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Congaree National Park kayaking

Stop 116: Hiking and Kayaking in the Congaree

December 4, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

We ventured into our 42nd national park with no previous knowledge about what makes it special… and left with a great appreciation of the beauty and heritage of Congaree National Park, located about 20 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. We wondered how many people were aware of this 26,276-acre

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Lake Brandt, Greensboro

Stop 115: Nothing But North Carolina

November 27, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

After rushing through Maryland and Virginia, it was nice to know we would be spending about two weeks traveling through North Carolina — the 41st state we have visited on this trip! North Carolina, the Tar Heel State, was another of the original 13 colonies — and was the FIRST

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Cash Lake, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Stop 114: Quick Forays into Maryland and Virginia

November 21, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

Trying to make tracks down further south before the frigid temperatures and icy weather hit, we made quick stops in Maryland and Virginia… on our way to the Carolinas. We plan to come back and spend more time in Virginia during Spring 2020, near the end of this 2.5-year road

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Gettysburg National Historic Park

Stop 113: History Lessons at Valley Forge and Gettysburg

November 18, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

We made a quick dash back to Pennsylvania so that we could visit two historic sites — one related to the Revolutionary War and the other to the Civil War… settling in at a very small, but interesting campground in York. We started this adventure in Valley Forge, located about

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Statue of Liberty

Stop 112: Conquering New York City and New Jersey

November 12, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

This stop in our adventure was focused on three key elements: visiting some key sights in the towns where Ran spent time as a kid growing up; reconnecting with some of Ran’s New Jersey relatives; and being tourists in one of the iconic cities in the U.S. Our main camping

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Hudson Valley Sunset

Stop 111: Dropping into the Hudson Valley and Delaware Water Gap

November 4, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

As we closed in on our week-long visit to New Jersey and New York City, we decided to veer west from our last location in Connecticut and spend a week in nature in the Hudson Valley region of New York and the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania. Ironically, our first

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Halibut Point State Park

Stop 110: Quick Travels Through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

October 30, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

With the seasonal camping deadline of Columbus Day looming (when RV parks close), we left Maine with the goal of completing a quick sweep through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut… starting with a camping base in Gloucester, the main city on Cape Ann, and the oldest fishing port in New

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Acadia National Park

Stop 109: Mesmerized by Maine

October 21, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

We made three stops in Maine, but our focus was on Acadia National Park — mainly because neither of us had ever visited the park. Maine, the 34th state we have visited on this road-trip, is an interesting state…. known as the The Pine Tree State, it is known for

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Killington, Vermont

Stop 108: Autumn in Vermont and New Hampshire

October 15, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

Autumn in New England definitely is amazing, and our time in Vermont and New Hampshire was absolutely wonderful. The leaves on the trees — the golds, oranges, and reds — were simply spectacular and a memory we will definitely cherish. If you have New England in autumn on your bucket

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Adirondack Mountains

Stop 107: Admiring the Adirondacks

October 9, 2019 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

From Oswego in Central New York, we continued eastward traveling first to just south of the Adirondacks, arriving in Saratoga Springs. Our first order of business was to get back on our bicycles before it gets too chilly to enjoy riding them… and we found the perfect rail-trail to explore

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