Tag: state parks
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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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Dead Horse Point State Park {Utah}
Now don’t let the name of this state park deter you from visiting. This state park is full of geological wonder that will make the discomfort at the name be well worth enduring. This park offers some incredible views of the Colorado River snaking its way through the thousands of layers of rock with distant…
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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…
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Bicentennial Capital Mall State Park {Tennessee}
Happy Birthday to the state of Tennessee! On this day in 1796, Tennessee moved from being a territory to a state. And what better way to celebrate the birth of the state that we now we call home than by visiting the State Capital in Nashville. The park that has been created at the foot…
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Morro Bay State Park: Coastal Views & Sea Otters on the Central Coast {California}
A peaceful stop along California’s Central Coast, Morro Bay State Park offers harbor views, iconic Morro Rock, and unforgettable sea otter sightings.
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Montaña de Oro State Park: Spooner’s Cove, Tide Pools & Coastal Adventures{California}
Explore Montaña de Oro State Park, where Spooner’s Cove, colorful tide pools, dramatic coastal views, and unforgettable family adventures make this one of California’s most beautiful state parks.
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David Crockett State Park {Tennessee}
This weekend’s state park adventure is brought to you by Davy Crockett- legendary folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, politician, defender of The Alamo, and purveyor of animal skin clothing- who was considered the ‘King of the Wild Frontier’. He gained a reputation for his larger than life adventures and as those stories were then put into…
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Travis Hollow Bridge Trail- Tims Ford State Park {Tennessee}
There is nothing better than an evening walk in the spring of Tennessee, especially if it is at one of the state’s beautiful state parks. For this evening’s walk, we made our way south to Tims Ford State Park. We love this park because of all the trails that weave around the many hands and…
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Fort Yargo State Park {Georgia}
Up until recently, I have driven through the state of Georgia many times over without ever really seeing anything past the freeway. But that has now changed. I have two friends from Utah who have moved to the Atlanta area and we decided to get together this last weekend. My other friend from Arizona even…