Visits to National Parks
Today we completed our tour of Shenandoah National Park. Since it was Saturday, we tried to get an early start. We planned to start with a hike on Bearfence Mountain Trail . We were about 30 seconds late getting to the trailhead. We saw someone pull into the last parking space as we arrived. We […]
June 5, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 2 – Shenandoah National Park Read More »
Ready to travel! We begin our travels again with excitement and trepidation. We are ready to continue our travels, but concerns about travel during a waning pandemic are in our minds. Still, the joy of travel wins out over such concerns. We are headed up the east coast to see one national park, three state
June 4, 2021 : Trip 4, Day 1 – Appomattox Court House & Shenandoah National Park Read More »
Today we visited the newest National Park. Indiana Dunes became a national park on February 15, 2019. It is so new, we almost missed it on our tour. As we were planning our trip between Lansing and Chicago, we were looking for a place to spend the night between the two cities. As we reviewed
September 18, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 17 – Indiana Dunes National Park Read More »
Our second day at Cuyahoga Valley National Park was a day of waterfalls. Our first stop was at Brandywine Falls. The trails at most of the falls in the park lead you directly toward the falls on an easy path. Brandywine Falls is the tallest waterfall we saw today. Getting to the falls would have
September 16, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 15 – Cuyahoga Valley National Park Waterfalls Read More »
Our journey today took us on a train ride through Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. After the train ride, we saw a part of the park called “The Ledges.” The Ledges is an intricate geological system of crevices, cracks and spaces that appear to have been carved into the rock, but were actually naturally
September 15, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 14 – Cuyahoga Valley National Park Read More »
We visited four waterfalls, several overlooks, and two countries today. Our journey began in the USA, went through the Cherokee reservation, and then back to the USA. To see the waterfalls, we drove 45 miles across Great Smoky Mountain National Park from Gatlinburg TN to Cherokee, NC. On the way we to the waterfalls we
April 18, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 4 – Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Another Country Read More »
We visited several parts of the park today. We began the day trying to visit Grotto Falls and Baskins Creek Falls. When we drove toward the falls, we found that the road to the area of the park we planned to visit first was closed. Unfortunately, the government shutdown put maintenance behind schedule. The road
April 17, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 3 – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Read More »
We spent the day investigating Cades Cove. This included a slow drive to Cades Cove, a long hike, and a long drive back to our hotel. We learned some history, saw several water falls and got to see some unique sites. Our first stop was at a long series of falls and cascades in the
April 16, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 2 – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Read More »