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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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Chasing Winter (Part 3)
WHEN: May 10th (7 days, way too short of a visit) WHERE: White Mountains, New Hampshire WHY: Chasing Winter SHELTER: Random Resort in...
Melanie
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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Chasing Winter (Part 2)
WHEN: May 10th (7 days, way too short of a visit) WHERE: White Mountains, New Hampshire WHY: Chasing Winter SHELTER: Random Resort in...
Melanie
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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Chasing Winter (Part 1)
WHEN:Â May 10th (7 days, way too short of a visit) WHERE:Â Â White Mountains, New Hampshire WHY:Â Chasing Winter SHELTER:Â Random Resort in...
Melanie
Jul 8, 20243 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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We Wandered & Never Left Home
Home is wherever we are together; but this time we decided to staycate with the kids and see a bit more of Richmond, Virginia while also...
Melanie
Apr 29, 20242 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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Part II: We Crossed the Border...
Ok...let's get to the rest of our January adventures. For those of you just joining us head back and read all about manatees, forts, and...
Melanie
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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We Crossed the Border...
...well, at least the Florida/Georgia line. Two weeks of hiding from winter paid off with lots of animal surprises and time with family...
Melanie
Jan 16, 20245 min read
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We Rolled With It!
We did it, we Rambled Rootlessly for one whole year and didn't kill each other, get lost, or starve to death. We did get very cold and...
Melanie
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Embracing the Island
Hilton Head, South Carolina fooled us with its endless free historical and natural adventures, low gas prices, and moderately priced...
Melanie
Dec 13, 20234 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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Fingers Crossed
Going with the flow while still hanging on to our dream. As you probably know already we are having a transmission issue, but fingers...
Melanie
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Turnips, Hot Rods & Dead Things
We thought we would break up the blog with a little behind-the-scenes adventures at our home base. We should have been on the road long...
Melanie
Jun 23, 20232 min read
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"We are made by history" MLK, jr
We refuse to grow roots; a little wandering of Virginia Guess where we are? At first, we were fighting our fate and staying focused on...
Melanie
May 25, 20232 min read
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