Joe and I came early with Evelyn on our family trip to Devils Fork SP. This was our second visit to this fabulous park on Lake Jocassee in South Carolina. You may want to check out our 2023 visit on the blog. After everyone else arrived, the campsite was filled with all sorts of activity,Continue reading “Devils Fork SP 2024”
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Maine Summer 2024 Part 5
We visited nine NPS sites in five days on the way home from Maine for a total of 18 NPS sites on this 23 day trip. NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT One of our goals is to visit all of the NPS sites in each state. That was easy in Vermont and New Hampshire. They eachContinue reading “Maine Summer 2024 Part 5”
Maine Summer 2024, Part 4
This portion of our trip includes visits to Saint Croix Island IHS on the Maine-Canadian border and Katahdin Woods and Waters NM in central Maine. Saint Croix Island IHS The French settled on Saint Croix Island in 1604 in an attempt to establish the first European Colony north of Florida. This first settlement was unsuccessfulContinue reading “Maine Summer 2024, Part 4”
Maine Summer 2024, Part 3
On this section of our Maine trip we spent five nights near Acadia NP where the geography, beaches, architecture, flora and fauna were markedly different from southern Maine. We reveled in Acadia’s rugged natural beauty. CAMDEN Camden Windjammer Cruise We stopped in Camden on the way to Acadia for a spontaneous two-hour cruise on theContinue reading “Maine Summer 2024, Part 3”
Maine Summer of 2024, Part 2
We spent five nights at a campground in Old Orchard Beach – our jumping off point for exploring the southern and mid Maine Coast. From there we attempted to see as many lighthouses and eat as much lobster as possible. LIGHTHOUSES Maine has 65 lighthouses. They are my new obsession. Nubble Lighthouse Our first MaineContinue reading “Maine Summer of 2024, Part 2”
Maine Summer of 2024, Part 1
We visited six mostly Civil War related National Park Sites (NPS) on the way to Maine – Booker T Washington NM, Appomattox Court House NHP, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP, Harpers Ferry NHP, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, and Antietam NB. We have now visited 108 of the 429 NPS units in our questContinue reading “Maine Summer of 2024, Part 1”
Washington DC – Monuments and Presidents
We visited all 26 NPS sites in the greater Washington DC area in one jam packed week this summer with our grandson. We have been to DC many times, but seeing it through someone else’s eyes, especially a child’s eyes, brings a fresh experience. Seeing all of the NPS sites in one visit, including manyContinue reading “Washington DC – Monuments and Presidents”
Vogel State Park
We kicked off the Spring 2024 camping season with a trip to Vogel State Park with the SE T@bs, T@gs, and Friends. About 30 teardrops were scattered around Vogel that weekend. I had been following the group on Facebook for a while and hoping to attend one of their gatherings. We enjoyed their traditions ofContinue reading “Vogel State Park”
Virgin Islands NP
Virgin Islands NP is one of five NPS sites scattered around three of the islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The logistics were a complicating factor. Visiting these five sites required an airplane, an island hopper plane, various taxis, an open air safari bus, a ferry, and a few sailboats. Our visit was a celebrationContinue reading “Virgin Islands NP”
2023 Travel Summary
This is our second year traveling in the Tab and the sixth year of our National Park quest. This year the Tab has been on 7 trips, including a longer trip to North Carolina. We spent 26 nights and drove a total of 3,834 miles. We camped in 3 states and visited 3 state parks.Continue reading “2023 Travel Summary”