We’re back at it! After months of preparation and planning, our first trip of 2023, and the first in the new travel trailer, are finally here! Mark’s been busy researching and learning and placing Amazon orders to get all the gear we need (there were a few things to...
LOLing In and Around CHQ, and Some Really Cool Rocks!
- July 29, 2022
- RV, State Park, Travel
This week was the first of our two summer camping trips in NY. We have a light summer planned, since we knew it would be a busy few months with Connor’s move in June and our upcoming move this Fall. We headed out of Rochester Monday morning with Chautauqua...
A Walkway, the Roosevelts, & the CIA
- June 10, 2022
- Travel
Tuesday morning it was time to leave Rhode Island and head back into NY for the end of our trip. We routed ourselves through New Haven, CT, figuring it would be a good stopping point to stretch our legs, and to check out the Yale University campus. We saw...
Harbors, Cottages, and a Lighthouse too!
- June 7, 2022
- NationalPark, Travel
Friday was our last day in Maine and the forecast was a little dicey, with clouds and a chance of rain most of the day. It started out okay, though, so we went to the Asticou Azalea Garden (on my list…not necessarily on the guys’ list). I asked Connor...
Rocks, Trees, and Water…Oh My! Oh Maine!
- June 3, 2022
- NationalPark, Travel
So I’m cheating a little bit with this trip. The blog is technically for RoVer’s adventures, and for this trip, our Subaru Forester is subbing in for RoVer (So maybe FoVer? Or SuVer?). It really wasn’t practical to bring RoVer, since this trip includes three humans and RoVer is...
Museums, Cherry Blossoms, and Pandas
Thursday was our first day in DC, and we started by meeting up with Connor and Emily. They flew in from Cincinnati Tuesday night and had already had a day of fun in DC! The timing worked out great that it was Spring Break week for Miami University, and...
Salvage Dawgs, a Natural Bridge, and a Manse
- March 25, 2022
- RV, State Park, Travel
Our final weekend in Asheville was pretty quiet, and we departed early on Monday for our next stop. After six full weeks in North Carolina, we crossed the border into Virginia to start our journey back north. We stopped in Roanoke, VA and our primary destination there was “Black...
Trolleys, Waterfalls, and Vinyl Records
- March 19, 2022
- RV, State Park, Travel
Before I get into the new stuff, I have an interesting update to my last post. As you’ll recall, we visited Winston Salem where RJ Reynolds tobacco company is headquartered. When he worked for Videk (a spinoff/subsidiary of Kodak), my Dad received a patent for a “Cigarette Package Inspection...
A Folly, Chimney Rock, and Flowering Bridge
- March 13, 2022
- RV, State Park, Travel
Tuesday was an “eclectic” day according to Mark…lots of variety! We started with a tour of “Korner’s Folly”, a home in Kernersville, NC. They bill it as “a house like no other” and I have to agree. The house was built in 1878 by Jule Gilmer Korner who was...
Civil Rights, Banksy, and Really Big Furniture
Our journeys through North Carolina continue! On Thursday, we visited Greensboro, NC, about 45 minutes north of our campground. We started our day at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, the site of a Revolutionary War battle in March, 1781. While the battle was technically won by the British,...