Together We Wander

Tag: National Park Service

  • A Few Northeastern NPS Sites

    This spring, we were able to take a week off together and do a little East Coast traveling in our quest to visit every National Park Site.  We had spent a weekend up in Connecticut with family, so we drove from Connecticut to North Carolina, stopping at eleven National Park Sites!  I’ve broken up our…

  • National Park Sites of Georgia

    On a weekend in September, Anthony and I were able to sneak away and spend some time in Georgia. We stayed in Atlanta, but traveled around in order to get to a few National Park Sites we had not yet visited. Our first morning, we got up early to head down to Plains, Georgia to…

  • Shining Rock Wilderness

    A few months ago we hiked the beautiful Shining Rock Wilderness, located on the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. We went from Black Balsam to the top of Cold Mountain, enjoying the amazing views the whole way. Carrie is a huge fan of the novel Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, so she was thrilled…

  • National Parks of New York Harbor

    During the holiday season, we took Metro North into New York City from near my parents’ house in Connecticut.  Traveling into the city means two things for us, amazing vegan food and sightseeing. Our first stop was Curly’s Diner.  It is a tiny restaurant (aren’t most in the city?) with comfy booths and seriously tasty vegan diner…

  • Weir Farm National Historic Site

    While visiting my parents over the holidays, we finally made it to Connecticut’s only National Park Site. It was a unseasonably warm December afternoon as we made the drive to Wilton. Weir Farm is located in a beautifully rural area, 60 acres amidst rolling hills and fields. Julian Alden Weir bought the farm in 1882…

  • National Park of American Samoa

    National Park of American Samoa

    When my husband and I decided to get married on the island of Oahu (though we live in North Carolina), we had to consider where else we could possibly go for a honeymoon.  Since we were already so far out in the Pacific, we decided we take the trek down to American Samoa.  While working…

  • Bridge Jumping in Ofu

    Here is a little video of us jumping off the bridge between the islands of Ofu and Olosega, which is in the Manu’a Island chain in American Samoa. You really couldn’t ask for a more scenic place.

  • Haleakala National Park

    Driving up to the summit of Haleakala National Park, we rose over 10,000 feet from sea level. Our little rental car strained up the summit road, but bicyclists passed us coming down – quickly losing altitude in a controversial tourist activity. Apparently there are lots of accidents as unskilled riders rush down the side of…