3/11/23 New River Gorge National Park, WV – Between the holidays, work, and hibernating for the winter, we haven’t done a lot of adventuring since our road trip to Montana. It felt like it was time to get back out there again. And you only turn 30 once. I created a list of different places …
Shenandoah National Park
Car Camping 6/29-7/1/2019 6/29-7/2/2019 Our trip to Shenandoah National Park wasn’t very long, but we came back with many stories. The trip down to Shenandoah was scenic, featuring George Washington & Jefferson National Forest. We drove past several caves along the way. Then, we hit Skyline Drive, which is the famous road going through Shenandoah …
The Year of National Parks + Road Trips
Adventure Highlights of our Year 12/7/22 I have been reflecting a bit on our crazy year now that things have slowed down. This year has been incredible with the places we’ve been able to see; driving almost fully across the country; moving to the East coast; changing jobs; everything all at once. I’ve checked off …
PA -> MT
10/14/22-10/15/22 Another 30 hour road trip. The way to Montana felt so difficult. We kept hitting traffic and construction throughout Indiana. I told Kealy, “I really don’t like driving at night and I definitely don’t want to drive through Chicago.” Originally, Waze was routing us around Chicago, especially being a Friday evening. Then I was …
Montana
9/6/19-9/9/19 Glacier National Park, Sluice Boxes State Park, and Giant Springs State Park.
Wyoming
8/12/18-8/14/18 Curt Gowdy State Park and Medicine Bow National Forest.
The Big Island – Hawaii
7/3/17-7/13/17 Green Sand Beach, Hilo waterfalls, Captain Cook Monument snorkeling, and Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park.
Washington
7/10/18-7/12/18 Olympic National Park, Space Needle, and Snoqualmie Falls.
British Columbia
7/3/18-7/9/18 Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, Royal Roads University (Hatley Castle), Lighthouse Park, Cypress Falls Park, Lynn Canyon, and Capilano Suspension Bridge.
Maine
7/21/21-7/27/21 Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Sedgwick, and Blue Hill.