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June 23, 2024 Ohhhhh, Congaree. For the very short time we visited you, you took us through the ringer. Leaving us with not only memories, bug bites, and sweat, but the promise to never return again. When we were originally planning our trip to Florida, we decided we wanted to sprinkle some camping in along…

Friday, June 14 Jeff and I took off right after work (4:45) for Alpine Climbing Campground outside of New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. We got there around 9:30 and set up our tent on the platform among the trees. We hadn’t camp-tented in a couple years, so it was kind of fun…

June 16, 2024 After spending the night at a nearby Hampton, Jeff and I decided to take our first day of vacation and explore Universal! To be honest, I was a bit wary of Universal. For as much as I love travel, I equally hate thrill rides, and most of the rides at Universal fit…

Thursday, May 30, 2024 After work, we quickly got everything ready and hit the road! We enjoyed paninis along the way and took in the beautiful scenery of the drive. The trip toward central PA is always so pretty; there are so many beautiful overlooks, windmills, and, at this time of day, sunset views. We also…

Friday, May 24 // Shawnee State Park (Site 223, a bit hilly) Jeffrey and I were both extremely excited to finally embark on our first real camping trip. The last trip to Keystone was very wet, short, and didn’t feel like a good official start to the camping season, so we were both looking forward…

May 11-12, 2024 Site 96 (not a large grass area and super muddy. The firepit and table were super close to the wooded area as well.) Our first camping trip of the season! While, yes, this was the “first,” it was more of a quick shakedown to see what we needed to fix before some…

September 29 – October 1, 2023 — Campsite 196 (195 was muddy and not flat, we loved 188E and would get that site next time) Our drive to Laurel Hill State Park was very picturesque, especially for fall. We arrived at our campground and waited for our friends! This was the first camping trip we…

Saturday, August 12, 2023 We started our journey at Pittsburgh International Airport in the early afternoon on Saturday, August 12, 2023. After getting through security, we settled into our gate and waited. This process always feels like we need to “hurry up to wait.” After waiting an hour, we learned we had a delay due…

June 29, 2023 – Travel Day /  Robert H. Treman State Park The start of our grandest adventure yet! Deciding to take Charlotte was a risky move, but after the upgrades we had made mechanically, we felt confident that we would make it the 40+ hours of travel through the northeast. We were also heavily…