McWay Falls – Big Sur, CA – 8/16/2023

Blake and I made our way to the trailhead of McWay falls. Unfortunately, you cannot complete the full trail due to sections being closed. It is also illegal to go to the base of the falls. The weather during our trip was not the best and the views lacked their beauty but what we wereContinue reading “McWay Falls – Big Sur, CA – 8/16/2023”

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”

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”

Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021

The original place we wanted to book for our summer vacation was full (I actually tried to book the location months in advance but it was already full). Blake and I didn’t have a back up location for a trip, which lead me to making a list of possible places. A few of the placesContinue reading “Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021”

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”

Richmond Tacky Light Tour/South River Falls and a Special Unplanned Announcement 12/13/2019-12/15/2019

As soon as I get home from work, Blake and I head up to Richmond for a date night. Our first stop of the night is at Green Top shooting range. After shooting 100 rounds we head out to see some of the houses on Richmond’s Tacky Light tour. We did this last year andContinue reading “Richmond Tacky Light Tour/South River Falls and a Special Unplanned Announcement 12/13/2019-12/15/2019”

Amherst County/Piney River Trip – 3/23/2019

Ever since Blake was in his early teens, he would camp along Piney River. This is Blake’s “Happy Place”. I was excited when he decided it was time to share that place with me during a day trip to the mountains. Before getting to Piney River, I introduced Blake to a restaurant that I hadContinue reading “Amherst County/Piney River Trip – 3/23/2019”

Crabtree Falls VA 3/10/2019

Nelson County, VA Wanting to go on another hike together, Blake and I decided to hike Crabtree Falls. We had not gone hiking since We went to Seneca Rocks in October 2018. We both have hike Crabtree Falls before and wanted to go again. It was very cold and the trail was covered in iceContinue reading “Crabtree Falls VA 3/10/2019”