Together We Wander

Together We Wander

A National Park Sites Blog

Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World

In May, Anthony and I traveled to Orlando for Star Wars Weekends and a chance to see friends and hang out at the theme parks. An avid member of the 501st, Anthony was anxious to march in the Star Wars character parade at Hollywood Studios – still MGM in our heads. Because it is tough…

May 25, 2014
Congaree National Park

Though Congaree National Park is only about three hours from our home, we had yet to visit it together – and I had never been there. Congaree is a smaller National Park, but full of diverse plant and animal life. Designated to protect wetland and old growth bottomland forest, many of Congaree’s visitors see…

May 17, 2014
Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS and Cumberland Gap NHP

As always, we spent the Christmas season traveling. We spend Christmas Eve in Asheville with Anthony’s family, and then take a flight Christmas Day up to Connecticut to see my side of the family. It’s exhausting for us, but at least we get to spend some time with everyone throughout the holidays. This year was…

December 28, 2013
Veterans Day in Florida

Over Veterans Day weekend, we decided to visit our favorite veteran – Anthony’s grandfather – in Florida. Papa enlisted at age 17 in the Navy and was a pilot during the Pacific Campaign of WWII. He has some amazing stories from his time serving, and loves to share them with us, so it was only…

November 11, 2013
Yosemite National Park

Our next stop was Yosemite National Park. We spent over a week there, part of it backpacking, and part of it with my parents – who were gracious enough to plan a vacation to Yosemite and then invite us along! Yosemite is crowded, the valley is mobbed, especially in the middle of summer, but there…

July 28, 2013
Northern California

We left the cool weather of the Bay Area behind, and headed north to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, where temperatures soared over 100 degrees. Most come to Whiskeytown to enjoy the lake, and we were no exception. We went swimming twice, once at Crystal Creek Falls, and then again in Whiskeytown Lake. Since the temperature…

July 26, 2013
San Francisco and the Bay Area

This summer, Anthony and I were able to take a three week vacation out to California. We began our trip in San Francisco, and spent several days in the city before heading farther north. We of course visited National Park Sites – 14 in all! We unfortunately could not visit Port Chicago Naval Magazine National…

July 24, 2013
NYC and Roosevelt Birthplace NHS

In May, we were able to make a very quick trip to New York City. We usually spend a day there in winter, when we are visiting my parents in Connecticut for the holidays, but this year I was pretty sick over winter break, so I didn’t think I would do too well wandering around…

May 18, 2013
The Outer Banks

Over my spring break, we had a chance to take a few days off together. Because of family and work obligations we only had from Monday morning until Thursday morning to spend together. We decided to drive to the Outer Banks. Though the Outer Banks are in North Carolina, I am always surprised that it…

April 16, 2013
Springfield Armory National Historic Site and Ninety Six National Historic Site

The Christmas season is always quite busy for us. We have family in Asheville and in Connecticut, so we usually spend Christmas Eve in Asheville and catch an early flight on Christmas Day to Connecticut. That way we get to see everyone, though usually we’re pretty tired by Christmas night! This year the travel was…

January 23, 2013