Visiting Cabrillo National Monument was a highlight of my trip to San Diego, and I had too much to say to confine it to a paragraph in my San Diego post! If you're in the area, this is an incredible stop that you won't want to miss, and even if you're not, you can still enjoy… Continue reading All About Cabrillo National Monument
In returning to school for my master's degree, one thing I was very excited about was the return of spring break and an essentially guaranteed free week to travel! Because this has already been a long and busy semester, we didn't want to go too crazy with the itinerary and opted instead for a close-to-home… Continue reading Spring Break along the C&O Canal – Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, and more!
Despite living in Arizona for the better part of four years, I never actually made it to California, so I was incredibly excited to tag along to my partner's conference to visit San Diego. This was a working vacation for us since he was attending the conference and I was doing remote work, but we still… Continue reading Working Vacation in San Diego, CA
I loved living in Tucson, Arizona when I was in college, and I was excited to return for a few days in 2023. Ostensibly, I was attending a conference, but the more exciting part of this was getting to bring my partner with me and showing him all the places I loved in this city! What's interesting… Continue reading A Working Vacation in Tucson
Although I grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, I had never been to the larger and more well-known Charleston (South Carolina) until very recently. The end of 2023 was packed with a lot of travel and visiting family for me, but a highlight of all this running around was our South Carolina adventure where we… Continue reading A Winter Visit to Charleston, SC
Having grown up an hour away from the New River Gorge, I've been there several times and love the area, so I was excited when I learned it was officially becoming a National Park. Because I really enjoyed writing my posts about National Parks like Saguaro and Carlsbad, I decided to do a nice long… Continue reading All About New River Gorge National Park
In my freshman year of college, my mom and I began planning a post-graduation road trip through Colorado. The itineraries varied; my first idea was a two-week exploration of the entire state, which was kind of a lot. Ultimately, I spent four days in Colorado - three with my family and one bonus day on… Continue reading Colorado Road Trip: Denver, Pikes Peak, and Sand Dunes NP
Most of the time if someone asks what my favorite part of a trip was, it's hard to give an exact answer. But my trip to New Mexico last month is an exception: Carlsbad Caverns National Park blew me away, and though I loved the whole trip, this park was by far my favorite place… Continue reading All About Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Since starting college, I thought it would be fun to do a spring break road trip, and I planned out different hypotheticals (including a hiking-intensive 9 National Parks in 9 days trip that, physically, I don't actually think I could do). Last fall, with the pandemic still dragging on and online classes keeping us in… Continue reading New Mexico Road Trip: Carlsbad, White Sands, and Las Cruces
Early on October 17, 1859, the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry became a battleground in one of the key events that marked the dawning of the Civil War. Though the war would not officially begin until April 1861 with the Battle of Fort Sumter, John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry was indicative of the tension… Continue reading Harpers Ferry: Then and Now
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