Surprisingly, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, is one of the most visited National Parks in the United States. This came as a shock to Blake and me since it was in Ohio of all places. Turns out, the park doesn’t charge for admission and is located near a lot of residential areas. We started our visitContinue reading “Cuyahoga Valley National Park – 7/25/2023”
Category Archives: Day Hikes
Whispering Spruce Trail/ Spruce Knob – 6/5/2022
Trail Name: Whispering Spruce Trail Distance: 0.67 miles Elevation Gain: 16 Feet Terrain: Crushed gravel Weather: 62 degrees and sunny Duration: 27:51 Whispering Spruce Trail on Spruce Knob takes visitors to the West Virginia Highpoint. A benchmark sits below the observation tower indicating the official highpoint. The observation tower is fun to climb for theContinue reading “Whispering Spruce Trail/ Spruce Knob – 6/5/2022”
Seneca Rocks, WV 6/4/2022
Seneca Rocks is a well known area for rock climbers. When you are not on the mountain, you can see climbers on the rocks. It is always fun to watch them climb. The Rocks also offer a trail for hiking to the top. Around the backside of the mountain, there are many trails that theContinue reading “Seneca Rocks, WV 6/4/2022”
Hike to Plane Crash Site from the 1960’s – 5/22/2022
In April 2021, Blake and I set off to find the remnants of a plane crash from the 1960s. We found an article from the 1990s that gave approximate coordinates some landmarks to look out for. The article also stated the plane could be really hard to find and it is best to go withContinue reading “Hike to Plane Crash Site from the 1960’s – 5/22/2022”
Happy New Year 2022!!
I hope the new year brings you all happiness, health and lots of fun. For our family, what better way to start out 2022 with a hike! We participated in the Virginia State Parks: First Day Hike 2022. We are fortunate enough that we have York River State Park right down the street from us.Continue reading “Happy New Year 2022!!”
The Priest Hike 10/30/2021
Blake got home from work around 7:30 and we started to get ready to head to the mountains. We talked the night before about possibly hiking The Priest, I was very hesitant though given what happened during our last attempt. The weather was horrible, cold, windy, rainy etc. We knew the fall colors are atContinue reading “The Priest Hike 10/30/2021”
Roanoke Waterfall Trip/Richmond Dominion Building Implosion 5/30/2020-6/1/2020
Blake, Taylor and I drove up to Richmond to Ty’s apartment to watch the Dominion building implosion. We also introduced Taylor to her uncle Ty (Taylor is named after her uncle). We arrived around 6:45 and had a hard time finding parking because of all the spectators in the area to watching the building implosion.Continue reading “Roanoke Waterfall Trip/Richmond Dominion Building Implosion 5/30/2020-6/1/2020”
Lewis Falls Hike – 5/26/2020
Taylor’s First Real Hike Wanting to get Taylor out for her first real hike, we looked for a good waterfall hike and found Lewis Falls. This is also my first hike post-partum. Gander kept a good watch on Taylor for us during the almost 3 hour drive to the Big Meadows Amphitheater. He stayed likeContinue reading “Lewis Falls Hike – 5/26/2020”
Cole Mountain hike with kids 3/27/2020
35 weeks pregnant and little did I know this would be the last outing before we welcomed Taylor into the world. We travel to Montebello, VA and arrived in the area of Hog Camp Gap located off Wiggins Spring Rd. This time we chose the correct trailhead for the Cole Mountain hike. Back in NovemberContinue reading “Cole Mountain hike with kids 3/27/2020”
Panther Falls/Henry Lanum Trail 11/16/2019
18 weeks pregnant, my belly is getting bigger and I want to go hiking for my birthday. My birthday is 11/20 and we have all the kids that day and Blake works Friday and Sunday of my birthday weekend so we decided to do our celebration 11/16. I drive up to his brother’s apartment theContinue reading “Panther Falls/Henry Lanum Trail 11/16/2019”
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