MTNestWanderer
New York - Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Usually, when I travel, I look ahead of time to see what National Park Service properties I will be near, but with this trip, I was...
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MTNestWanderer
Lady empty nester travelling the United States in a campervan exploring National Park Service properties, Historic Parks, Landmarks, and anything else. I enjoy telling you about my adventures and would like to hear yours too!
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MTNestWanderer
Jun 18, 2023
Kentucky - Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
I was on my way to Penland, North Carolina, and doing a rare long day of driving. As I was traveling along, listening to my book on...
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MTNestWanderer
May 14, 2023
Puerto Rico - San Juan National Historic Site
The Punto del Morro is the main attraction of the San Juan National Historic Site, and is impressive in its location and size. The...
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MTNestWanderer
Jun 11, 2022
Arizona – Tumacacori National Historic Park and Juan Bautista de Anza Historic Trail
While in southern Arizona, my kids and I visited the Tumacacori National Historic Park. The Historic Park is the location of where...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 22, 2021
Pennsylvania - Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
The history at this site was so interesting to me, and probably not JUST because I am a transportation engineer. The site is in rural...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 19, 2021
New York - Woman's Rights National Historic Park
As I walked towards the Woman’s Rights National Historic Park, I saw a sign at a corner that said, “First Convention for Woman’s Rights...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 18, 2021
New York - Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS
This was an unusual site, and I was curious to get inside and learn about it. In 1901, Buffalo NY was hosting the Pan American...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 17, 2021
Ohio - Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Miamis Fort NHP
These two locations are located near Toledo Ohio in Maumee, Ohio. I didn’t know much about them before arriving, although I had heard of...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 17, 2021
Ohio - James Garfield National Historic Site
James Garfield was the 20th US president, for only 200 days before he died from gunshot wounds. He served from March 4, 1881, to...
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MTNestWanderer
Jan 9, 2021
Georgia - Jimmy Carter and Andersonville National Historic Sites
When I was in grade school, Jimmy Carter was the President. He is probably the first President I remember, and what I remember most was...
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MTNestWanderer
Jan 9, 2021
Georgia - Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
On my way to Florida for a COVID solo trip, I decided to detour a bit to visit the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park near Macon,...
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MTNestWanderer
Nov 3, 2020
Georgia - Martin Luther King National Historic Park
While on my road trip to the south eastern states, I needed to visit a National Park Property in Georgia. Since I was in the Atlanta...
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MTNestWanderer
Oct 31, 2020
Indiana - George Rogers Clark NHP
Travelling south from Wisconsin into southern Illinois and Indiana is not the most exciting drive I have been on, but in the late autumn,...
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MTNestWanderer
Oct 20, 2020
Road Trip Review - Seattle to San Francisco - 1400 miles
In the past 6 years or so, I have been fortunate to have gone on several epic road trips around the United States. I would still be doing...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 8, 2020
5 ways to get more from your National Park visit
I can comfortably say that I am an expert on visiting National Park Service properties. While many people have gone to more than me, I...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 21, 2019
Massachusetts - Salem Maritime National Historic Park
I was on a solo road trip of the northeast states and had just been to Acadia National Park in Main. I stopped in Salem Massachusetts...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 21, 2019
Massachusetts - Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
While on my road trip of the northeastern part of this country, I was on the lookout for National Park Service properties that I had not...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 21, 2019
Massachusetts - Boston Historical Park and Freedom Trail
While on a short road trip to the northeastern states, I decided to visit Boston, since it has a plethora of interesting historic places,...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 20, 2019
Vermont - Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park
While on a road trip of the northeast states, my goal was to visit a National Park Service property in each state. Vermont was tricky,...
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MTNestWanderer
Jul 19, 2019
New Hampshire - Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site and a walk through historic sculptures.
In the summer of 2019, there were only a handful of states that I had not visited National Park Service properties in. Several of those...
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