On July 9, we arrived in Wilmington, NC. For those keeping track, that means that in the span of 2 months, we drove from Philadelphia, PA, to Hyder, AK, to Wilmington, NC — almost 10,000 miles. We’re so thankful our van handled all that so well, and as a “reward” we gave it a few…
Driving from Wilmington, NC to Asheville, NC | Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site | Morrow Mountain State Park | Fort Dobbs State Historic Site | Bunker Hill Covered Bridge | January 2022 On Saturday morning, it was time to end our short stay in Wilmington and begin our next adventure. We went for…
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…
Curtis in Wilmington, NC | Backpacking the Uwharrie Trail, Day 2 | December 2022 I woke up with the sun on my second day feeling fairly rested and much less sore than the night before. I had even slept better despite the continued irritation and discomfort I had from my poison ivy. Since I planned/had…
Curtis in Wilmington, NC | Backpacking the Uwharrie Trail, Day 1 | December 2022 Once we found out that Jess was going to be staying in Iowa and I would be returning to Wilmington for an additional few weeks of training, I set about planning things to do. If my first two weeks were anything…
Kayaking & Hiking in Brunswick Park | Second Week in Wilmington | November 2022 On the last day of our 3 day weekend in Wilmington, the tropical storm and all the rain it brought had finally passed, leaving us with a perfect sunny and not too hot day to spend outside. Curtis had pointed out…