Newschool Nomads

Tweet When we hit the road in 2011, we each had the places we most wanted to see. Brent was excited about Maine. Thing One couldn’t wait for New York City. And Thing Two insisted we go to Egypt. Maybe … Continue reading →

Tweet I’m going to just say it. Colorado is my favorite state so far. I know it’s not nice to play favorites but, purple mountain majesty, she is beautiful! That might explain why we were there for five months. Yes, … Continue reading →

Tweet Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia We began our  four day Memorial Day memorial tour on a Friday at Manassas National Battlefield Park. This was where the first major land battle of the American Civil War, most commonly referred to … Continue reading →

Tweet Inside of Ford’s Theatre where we watched,One Destiny, a play about Lincoln’s assasination. Across the street from the theatre is the Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died. The boys added another Jr. Ranger badge to their growing collection. … Continue reading →

Tweet The best way to see Washington DC is by bike. It’s free. It’s fun. It’s fast. Just look how much ground we covered in one day.   Lunch in Chinatown.             When I first … Continue reading →

Tweet Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, was about 45 minute drive from our “home” in Colonial Beach. The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is the second largest military park in the world. During the Civil War four pivotal battles, Battle … Continue reading →

Tweet Brent has been working a lot lately. This is good. Very good. Unfortunately, it means he misses out on a lot of places and I’m left to wrangle these guys myself. On our way to our new campsite at … Continue reading →

Tweet It was a perfect spring day when I took the boys to Yorktown, the last stop of the historic triangle. Like Historic Jamestown and Jamestown Settlement there are two sites to visit, Yorktown National Battlefield and Yorktown Victory Center. … Continue reading →

Tweet Historic Jamestown, located a few miles from Jamestown Settlement, is the location of the original Jamestown colony. There isn’t as much to do at the Historic Jamestown as there is at Jamestown Settlement. There aren’t any boats to climb … Continue reading →

Tweet My heart was bouncing with anticipation as I packed our stuff for a day at Chincoteague Island and Assateague National Seashore. Assateague National Seashore is most well known for wild horses.  Very few things make me as excited as … Continue reading →