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Triangle Lake Bog
Ravenna, OH, June 2026 When searching Google for things to do, John had seen a short blurb about Pitcher Plants and Triangle Lake Bog. He forgot about it, but the kayaking naturalist brought it up as a thing to do in the area. The bog was only 10 to 15 minutes away, so we went…
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Kayaking on Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir
West Branch State Park, OH, June 2026 Towards the end of the stay at West Branch State Park, we reserved a spot for kayaking with a naturalist. The parks in Ohio are more expensive than some other states, but this is one of the benefits of the Ohio State Park system. Some states have more…
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
National Mall, DC, June 2026 The first stop, after the Smithsonian Castle, was the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. On the way, we had to pass by the National Mall Carousel and through the Mary Livingston Riley Garden. The carousel is not the original one at the mall. The full history of the carousel can be…
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Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe National Monument, VA, May 2026 Fort Monroe National Monument was between Machicomoco State Park and Edith’s house, so Kate thought we should stop by on the way. On an unrelated note, they have a national park cancel stamp. Coincidence? You decide. (Panda Express was on the way too, so it seemed a fair…
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Marietta, GA, April 2026 The Brinkley Z3210 was about an hour and a half away, so we combined the trip to examine that RV with visiting the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The mountain was the site of a historically significant battle in the civil war. It was a confederate victory, but it did not…
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Hiking Three Rivers State Park
Three Rivers State Park, FL, April 2026 The first day, we checked out Florida Caverns State Park to see if we made a mistake by not staying there. (Spoiler Alert: We did not make a mistake.) The second day, we drove the shorter route to the next park to make sure it was acceptable for…
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Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary Part 2
Dauphin Island, AL, March 2026 Part 1 has the experience including the wonderful directional maps and commentary on the path we took. Part 2 is the selfie path (Kate’s favorite pastime) The first selfie was taken in the wooded area where the prescribed burn occurred. The next on the pier where we saw the blue…
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Chickasabogue Hike
Chickasabogue Park, AL, March 2026 We did not want to drive too far, but we wanted to get out and do something. We decided to go back to Chickasabogue Park and hike a trail. On a random note, this park is not pronounced like Bogue Chitto. The Choctaw influenced pronunciation rhymes with “Yoga”. Louisiana is…
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Otter Stream Trail
Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, SD, August 2025 In the morning, John has been walking the, roughly, one mile hike from the RV around the Otter Stream trail trying to get pictures of new things. Kate has been staying home for these treks because they are about 1/3rd walking and 2/3rds picture taking. Today was…
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One More Loop Around Maple Campground
Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, SD, August 2025 John decided to walk the loop around our (Maple) campground on the Otter Stream trail early in the morning. If you consider 10 am early, then he succeeded. Otherwise, he was a bit late. The hope was that it would be cooler, less people around, and more…