On the way home from Haw River State Park the other day I noticed that there was a really cool geocache very close to the park so we just HAD to go check it out. I was a little bit apprehensive since this is the first cache we have visited that was located in someone's … Continue reading Adventures in Geocaching – July 13, 2019
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Haw River State Park
This past weekend we checked another North Carolina State Park off of our summer bucket list and got another stamp for our NC Passport. We had never been there before so we drove up right before lunch to see what they had to offer. According to their website: The first public trail of 3.2 miles … Continue reading Haw River State Park
Adventures in Geocaching – Home Sweet Home
Our first weekend home and the older girls were with their Dad and the baby girl was at VBS for the day (Saturday). While our littles were off doing their own thing, the husband and I decided to try a bit of geocaching on our own. My entire goal for this day was to surpass … Continue reading Adventures in Geocaching – Home Sweet Home
Adventures in Geocaching – Maine
The first rule of geocaching is: You do not talk about geocaching. The second rule of geocaching is...... Just kidding. You can talk about geocaching. That's not a rule. I just thought it was a sweet fight club reference. Lol. There are a couple of rules though, but they are reeeeeeeeeally easy: If you take … Continue reading Adventures in Geocaching – Maine
Lake Wassookeag – Dexter, Maine
My sister lives in the very small town of Dexter, Maine which has a population of less than 5000. The lake that is located there is fabulous - Lake Wassookeag. This might not be a road trip destination but we spent a lot of time swimming and fishing here while we were visiting so I … Continue reading Lake Wassookeag – Dexter, Maine
Summer plans, my Dad and up to camp
I have had the best of intentions about blogging on a regular basis.... .......but the constant feeling of being overwhelmed with life in general lately keeps getting in the way. I have a full time job, three beautiful children and attend college in my spare time (lunch breaks, after the kids are sleeping and weekends … Continue reading Summer plans, my Dad and up to camp
Popup adventures – Kerr Lake State Rec Area
Last weekend we checked two things off our list....yet another state park AND the first time taking the popup camper on a road trip.We stayed at Kerr Lake State Recreation Area which is a collective of seven access areas scattered around the shoreline of this 50,000-acre reservoir that reaches into Virginia. Hundreds of campsites among … Continue reading Popup adventures – Kerr Lake State Rec Area
Spring in NC…
The last several weeks you can really tell that it's finally spring in NC. The trees and flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and mother nature is sending us severe weather, thunderstorms and tornadoes to drive me crazy on a pretty consistent basis. I spend Monday through Friday sitting in my office wishing I … Continue reading Spring in NC…
Festival of Legends 2019
One of the main reasons that I have been so MIA the last few weeks is that we have been getting ready for the Festival Of Legends in Apex, NC. For more detailed information you can check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/festivaloflegends/ Their About section proclaims "The Festival of Legends is a celebration of the … Continue reading Festival of Legends 2019
The Shasta Disasta and Popup Princess…
Our family has been tent camping for a few years and honestly - we were over it. Not the camping part, but the tents for sure. We were tired of the setup and takedown. We were tired of the rain. We were tired of sleeping on the ground. At the end of last year we … Continue reading The Shasta Disasta and Popup Princess…