We head to Shenandoah National Park to hike Hazel Mountain where a waterfall and cave await, along with an unexpected and unique brewery nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains off Skyline Drive.
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Hi there! I am the impulsive do-er, the jumper, the one tugging to move past comfort zones to embrace a life of sheer surprise. I am a writer -- a pursuer of stories -- because I believe in the destination over the journey. I am a chaser of sunrises and sunsets and cherisher of the moments between. I have an overwhelming curiosity, an insatiable desire travel, and an obsessive yearn to turn dreams into realities. For all of these reasons, the word that best summarizes who I am is "seeker" -- I am forever a seeker.
Sitting at my desk in my empty classroom with my teacher resignation letter printed, signed, and scanned and the email to Human Resources loaded in front of me, I was hesitating. Then I was overthinking. Then I was panicking.
Our fifty-six-year-old antique RV becomes a safe haven for a second snake before it turns into a modified rally car and shoots flames from its exhaust. Here’s this crazy story . . .
We must be mechanical gods because we take on another ball joint replacement, which is a job known by all mechanics to be the hardest out there.
This job is known by all mechanics to be the hardest one out there: replacing a ball joint. Here’s how we fared against the challenge …
Sometimes hikes can be historic city walks, such as this one along Richmond’s Riverfront Canal Walk to the James River and Belle Isle.
I was talking to a man who looked identical to Albert Einstein. We were both leaned back in recliners and were shoeless with our socked feet moving as we swapped stories of the most personal kind. This was how my June infusion looked, though my December infusion also appeared the same.
This was one of the most breathtaking sunrises we have seen, and the morning fog made the view even more surreal as it slipped over the valley and provided a contrast against the Blue Ridge Mountains …
Andy and I head to a little-known national park with the best views of the Potomac River as it continues to carve its way through the Mather Gorge …
The color blue surrounded us as a bird soared high in the blue sky and the mountains took the shape of an odd sea of rippling blue waves.
Two for one with this job: It’s our dirtiest RV mechanical work, and we uncover a problem that could have lead to disastrous engine issues.
We team up with SuperClean to give our retro relic a wash!
We hike to Woodstock Tower in a historic part of Virginia where Shenandoah National Park and the North Fork Shenandoah River stretch.
This is the East Coast’s version of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, which is why the area has been touted as a natural wonder and one of Virginia’s best kept secrets.
Andy and I are preparing our son for remote forest hikes. Here’s one of Ly’s first walks — Virginia’s Powhatan State Park.