Looking for a fun day trip in East Tennessee? Check out Elrod Falls!

Elrod Falls is just off Hwy 31 outside of Sneedville, TN. Amie, Aubrey and I stopped by on our way home from the Hancock County Fall Festival this past weekend. Its pretty easy to miss as there is only one small sign to mark the turn off the highway, and once you head back down the side road into the "hollers", the next sign for the second turn is missing.

I have been several times, but always in the early spring when there w… Continue

This past Saturday we headed to Marion, VA to spend the day at Hungry Mother State Park. If you are ever looking for a fun day trip, we recommend you give the park a try.

It's roughly a 2 hour drive from Morristown, almost entirely on the interstate (although you can take several backroads, including Hwy 11, for a little more scenery.) Parking costs $2, and admission to the sand beach is $3 for kids and $4 for adults on weekends.

We spent the day on the sand beach. It is a VERY nice beach - ex… Continue

One of the stops we made while on vacation this month was at Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, VA. We had a great time - if you are ever driving I-81 thru the Shenandoah Valley we HIGHLY recommend you stop!



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We took Aubrey on a hike to Midnight Hole on the Big Creek Trail in North Carolina this past Sunday afternoon. It has been 7 years since Red Dragon has visited Big Creek, so this is probably where we will go for our Fall Hike in October.

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