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”
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Smoke Hole Caverns – 6/4/2022
We stayed at the Smoke Hole Caverns, so it only made sense to check out the caverns. The Caverns are located next to West Virginia’s largest gift shop. The kids were very excited to see the gift shop and we actually left without buying anything but the cavern tickets. History Smoke hole got its nameContinue reading “Smoke Hole Caverns – 6/4/2022”
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”
West Virginia Weekend Trip 6/3/2022-6/5/2022
As soon as the kids got home from school, we loaded up the car and headed for West Virginia. I wanted to book something near Seneca Rocks, WV but everything was already booked. However I did find a cabin at Smoke Hole Cabins about 15 mins away. Once you get off the interstate headed towardsContinue reading “West Virginia Weekend Trip 6/3/2022-6/5/2022”
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”
Easter 2022
We had a BUSY Easter this year that span out many days. My friend Brittany and I attempted to take her kids and Taylor to an Easter Egg Hunt put on by a local police department. There were so many kids when we got there and it was very unorganized. The hunt was to beginContinue reading “Easter 2022”
Busch Gardens Williamsburg – 4/17/2022
Easter Sunday Busch Gardens Williamsburg quick visit. Taylor has never had pictures with an Easter Bunny. We were not able to find one last year and she was born a week before Easter of 2020 which was also towards the beginning of COVID and there were no Easter Bunnies available. When I heard Busch GardensContinue reading “Busch Gardens Williamsburg – 4/17/2022”
American Dream Mall – New Jersey (4/6-4/8/2022)
The American Dream Mall is the second largest mall in America. Located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, next to Met Life stadium. We planned to go to the Mall for our Spring Break vacation because in the mall is Nickelodeon Universe (Theme Park) and DreamWorks Waterpark. Both were open during the week of our springContinue reading “American Dream Mall – New Jersey (4/6-4/8/2022)”
Spring Break Vacation April 6-10th, 2022
We left at 9:17 am on Wednesday, April 6th to head to NJ. The kids had breakfast at the house prior to leaving. Blake and I stopped at Bojangles, our order was wrong and we got 2 free sandwiches out of it and the boys happily ate them. It was a bit of a driveContinue reading “Spring Break Vacation April 6-10th, 2022”
Diggerland USA, NJ – April 9th 2022
For years we have wanted to take the kids to Diggerland USA located in West Berlin, NJ. We read many great reviews and researched the park a lot and felt while going up to NJ for spring break that we should make a stop by Diggerland before heading home. It just so happens that SaturdayContinue reading “Diggerland USA, NJ – April 9th 2022”