Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Michigan about 30 minutes west of Traverse City. As the name would suggest, some of the main attractions at Sleeping Bear Dunes are the sand dunes. There are also hiking trails, a paved bike trail, beaches, inland lakes, and two islands. Hiking Our time at Sleeping Bear…
In May 2022, we visited destinations in Georgia and Kentucky. Why no Tennessee? We were limited on time and had already visited Tennessee on two separate trips in the past. Two of our main destinations on this trip were the Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail on top of Springer Mountain in northern Georgia and…
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is located in southeastern Kentucky. The main feature of the park is Cumberland Falls waterfall. The falls are approximately 68 ft tall and 125 ft wide. Because of the size of the Cumberland Falls, it is often called “the Niagara of the South”. Viewing the Falls There is a main…
We visited Amicalola Falls State Park and Springer Mountain in Georgia primarily because of their connections to the Appalachian Trail (AT). I’ve enjoyed reading books written by people who have through-hiked the AT and other trails like the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail. In each of the books I’ve read from AT through-hikers,…
Tallulah Gorge State Park is located in northeastern Georgia. It is home to an impressive canyon that is two miles long and almost 1,000 ft deep. We hiked both the North and South Rim trails along with the Hurricane Falls trail. One of my favorite features of this park was the suspension bridge over the…
Johnson’s Shut-Ins is truly one of our favorite state parks in Missouri! It’s a unique place with great trails and an outstanding campground. It is about 1.5-2 hours outside of St. Louis. The main features of this park are the shut-in formations on the Black River. These shut-ins are essentially rock formations that create pools…
Echo Bluff is an outstanding state park located in south central Missouri. It is located about 15 miles north of Eminence, MO off of Highway 19. It used to be a summer camp, but it became a state park in 2016. Within the park, there is a lodge, campground, cabins, hiking trails, and a creek…
A destination that we’ve discovered in the last few years is Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This area is run by the National Park Service and is located in south-central Missouri (about 2.5-3 hours from the St. Louis area). We’ve had a lot of fun exploring the various sites in this area. A list of the…
Sun setting over the water in Door County