Well, we made it back to our home in Kentucky a little over a week ago. With our year(ish) adventure at an end, it is time to reflect on and wrap-up some of the statistics about the trip and answer some of the questions we have been asked. First, let’s look at some statistics: Number […]
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It seems that every time we have two days to explore a place, one of those days is rainy and a complete washout. That was today in Cloudland Canyon State Park in northwestern Georgia. Luckily, we knew the forecast, so yesterday we were able to check out a couple of the overlooks and hike to
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After almost 11 months of continuous and spectacular travel, we were overdue for some family time. We will be returning home to Kentucky very soon, but first, we have some family in Florida that we couldn’t miss visiting! While we have been gone, Heather’s dad, Gary, and step-mom, Lynne, have moved to the Orlando area.
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Everyone has heard about winter manatee viewing in Florida springs, but most of the time you hear about Silver Springs or Blue Springs. We are sure those places are amazing, but they are also EXTREMELY difficult to get into, especially for folks like us who don’t plan months in advance. Knowing that those places probably
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Continuing east, we have spent a couple of nights at Big Lagoon State Park. This is a sister park to Perdido Key State Park, so our camping fee allowed us into both to explore and enjoy! They are both small parks, and other than a couple of hiking trails, we feel like we got a
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The last few days have been spent in the Ocean Springs, MS area. We are staying in the Davis Bayou Campground of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. This is a really nice campground with paved sites that are all equipped with electric and water and there is a dump station on site, too, so we
In our effort to continue east, we spent only a few days in Oklahoma before continuing on into Arkansas where we spent a few days in Hot Springs. To get (partially) from Oklahoma to Hot Springs, we chose to travel the Talimena National Scenic Byway. This is a 54 mile, two lane road between Talihina,
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We weren’t going to do a post from here, but we have stumbled on one of the greatest museums we have ever had the pleasure of visiting, so we couldn’t skip doing at least a quick post! Before we get to the museum, though, we spent Thanksgiving in Shamrock, TX. We enjoyed some time in
Slowly, slowly we continue to push east. We are currently in northern Texas, near Amarillo, and spent the day today at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. According to the state park website, Palo Duro is the second largest canyon system in the United States, though it doesn’t specify in what way. Is it the second
We recently spent a couple of nights at the Vista Linda Campground near Jemez Springs, NM. This is a small, quiet campground that sits right alongside the Jemez River and is framed by some gorgeous cliffs. There are only 13 or 14 sites here, but they are all large, paved, and some even have really
We are still in western New Mexico and our day today was spent at El Malpais National Monument. This is a large national monument that would best be explored in two or three days, but we only had one, so we did our best. Part of the problem we encountered is that we are staying
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Well, it is the middle of November now, which means we need to begin making our way east in earnest in order to make a few scheduled stops to visit with family, and then home for Christmas. We don’t plan to give up seeing the sights along the way, though, so today we spent the
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If you have been following the blog for a while, you will know that the biggest disappointment of our trip thus far was having to cancel our Grand Canyon reservations in March due to snow. After this week, though, we are disappointed no more! Returning to Arizona this fall was never in our plans. We
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Right up front, let us say this…We had a less than great experience at Great Basin National Park, but it does not mean that it isn’t an amazing place to visit. In fact, a lot of the reasons it wasn’t the best weren’t the fault of the park at all. We both really want to
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We had to make one last stop in Idaho before heading out of the state! On our way south we stopped in Twin Falls. Honestly, we were expecting it to just be a stop for chores, but this town has so much to offer that we didn’t hit even half of it! We will definitely