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Year: 2021
National Park Recap: New River Gorge National Park
We spent three days at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. This park is the newest to be designated a National Park and has seen visitors double in the past year. It is quite primative and the main activities revolve around water rafting, […]
National Park Recap: Shenandoah National Park
From Washington, D.C. we traveled to Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah starts at the northern most point of the Blueridge Parkway, and continues for 105 miles along the Blueridge Mountains. The main road, Skyline Dr goes all the way through the park, north to south, with […]
National Park Recap: National Mall and Memorial Parks
We decided to spend a full week exploring Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas. I’ve been to D.C. several times over the years for both work and fun travel. Andrew and I came together for Obama’s second inauguration when I got lottery tickets to the ceremony. […]
National Park Recap: Independence National Historical Park
We departed NYC and went to Philadelphia. We spend an entire day in Philly. We purchased tickets to the Philly Phlash bus which does a loop around downtown and stops at specific tourist locations.. We also got reservations ahead of time for a tour of […]
Travel Recap: Bronx Zoo
Andrew and I came to the Bronx Zoo when we visited NYC in 2010. We couldn’t wait to bring the kids here as well. The Bronx Zoo is one of my favorite zoos I’ve ever visited. The animals have huge areas to roam around in, […]
National Park Recap: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
We visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on day 5 of our visit to NYC. The last time Andrew and I visited NYC and went to the statue, we weren’t able to get tickets into the statue or pedestal because they had sold […]
Travel Recap: Long Island, NY
Our 4th day in NYC, we stayed local to where we were staying in Long Island. We visited the Long Island Children’s Museum, and the Amazing Maize Maze. The Long Island Children’s Museum was a really fun museum for the kids. I really liked the […]
National Park Recap: Governor’s Island National Monument
When researching fun things to do in NYC, Governors Island came up in quite a few places so we decided to make a visit. Weekend mornings before noon are free to ride the ferry, so we woke up early on Saturday and rode the LIRR […]
Trailer Upgrade: Axle-less Suspension
Unfortunately, most travel trailers are not exactly build for constant use, and living in full time. These trailers are also built with components with very slim weight margins. Our trailer technically has a pretty high Cargo Carrying Capacity at just over 1000 lbs, but every […]