A blog about Lori's life journey
We booked a weekend at a campground in Jacksonville, FL called Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park (a City of Jacksonville park). The location was great, with access to dozens of bike and pedestrian trails, a lake, and access to the ocean. Continue reading Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
This week we stayed in site W-1 at the Suwannee River Hideaway Campground. We loved how peaceful and quiet it was there! It’s in an owl sanctuary so there are no street lights, which made for some really great star Continue reading Suwannee River Hideaway Campground
Jacob and I spent a week at Ft. Mountain State Park in Georgia, where we witnessed the beauty of the leaves changing. We packed our little Nissan Murano FULL, including a tent, a hammock, 2 camping chairs, 2 electric bikes, Continue reading Ft. Mountain State Park
After Rocky Mountain National Park, we headed to Yellowstone National Park. It was about a 10-hour drive so we decided to get a hotel room in Casper, Wyoming on the way there, and catch up on laundry while in Casper. Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 4
The drive from Colorado National Monument to Rocky Mountain National Park was adventurous, to say the least. As we were driving through the mountains on a 2-lane highway at I-4 speeds, the Jucy campervan started to shake every time I Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 3
The drive to Moab was flat and boring most of the way, but we did see these really cool wind turbines. They were absolutely enormous, and somehow really beautiful! We stayed the night in a hotel: Aaaaaaaah. Climate control, a Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 2
Well, we did it! My 13yo son Jacob and I went on our 15-day “Epic Roadtrip” around the Western U.S.! It was everything I’d hoped for and more, and I’m pretty sure Jacob had a fun time, too! I wish Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 1
Here are some photos from our trip to Gold Head Branch State Park last weekend – see my previous blog post for details on the trip. First, the macros (click to enlarge). Surprised Cricket Grumpy Cricket Teeny Tiny Spider with Continue reading Bugs and Forest photos from GHB State Park
I scheduled a spur-of-the-moment trip to Gold Head Branch State Park (about 2 1/2 hours north of Lake Mary) for a Friday through Sunday stay – literally decided to do this Thursday night for a Friday departure. My kids are accustomed to my spontaneity Continue reading Camping at Gold Head Branch State Park
The boys and I went to Rainbow Springs for a weekend getaway Friday through Sunday. We kayaked the Rainbow River a few weeks ago, but this was our first visit to the campground and the state park trails.