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…
Driving the Great River Road from Iowa to Missouri to Illinois | Iliniwek Village State Historic Site | Hannibal, MO | Lewis & Clark State Historic Site | Fort Kaskaskia, IL | January 2024 After a relaxing week spent celebrating Christmas and New Years with family, it was time to get back on the road…
Road Trip to Wilmington, NC | Illinois to North Carolina | South Fork National Recreation Area | Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | Beauty Spot | September 2023 After a pleasant night spent camping in Shawnee National Forest, we set out to go for a short hike in Bell Smith Springs Recreation area before getting…
Road Trip to Wilmington, NC | Iowa to Illinois | Fort Madison, IA | Nauvoo, IL | Hannibal, MO | Pere Marquette State Park | Shawnee National Forest | September 2023 After spending most of July in Wilmington, NC, we agreed that would be our last visit together this year. And yet here we were,…
Driving to Wilmington, Day 1 | Camping & Hiking in Shawnee National Forest | November 2022 The first stop on this new adventure we’re embarking on was Wilmington, North Carolina. I know we have made it clear in the past that we aren’t big fans of the South, and South Carolina was definitely not our…