Tag: summer
group name: vacationspots
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May 22, 2007 10:43 AM EDT --
Summer travel plans are still a big topic for discussion. Perhaps this summer is a good time to find out why South Carolina is such a popular beach destination. Myrtle Beach is a well known, heavily visited . . .
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April 30, 2007 01:25 PM EDT --
Summer will be here before we know it. With gas prices continuing to rise, money is tight in many households. If you are like me, you've begun to look for and think about cheaper or free things . . .
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December 15, 2006 09:19 PM EST --
It would be difficult to imagine a better childhood than I had. I mean it could have been better if I hadn't been a scrawny weakling -- but as far as other things go it was in retrospect hard . . .
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October 21, 2007 07:43 PM EDT --
We go camping several times a year. Before I make reservations at a campground, I go to www.rvparkreviews.com . This is a site where fellow campers post their reviews of campgrounds. You . . .
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June 01, 2007 02:04 PM EDT --
Folks, it's officially summertime. Meaning, it's time to get outside, enjoy the sunshine and check out the best that your city has to offer!
We're inviting you to tell us about what's . . .
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September 01, 2008 07:33 PM EDT --
This weekend we made a short trip to my husband's parents and siblings house to attend an Anniversary Party for his parents. The trip did not start well at all. I thought I left the house plenty ahead . . .
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April 17, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
When I was 18, I discovered that contrary to what my teachers had always led me to believe, I really sucked at speaking Spanish. It had always been my strongest subject: I passed two Spanish AP tests . . .
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August 29, 2008 07:35 PM EDT --
The reason we went back to the Big Meadows area was that I wanted to attend another ranger program, the "Big Meadows Campfire" at 8:30 PM. The topic for the night was the mating games of the . . .
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August 24, 2008 10:40 PM EDT --
We have always loved the nature and the mountains, and Shenandoah is one of our favorite places for hiking and camping in the summer time. Back in May this year, my husband had planned to introduce camping . . .
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August 25, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
After leaving the Byrd Visitor Center, we headed to Lewis Mountain Campground, where we had the cabin for the night. The sky was beautiful along the outlooks.
We spotted the first buck next to . . .
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August 25, 2008 01:46 AM EDT --
In addition to the trees, there were a few cute little guys that deserved a special picture, too. I found some mushrooms along the trail.
And some kind of fungus next to the cabin.
Friday's . . .
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August 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT --
We must have been really tired, or maybe the stress finally let out. We slept pretty well and didn't really wake up until nearly 9:30 AM Saturday morning. There was a "Live Birds of Pray" . . .
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August 29, 2008 05:50 PM EDT --
So we finally arrived at the famous Lewis Fall. It looked very different from what we remembered from 6 years ago. When we visited last time, it had recently rained. The Observation ground was covered . . .
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August 29, 2008 06:10 PM EDT --
The next couple of miles, we were just enjoying the beautiful scenery along the Apalachian Trail. We came to a gap where we were able to see the village at the bottom of the mountains.
Another . . .
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October 28, 2006 05:36 PM EDT --
I was born in the small town of Monmouth, IL. I lived there till I was about 9 years old. The mid-west, known for tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightening, giant hail stones, snow, freezing weather . . .
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September 02, 2008 11:41 PM EDT --
After everyone left the campfire, we went and walked on the Big Meadows under the stars for a short moment. Then we went back to the cabin and called it a night.
Sunday morning we both woke up before . . .
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January 09, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
I'm not one to spread rumors or anything - no, not me. Just because someone chooses to relieve themselves where others are paddling around on Styrofoam noodles does not mean I need . . .
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September 03, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
I would have never knew that there were patches and patches of blueberries in the Big Meadows. These are food for the birds, deer, and even bears. Can you imagine how many blueberries the bears would . . .
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September 03, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
After the ranger concluded the educational tour of the Big Meadows, we separated and I headed back to the blueberry patches. I saw this bright pink blueberry and took a picture of it, because I was in . . .
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