Picks and Pans – North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Don’t let the scant information available on the Park Service website fool you, the North Rim is incredible and has plenty of things to keep you occupied. Plus, the majority of people going to the Grand Canyon seem to head over to the south side (est. 90% according to National Geographic Scenic Highways & Byways), […]

Picks and Pans – In and Around Bryce Canyon

PICKS: Driving on Utah Highway 12

One of the amazing things about this Utah place is that you can go from sandstone canyon to huge dirt dunes, through a lush national forest and come out into white slickrock that stretches for miles and miles. We did exactly that when we drove on Hwy 12 from […]

Picks and Pans – Lakes and Eccentricities in the Carolinas

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Santee State Park, SC

Something that you may not know about South Carolina is that they have a large network of state parks that, although not always dramatically beautiful, will satisfy the needs of most campers with clean bathrooms, hot showers, water and electricity and, best of all, they usually cost between $13-16 per […]

Picks and Pans – in and around Beaufort, SC

PICKS: Hunting Island State Park

Our AAA camp book led us to this incredible state park, situated on one of South Carolina’s many sea islands. The campground has beach front marsh forest and all the amenities you might need and, as a result, it’s 200 sites were full to capacity on this Easter vacation week. […]

Picks and Pans – Charlottesville, VA

PICKS: Marco and Luca’s Dumplings

Deliciously crispy dumplings, cold sesame noodles and steamed pork buns all for under $10….ummm, perfect.

Walking in Ragged Mountain

Cate and Ashton introduced us to Charlottesville in style by taking us straight to this nature preserve. The walk around the lake at sunset is highly recommended, especially if accompanied by […]