We stopped in at Illinois’ capital city, Springfield, to pay tribute to the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. We started at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, where the future president lived with his wife and sons…
The Cuyahoga Valley Rocks!
Traveling north from West Virginia, we crossed the Ohio River and proceeded along the wildflower-studded highway to the Cleveland area. We stopped in at Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Boston Store Visitor Center to watch the park film and talk to…
Wrapping up West Virginia
Happily, once again the sun came out after the overnight showers, allowing us to pack up dry gear. We had one more area to check out before leaving West Virginia, and it was the New River Gorge itself. An 867-foot-tall…
Wildlife Galore in West Virginia
Moving into West Virginia from Virginia, the terrain became steeper and rockier. We took the road that followed the New River to get two adjacent National Park sites, the New River Gorge National River and the Bluestone National Scenic River.…
Camping with Bears in Shenandoah
The green hills to the west of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are a beautiful sight to behold, and the view only gets better from atop Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive. This 105-mile road forms the park’s central spine and contains…
History Lessons in Rural Pennsylvania
Having such fuzzy memories of American history lessons in school, I thought that Valley Forge marked some battle site or other from some war or other. A visit to this national park clarified things for me and captured my imagination…
Feeling Liberated in Philadelphia
We pulled into the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia where our AirBnB accommodations were located and were a bit alarmed at first. Many of the once stately Georgian town homes in this part of the city’s northwest end were in varying…
Outdoor Adventures in… New Jersey?
We’ve been asked about our best camping experience so far during Project 100, and our answer may surprise you. Worthington State Forest, on the eastern bank of the Delaware River in New Jersey, is a major contender. The state park…
On the Wild and Scenic Delaware River
The National Park Service’s portfolio includes three separate stretches of the Delaware River, and we visited two of them. We came in from the north end and camped for a few days near Pond Eddy, New York, along the 73.4-mile…
Inspiration on the Hudson
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt both grew up in and cherished New York’s Hudson River Valley, and for good reason. The woods, rolling farmland and river views here make this one of the prettiest places in America. As with Vermont, if…