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“Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” (and to a Cemetery or Two…) August 2026
I love road trips, seeing new places, and having new experiences, and a trip to Pennsylvania in August 2026 checked all of those boxes! We left on the morning of August 18th, and after a drive north through the Shenandoah … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Genealogy
Tagged Allegheny River, Berkeley Springs, MLB, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pittsburg Pirates, PIttsburgh, Potomac River, Tarentum, Virginia, West Virginia
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Camping at Powhatan State Park – May 26-29, 2026
After an enjoyable camping trip to Sherando Lake in early May, we were looking forward to our second outing of the year. Based on good memories from a previous trip to Powhatan State Park, I made reservations for a midweek, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Camping, Coachmen Clipper
Tagged Camping, Coachmen Clipper, James River, Powhatan State Park, Virginia, Virginia State Parks
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Camping at Sherando Lake – May 3-5, 2026
The first camping trip of 2026–and the first since August 2024 when I did a solo trip to Westmoreland State Park–was to Sherando Lake near Lyndhurst, Virginia. It felt great to hitch up the little Coachmen Clipper for a relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Camping
Tagged Birds, Camping, Coachmen Clipper, Sherando Lake, Virginia, Wildflowers, Wildlife
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A Visit to Rockbridge County, Virginia
Vacations don’t always require a lot of travel time to be enjoyable! A recent trip to Rockbridge County in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia was only about 40 miles from where I live, but it proved to be a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife
Tagged James River, Lexington Virginia, Maury River, Natural Bridge, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia State Parks
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Sometimes I Just Need to Drive…
There have been a lot of changes in the last few months–like, seriously, a lot of changes–and I’m still trying to make sense of a world that doesn’t include Wayne. There are so very many things I miss from our … Continue reading