Sherando Lake Recreation Area
12 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Today we arrive at the Sherando Lake Recreation Area located within the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest. Right away we could tell this was a nice place. HUGE campsite with electric, aEn savoir plus
Swimming!
12 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Kids LOVED this lake and deemed it just what they needed. Older kids swam out to the island and we attempted Marco Polo.
Enormous dinner & S'mores
12 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
What could be better?!? Using our new grill and the inside burners to create the perfect meal. Also, we tried out the “Awesome Sauce” purchased in Shenandoah and yes, it’s AWESOME!
Rainy Morning Hike
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
Took a morning hike around the fish reservoir near our campsite. Rain was welcome in this humidity
Blue Ridge Parkway
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
House Mountain
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Bluff Mountain Tunnel
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
The only tunnel on the Blue Ridge that is in VA
Gordie found it thrilling ;)
Natural Bridge 1
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Natural Bridge 2
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Natural Bridge 3
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This footprint says 86, that must be in the shade! Super hot and humid here. By the time we reached the waterfall .75miles in (after passing the bridge, an Indian village and two caves!), you can seeEn savoir plus
Matt & Rhiannon's!!!
13 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Spent some amazing family time visiting Matt & Rhiannon in Johnson City, TN!
Auntie Rhiannon gave Patrick a huge surprise and found him some new Cars vehicles!!! We had a minor (ok, it was major)En savoir plus
Johnson City Tacos!!
14 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
The tacos were sooo delicious that we forgot to take a picture of them. We had Thai Peanut Chicken, Black Bean & Queso, Steak & Cheese, Pork Belly and more delicious 🌮 🌮 Thanks Uncle Matt forEn savoir plus
Matt & Rhiannon are so much fun!!!
15 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We can’t thank Matt & Rhiannon (and new baby coming soon!) enough for hosting us for two days! We tried out every board game in the house, learned lots of new things about each other during a gameEn savoir plus
Sweet Home Alabama
15 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
DeSoto State Park, AL
16 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Gorgeous campsite and bathrooms here with showers. We arrived late, but all slept well. Lots of critters to keep Gordie serenaded in the tent. ⛺️ 🐛 🦋
DeSoto Falls
16 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Coolest stairs!
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread. Places to pray in and play in. Where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”
~John Muir
Café Du Monde!
17 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Great way to start our exploration of New Orleans!
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
17 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
More aquarium fun!
17 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Waterfront Walk
17 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Found a great place to cool off in this heat.
Some other pictures of the French Quarter.
And a video of the sea otters because they are cute. ❤️
Ghosts & Vampires Tour
17 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Maddie & Angus took a tour of the French Quarter at night! Souvenir mugs and they hit up a restaurant for some po boys after. 😋
KOA Kampground - New Orleans West
18 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Nice to find a campground so close to the city and they offered a free shuttle at 9 & 5 and a return shuttle at 5:45. Owner of the campground drove us in at 9am and gave us an amazing tour of theEn savoir plus
Audubon Zoo ~ 1
18 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
This zoo is amazing!!! Patrick was really excited to see the tigers, his favorite!!! 🐅
Maddie & Angus are getting all smart at the National WWII museum and will join us later. ❤️
Audubon Zoo ~ 2
18 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Found Sarah’s friends from Madagascar! 🇲🇬
Audubon Zoo ~ 3
18 août 2019, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 86 °F






















































































































































































