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War is... Busses, Battlefields, Crime
WHEN: Random Days in August (we call these Sandwich Days ) WHERE: Freedom Riders NM, Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, Kings Mountain NMP,...
Melanie
Jan 95 min read
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Ode to the Blue Ridge (Part II)
WHEN: July 28th for 4 days WHERE: Vilas, North Carolina (Dale's Wheels Through Time & Oconaluftee) WHY: To Escape the Heat and Finish our...
Melanie
Jan 33 min read
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Ode to the Blue Ridge (Part I)
WHEN: July 28th for 4 days WHERE: Vilas, North Carolina WHY: To Escape the Heat and Finish our trek of the Blue Ridge Parkway (see April,...
Melanie
Nov 28, 20244 min read
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Escaping the South
As we have spent the last year and a half chasing sunshine and misty mountains we realized that we missed winter. Partly since home base...
Melanie
Jun 26, 20244 min read
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Rover, Wanderer, Nomad, Vagabond
Alone Together on The Blue Ridge Parkway: Where is everyone? WHEN: 4/24 through 4/26/2024 WHERE: Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 1 to 295,...
Melanie
May 23, 20244 min read
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Just Winging It; Kitty Hawk, NC
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. --Orville Wright...
Melanie
Mar 30, 20245 min read
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The Mountains Are Calling
WHEN: Week of 2/9/2024 WHERE: Gatlinburg, Tennessee WHY: the mountains were calling SHELTER: Hotel/Resort PERKS: mountain air and local...
Melanie
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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Where Daufuskie Bob & Mel?
Part 2 of Hilton Head trip November/December 2023. Ferry ride worth the cost, no charge for museums on the island. Part 1 if you want to...
Melanie
Dec 21, 20234 min read
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Oops! We forgot to tell you...
Family in NC and random Virginia day trips: Northern Neck, Richmond, Hardy, Fort Monroe, Appomattox, and Fredericksburg Ok, so we didn't...
Melanie
Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Escaping Virginia
A week in the Carolinas half roughing it and half rooming it up! WHEN: Week of 9/18/2023 WHERE: Stop #1; Oyster Point Campground, Croatan...
Melanie
Nov 3, 20236 min read
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Let's Talk About the Weather
Okay, not just the weather...but a lot about the weather. A little Shenandoah National Park Day Trip to break up the heat. It is an...
Melanie
Sep 20, 20234 min read
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"...but they were Free Free Free!"
Rootless without the Rambler: Definitely will come back WHERE: Kiptopeke State Park, Cape Charles, VA site E9 WHY: the youngest baby...
Melanie
Apr 21, 20235 min read
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Failure to Launch
The good thing about not having a solid plan is the freedom to go with the flow! We are officially 17 days past our launch date; yes...
Melanie
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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There's a Crater at the End of the Tunnel
Field Trip: Day 1, Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia We took a day this week to explore the Petersburg National Battlefield, one...
Melanie
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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