Some travel days follow a carefully crafted plan. Others begin with a simple question: What if we went somewhere else instead? That question is how my son and I ended up standing on the fields of Gettysburg. Throwing Away the Itinerary During our Washington, D.C. road trip, I had built an itinerary using Roadtrippers. It … Read more
After leaving the abandoned Pioneer Village earlier that day, Dusty and I made our way into downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Before stopping at the Capitol, we drove past several other historic landmarks to capture a bit of dashcam footage—including the Hank Williams statue, Union Station, and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. But as we … Read more
Day Two Started With a Warning Light Day Two of our Washington, D.C. road trip didn’t begin with neon. It began quietly — 6:19am, no alarm, just that restless travel energy humming under my ribs. I wrote the previous day’s journal entry while my son slept. Pancakes were my strategy for waking him. It worked. … Read more
The Quiet Between Two Ranches There’s a stretch of road outside Brooksville where the world seems to thin out. No subdivisions.No shopping plazas.Just pastureland, fencing, and cattle that watch you with mild curiosity. Tucked between two ranches sits Twin Lakes Cemetery — a burial ground established in the late 1800s for the local African-American community … Read more
There are places that announce themselves the moment you arrive—grand gates, bold markers, legends whispered before you even step out of the car. Camp Springs Cemetery isn’t one of those places. It sits quietly in Henry County, Alabama, surrounded by open sky and Wiregrass soil, asking nothing more than that you slow down. Nearly 500 … Read more
There’s a tiny chapel tucked beside U.S. Highway 17 in coastal Georgia that most people would drive right past if they blinked. It’s small enough to miss. About 10 by 15 feet. Just enough room for a pulpit, a few chairs, and a handful of quiet prayers. The sign out front proudly calls it “The … Read more
Some stops give you sweeping trails, long hikes, and hours of wandering.Others give you a sign, some caution tape, and a quiet reminder that history doesn’t owe us access on demand. Our final stop of Alabama Road Trip #2 brought us to San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park—a park we added for one simple reason: … Read more
Some places don’t announce their importance. They don’t rise up as towering ruins or overwhelm you with monuments and markers. Instead, they sit quietly—fields, foundations, fragments—waiting for someone to pause long enough to listen. Fort Frederica National Monument is one of those places. At first glance, it looks like little more than a peaceful patch … Read more
A Wrong Turn with a Long Shadow We weren’t looking for a border. Dusty and I were trying to find a park—one she remembered visiting years ago with her mom, back when memories still came with voices attached to them. The GPS sent us to an RV resort that definitely wasn’t it. But instead of … Read more
Little Talbot Island State Park isn’t a place that demands your attention. It doesn’t greet you with grand entrances or neatly packaged stories. There are no towering ruins or dramatic placards spelling out why you should care. It simply waits—quietly—behind dunes and maritime forest, letting the tide do what it has always done. For us, … Read more