Category: 2015 Road Trip (page 2 of 2)

Into The Woods

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

With the rain behind us, Nadine and I were excited to begin our first day in Shenandoah on dry trails.  We had plans to spend the night deep in the woods, but decided to first tackle the short Stoney Man and Little Stoney Man loop before lunch.  We quickly packed up camp and headed towards the campground restrooms to finish drying our boots under the hand dryers before heading to the trail.

After a short drive North along Skyline Drive, dodging crossing herds of deer, we arrived at the trailhead parking area. Our trail route would cover a little under 4 miles while following a short section of the Appalachian Trail to the Stoney Man Overlook Trail, then a visit the Little Stoney Man before returning along the Passamaquoddy Trail and Bridle Trail.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

Monday, April 13, 2015

The days of anticipation were finally over. Our chariot for the trip, a 2007 Chevy Cobalt, had been fully stuffed and was ready to cruise us towards our first destination, Shenandoah National Park. After a brief stop at our old home in Northern Virginia, we arrived at our campsite, which was perfectly hidden in the woods of the Big Meadow’s Campground. While James was gathering fire wood, I heard some movement a couple yards away from our tent. First I thought it was just James, until something grey caught my eye. As I took a couple steps closer, I saw a huge turkey searching among the leaves for food. Now I understand, why the turkeys served at Thanksgiving are so huge, these birds are gigantic.

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And So It Begins

Tomorrow’s the day we embark on our grand adventure across the country for the next unknown number of months.  A lot of saving, planning, and preparation has gone into this trip but it really hasn’t set in that we are about to begin.  Life on the road is about to get very real.

The following is a rough itinerary of our planned route with much more detail in our east coast stops than farther west.  We’ll fill those in as we go.  If you have any suggestions on where we should stop along the way or add a detour, be sure to leave us a note.

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