Who knew a random addition to our summer vacation would actually end up becoming one of our favorite cities. Well, that’s exactly what happened with Boise, Idaho. In June of 2022, we set out on a two-week national park trip to Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier. This was a full-on vacation with no remote work […]
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Following our visit to Harpers Ferry, our West Virginia road trip led us to the United States’s newest national park, New River Gorge. As our fifth national park, it was the first where an incredible piece of engineering had such a huge impact on the surrounding landscape. A little background, we planned a four day
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Welcome to Newport, a charming coastal city in southeastern Rhode Island known for its incredible architecture, sailing culture and scenic water views. It’s close to a 3 hour drive from midtown Manhattan, 90 minutes from Boston and 45 minutes from Providence but of course, all that depends on traffic. From touring Gilded Age Mansions to
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Tucked between three different states at the meeting point of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Harpers Ferry is one place where nature and history come together. With a four day Labor Day weekend in 2022, we made this our first stop on a quick, West Virginia roadtrip. Recognized as a National Historic Park by the
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Double Trouble State Park Our journey into the Pine Barrens officially began with an afternoon at Double Trouble State Park. Located in Bayville, NJ, Double Trouble covers over 8000 acres and offers a perfect first look into the ecosystem of the Pine Barrens, especially coming from where we live in central Jersey. History Of Double
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I think it’s fair to assume that everyone has a place they constantly drive past but never actually visit. Cheesequake State Park in Matawan, NJ is that place for us. Right off of exit 120 on the Garden State Parkway, we finally made time to actually spend an afternoon at Cheesequake. Let’s just say we
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If you ever find yourself in the Watchung, NJ area, Washington Rock State Park is a quick and worthwhile stop. Located just off Route 22, it’s an easy pit stop to make in central Jersey. As one of the oldest state parks in New Jersey, it also played a very important role in American history.
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Do you have that one place you can return to over and over again and never get tired of? For us, that’s Glacier National Park. After two trips and a lifetime of memories, it still feels like we haven’t even scratched the surface of this jawdropping place. Each visit was a completely different experience. One
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Back in June of 2023, we decided to go on a month long, work-from-home road trip through the southwest, starting in Tucson, Arizona. On this trip, we visited four states and nine national parks and Saguaro National Park was our first stop. A little background on how we made this trip work: we only took
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In April 2021, just a week before Anna and I met, I visited Shenandoah for the first time with my brother and a couple of friends. On our way home, we stopped for lunch somewhere in Virginia and started talking about national parks such as how many there are and what it would be like
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