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“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

Anita Desai

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Sydney crouching beside Viktor on rocks in front of Hooker Falls.

North CarolinaOctober 24, 2026

Four Years Later: A Return to Hendersonville with My Parents & Viktor

Four years later, a familiar mountain weekend looks a little different with waterfalls, cider, my parents, and Viktor along for the ride.

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A wide summer panorama of layered Blue Ridge mountains beneath dramatic clouds from Beech Mountain.

DomesticAugust 16, 2026

A Long Weekend in Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Beech Mountain is a little farther than we would normally drive for one of our High Country weekends, but we would absolutely make the trip again.

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Skyline Drive overlook across green Shenandoah Valley mountains under a partly cloudy spring sky.

DomesticMay 31, 2026

Shenandoah from Raleigh: Old Rag, Skyline Drive, and a Week in Massanutten

For our May trip to Shenandoah from Raleigh, we stayed in Massanutten, drove Skyline Drive, hiked Blackrock Summit, Old Rag, and Bearfence Mountain, and found a pace that made sense.

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Featured image from our Channel Islands excursion.

DomesticDecember 31, 2025

From Freeways to Foxes: A Channel Islands Excursion

After a work conference in Anaheim, we took the ferry to Santa Cruz Island, spotted island foxes, and stayed overnight.

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Featured image from our Blue Ridge wedding and wine country weekends.

North CarolinaNovember 10, 2025

Wine Country to Wedding Bells: A Blue Ridge Celebration

This Blue Ridge weekend had celebration built in. Hendersonville vineyards, Triple Falls, Asheville meals, and a mountaintop wedding all gave us reasons to linger.

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Featured image from our summer stay in North Carolina's High Country.

North CarolinaAugust 24, 2025

A Few Weeks in North Carolina’s High Country – Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock and West Jefferson

A longer High Country stay gave us time to settle into the mountains instead of rushing through them. Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, and West Jefferson all led up to a Rough Ridge proposal we will never quite top.

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Sunrise over Carolina Beach with the shoreline and pier in view.

North CarolinaJuly 6, 2025

A Quick Summer Escape: 2 Days in Carolina Beach, NC

We hiked the Flytrap and Sugarloaf trails, picked up biscuits, and watched fireworks from our hotel balcony.

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Featured image from our trip through West Virginia.

DomesticSeptember 9, 2024

Discovering Hidden Gems in West Virginia: A Journey Home

West Virginia always feels different when it is personal. This trip was about sharing old favorite places, from mountain drives and coffee in Thomas to Blackwater Falls and Seneca Rocks.

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Featured image from our time exploring Lexington, Kentucky.

DomesticJuly 2, 2024

Exploring Lexington, Kentucky: A Perfect Blend of Work and Fun

Lexington had enough room around the workday to become its own little getaway. The UK Arboretum, downtown murals, good meals, and the Distillery District made the extra time count.

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Featured image from our visit to Congaree National Park.

DomesticMarch 15, 2024

Embracing the Underrated Swamp: Congaree National Park

Congaree is worth visiting if you know what kind of national park it is: quiet boardwalks, swamp trails, huge trees, muddy paths, and a slower South Carolina weekend around Sumter.

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Featured image from our Great Smoky Mountains backpacking trip.

DomesticNovember 5, 2023

A Hike to Remember: Our Adventures in the Great Smoky Mountains

Several days on the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies asked a lot of our legs and our packs. The fall weather kept changing, but the views are what stayed with us after the harder miles.

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Featured image from our Shenandoah National Park trip.

DomesticJuly 8, 2023

Exploring Nature’s Treasures: A Memorable Journey through Shenandoah National Park

Luray made Shenandoah easy to settle into for five days. Skyline Drive, short hikes, and Blue Ridge views did most of the talking.

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Featured image from our Patagonia W Trek.

GlobalMay 15, 2023

Journeying through Patagonia’s W-Trek: A Trekker’s Dream Come True

Our W Trek guide covers the travel days, the climbs, and the glaciers we saw in Torres del Paine.

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Sunset aerial view of a vineyard and winery in North Carolina's Yadkin Valley.

North CarolinaDecember 3, 2022

Taking a Ride on the Elkin Vine Line

We took the Vine Line’s Green Line to the Swan Creek wineries, with a sandwich stop at Shiloh General Store between tastings.

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Aerial view of downtown Wake Forest and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus.

North CarolinaNovember 8, 2022

Spending A Day In Wake Forest, NC

We spent the morning over coffee and in the shops, walked the reservoir loop, and stayed for dinner near downtown Wake Forest.

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Aerial view of fall color across the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina's High Country.

North CarolinaOctober 20, 2022

A High Country Long Weekend

We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway at peak color, hiked at Julian Price Memorial Park, and spent a day in West Jefferson.

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Colorful oversized chair sculpture in downtown Raleigh with a seated visitor.

North CarolinaOctober 11, 2022

An October Week in Raleigh, NC

October in Raleigh showed up in the small ways we like most. A normal week can feel full here when it moves from Oakwood walks and Capitol views to music downtown, museum grounds, and weekend trails close to home.

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DomesticSeptember 26, 2022

New River Gorge National Park

Fayetteville was our base for hikes and views of the New River Gorge Bridge. We stopped at Cathedral Cafe for breakfast.

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