Tag: Tennessee
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Bledsoe Creek State Park {Tennessee}
This weekend’s hiking adventure was to the beautiful Bledsoe Creek State Park. There are a number of small easy trails around the park. All the trails feed into one main loop around the park which allows you to choose a path and the distance you want to take it. Because all of the trails are…
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Aquarium Restaurant {Tennessee}
After a great day at the Nashville Zoo, we ended the day with dinner at the Aquarium. You walk in and you are surrounded by fish, then as you make your way into the dining area it feels like you have found your own underwater cave. The tank in the middle is full of large…
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Nashville Zoo {Tennessee}
We made our way to Nashville to celebrate my daughter’s birthday at the zoo. Nashville Zoo is a fantastic place to visit. The home that they have created for the animals offers enough space and freedom in a well suited area much like their natural habitat. We loved getting to see animals that we’ve never…
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Marble Trail- Tims Ford State Park {Tennessee}
One of our favorite things about living in Tennessee now is how close so many great state parks are to where we live! We spent a grey, overcast day hiking around Tims Ford State Park and it was lovely. We began on the paved path that leads to the overlook. I was so excited to…
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Burgess Falls State Park {Tennessee}
Our second state park visit of the weekend, we made our way to Burgess Falls State Park. The hike was lovely passing by smaller falls making their way down to the large falls. The first part of the trail takes you along the ridge, through the trees and over bridges. We passed an old suspension…
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Foster Falls- South Cumberland State Park {Tennessee}
It feels so good to be back to hiking! Even though my hiking muscles are still trying to get back in shape, being in the mountains on the trails is just wonderful. Our trail this weekend was to Foster Falls in the South Cumberland State Park. The thing to know about this state park is…
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Stones River National Battlefield & National Cemetery {Tennessee}
Right in the city of Murfreesboro is the National Battlefield of Stones River. This field marks one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Civil War, but was also a huge turning point in the war. At the end of 1862, the Union was in need of a victory after what felt like a permeating defeat…
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Moon Pie General Store {Tennessee}
Have you ever had a Moon Pie? To me, this graham cracker/marshmallow treat always reminds me of summertime and sharing a Moon Pie after swimming at the pool with my dad and brothers. And when I learned that Moon Pies started out in Chattanooga, I knew that I had to go. So we drove to…
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Rock Island State Park {Tennessee}
For our first state park here in Tennessee, we decided to go over to Rock Island State Park. Our first stop was to do the Eagle Trail. We decided on this trail because it was an easier trail and a short trail (since we are getting our bodies use to hiking again after a long…
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Short Springs State Natural Area {Tennessee}
On a scenic drive from Murfreesboro to Manchester we happened upon the Short Springs State Natural Area. We hurried and turned around back to the trailhead and parked the car. Then we hiked, our first hike in a long time, and it was wonderful! The fresh air, the trees, the walk was all so good…