Mountain Lake to The Pines Campground, VA | Hiking to the Hanging Rock Firetower and Raptor Observatory | September 2023 After sleeping at the Appalachian Trail trailhead near Wind Rock, we spent most of our morning chatting with the trail angel, Step, and a South Bound through hiker. We traded stories about hiking, backpacking, and…
Driving from West Virginia to Michigan | Kayaking on Summersville Lake | Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park | Lake Vesuvius | August 2023 After an enjoyable time spent in the Appalachians, we were ready to start making our way to Michigan to visit Curtis’ family. We decided to break the rest of our drive into…
West Virginia Road Trip | Driving the Highlands Scenic Drive | August 2023 After leaving Shenandoah, we ran a few errands in town before driving about 2.5 hours West on US-250 into West Virginia. Despite it being a weekend, there weren’t too many cars on the road, but there must have been some bike race/event…
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…
Hiking & Camping in Hanging Rock State Park | Indianapolis, IN State Capitol Building | Driving from NC to IA days 2 & 3 | November 2022 We awoke in our tent in Hanging Rock State Park bright and early on Saturday morning, and immediately prepared to go for a hike. One of the incentives…