southwest towards Pennsylvania. The drive was only four hours if we were taking the fastest route, but we chose to…
Driving from Ottawa, IL to Oswego, NY | Fallen Timbers National Historic Site | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | March 2023 Our time in Ottawa finally wrapped up, but not without an unexpected extension. Our original plan had us traveling all the way to New York over a day and a half, which we planned…
Virginia Trip 2021 | Day 4 | PA to WV | Ohiopyle State Park | Mt. Davis | Flight 93 National Memorial | Spruce Knob Lake We started off day 4 of our trip with a short early morning hike to see Cucumber Falls in Ohiopyle State Park. The lot was empty when we arrived,…