Tag: state parks
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Natchez Trace State Park: A Cabin for a Peaceful Weekend Getaway {Tennessee}
Looking for a peaceful Tennessee weekend getaway? Discover what it’s like staying in a lakeside cabin at Natchez Trace State Park, where quiet hiking trails, scenic bridges, and relaxing mornings make it easy to slow down and reconnect with nature.
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Visiting Chimney Rock State Park: Stairs, Views & Waterfalls {North Carolina}
Our visit to Chimney Rock State Park gave us a morning of mountain views, hundreds of stairs, a little family hiking adventure, and a beautiful waterfall trail near Asheville.
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Exploring Old Stone Fort State Park in the Fall {Tennessee}
We finally discovered one of the closest state parks to our home at Old Stone Fort State Park, where ancient earthworks, historic ruins, a winding river, and colorful Tennessee fall foliage made for a beautiful day of exploring.
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Walking Along The Rail Trail- Hawks Nest State Park {West Virginia}
We spent our last evening walking along the old rail trail of Hawks Nest State Park. West Virginia use to be one of the country’s leading coal mining areas and trains would criss cross throughout the state transporting that coal. But with the end of coal mining the trains fell to the wayside. But the…
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The Old Grist Mill-Babcock State Park {West Virginia}
On an impromptu adventure we made our way to West Virginia for a taste of what makes this the ‘wild and wonderful’ state. And we discovered the tagline perfectly fits the state. It is a wonderland of wild, natural beauty that is largely untouched by cities and industry. And true to form, our first stop…
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Lost Creek Trail- Tims Ford State Park {Tennessee}
I made it home from Israel and have been getting back into the regular flow of things at home. And nothing helps fight jet lag better than some fresh air and sunshine, so we made our way to our favorite state park to explore another wonderful trail. We decided to take the Lost Creek Trail…
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Bridge and Waterfall- Fall Creek Falls State Park {Tennessee}
Of all the state parks that we have visited so far here in Tennessee, probably the one that we consider our favorite is Fall Creek Falls State Park. The first time we came here we loved getting to hike through the changing colors of fall. The second time we came here was just after a…
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Radnor Lake State Park {Tennessee}
We finally got our Tennessee state park passport book! After a year of seeing as many of the state parks as we could, now we’ll have to go back through and see them again so we can get the official stamp in our book. So we started out our goal with a visit to Radnor…
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Crowley’s Ridge State Park {Arkansas}
After spending one day at Silver Dollar City, the next day we were on the road again back to home. On the way back, we decided to take a different way home so we could go through Arkansas. I have never been to Arkansas before, and truthfully I have actually given very little thought to…
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Fort Mountain State Park {Georgia}
This last weekend we met up with my friend and her family for a visit to Fort Mountain State Park. We picked this park because it was a pretty close midpoint between her home near Atlanta and our home near Murfreesboro. We drove up the winding roads of the mountain with incredible views through the…