Austin, Texas!! We spent about a day and a half exploring all Austin had to offer. On our first night, […]
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Ramsey Lake State Park – Illinois
Earlier this year, I wanted to do a park clean up to support the Illinois Park Project. I was looking […]
Don Robinson State Park – Missouri
Don Robinson was a St. Louis business man who made his fortune by selling the cleaning product “Off”. Upon his […]
Cedar Bluff Trail – Missouri
Castlewood State Park is one of a Missouri’s post popular state parks for good reason. It has rocky trails, overlooks […]
Castlewood State Park – Missouri
We had two reasons to celebrate last weekend! First, it was Ellie’s 8th birthday and second, it was National Dog […]
Beaver Dam State Park – Illinois
The second clean up event for the Illinois Park Project was at Beaver Dam State Park near Carlinville, Illinois. This […]
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – California
For our first full day in California, we headed to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This park is about two hours […]
McCormick’s Creek State Park – Indiana
Our first trip with our new camper was to McCormick’s Creek State Park near Spencer, Indiana. I can’t even begin […]
Paducah – Kentucky
I have driven through Paducah, Kentucky more times than I can count on my way to Nashville, Tennessee. Let’s be […]
O’Bannon Woods State Park – Indiana
O’Bannon Woods State Park is located on the southern border of Indiana about 3.5 hours away from St. Louis. My […]
Cave-In-Rock State Park – Illinois
Cave-In-Rock is one of Illinois’ most unique geological features. Located on the southeast tip of Illinois, between Evansville, Indiana and […]
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park – Kentucky
While visiting Big South Fork National Recreation Area, we decided to take a day trip to Cumberland Falls State Resort […]
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park – Tennessee
We took a family vacation to Big South Fork National Recreation Area and one of the first places we visited […]
Turkey Run State Park – Indiana
Turkey Run State Park is a park that takes my breath away every time I visit. While on our Indiana […]
Pine Hills Nature Preserve – Indiana
Pine Hills Nature Preserve is located directly adjacent to Shades State Park in Waveland, Indiana. This preserve is only accessible […]
Ferne Clyffe State Park – Illinois
While exploring the Shawnee National Forest a couple years ago, I had stopped at Ferne Clyffe State Park, but I […]
Shades State Park – Indiana
Shades State Park is located in Waveland, Indiana about 3.5 hours from St. Louis. I had visited to this park […]
The Covered Bridges of Parke County – Indiana
Earlier this fall, my friend Michelle and I set out on a road trip to tour several covered bridges and […]
Rock Island State Park – Tennesee
While visiting my brother in Nashville for a long weekend, we set out to visit a couple state parks. We […]
Mississippi Palisades State Park – Illinois
After visiting Maquoketa Caves State Park in Iowa, we headed east towards Mississippi Palisades State Park in Illinois. This park […]
Cummins Falls State Park -Tennessee
Cummins Falls State Park is located near Cookeville, Tennessee, about an hour and a half east of Nashville. This rugged […]
Maquoketa Caves State Park – Iowa
While my brother and I were exploring Iowa, one place I knew we had to visit was Maquoketa Caves State […]
Wildcat Den State Park – Iowa
My twin brother (who lives in Tennessee) was home for a couple weeks in early July so I decided to […]
Shawnee National Forest – Illinois
I spent a couple days down in Shawnee National Forest exploring and getting back to nature. It had been almost […]
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park – Missouri
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is located about and hour and a half south of St. Louis in the heart […]
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