From Pre-Columbian earthen mounds to the birthplace of human flight, the Ohio National Parks sites tell a unique story. It’s the story of the frontier and the struggle to hold it from…
From pre-Columbian earthen mounds and antebellum plantations in the north to the swamps of Cajun country and birth of jazz in the south, Louisiana’s national parks have a lot to offer. We…
Due to how our school district handled our February Break, we were looking for a last-minute trip somewhere warm for not a lot of money. Additionally, the on-again-off-again government closures during the…
I’m sorry for the somber tale in this post but writing it is cathartic for me. Plus, I know several folks who have followed along with our travels and know how much…
On my first road trip out West back in college, the Black Hills was my first stop. The original goal was to watch the fireworks at Mt. Rushmore on the 4th of…
It’s been a great year for Our Wander-Filled Life. We experienced some amazing sites throughout the US and had brief jaunts to Mexico and Canada. From Jamestown to the Manhattan Project, from…
This article is gonna be a bit different from most of our other articles. We typically like to fit a ton of activities into a visit somewhere new. We like to make…
With all the travel we do, it is easy to forget how much we love our hometown, Woodstock, GA. We live here, we work here and we have a lot of fun…
When you are a teacher or have school-aged children, you can’t pick and choose when you have vacations. One of our major breaks is the two weeks we get off at Christmas…
Even on a Sunday night, there is a low thrumming on Broadway in Nashville. This is Music City, after all, and you will find the beating heart of Nashville on Broadway, right…
Since we got married, we have consistently used rewards points to save money. By saving money not only are we able to travel more, we can also do more when while traveling.…
One of our favorite vacations and one of our consistent recommendations for others in terms of travel is an Alaskan cruise. We have been on two Alaskan cruises, one in 2010 for our…
One of the best and worst parts about exploring this country through the units of the National Park Service is going to out of the way places and seeing life in the…
When you go to Washington State, there is one geologic landmark which dominates the skyline: Mt. Rainier. At 14,411 feet, Mt. Rainier is not only the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range,…
