Would you like to read about our family’s adventures in and around Virginia? Find all of my blog posts below!
Bristol, VA/TN: One Place, Two States
That 2016 Geico Jeopardy! commercial where the gecko visits Bristol was very effective advertising. From the moment my older daughter saw it, she started asking us to take her there. I can’t say that I blame her – where else can you visit a downtown district whose main thoroughfare also happens to be the state…
Wild in the Woods: A Nature Play Space
Did you know that there are more than 570 national wildlife refuges in the United States? These properties are maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and can be found in every state and many U.S territories. We recently had the opportunity to visit the Rappahannock River Valley Wildlife Refuge. Though this particular refuge…
Wytheville, Virginia: A “Novel” Visit
For a book nerd like me, it doesn’t get much cooler than visiting a place you’ve read about in a novel. We’ve gotten to do a lot of this since my older daughter and I read Virginia is for Adventurers by Tara Z. Fisher, a fun chapter book whose scavenger hunt plot takes readers on…
Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve
I have been traveling to the Northern Neck of Virginia at least once per year for the past decade, and there is no question that this quiet, beautiful peninsula is my happy place. Though I have my favorite spots, it is always a pleasure to be enchanted by someplace completely new to us. Such was…
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