This is Part 2 of our Eastern Tennessee adventure. Check out Part 1 from Obed Wild and Scenic River here to see the sort of misfortunes that we faced as we tried to visit the parks during our stay, and they continue below. But as you’ll see, we tried to make the best out ofContinue reading “Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NP018 – Oak Ridge, TN)”
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Obed Wild and Scenic River (NP017 – Wartburg, TN)
In July, the Beavers hit the road up to Knoxville, Tennessee area. Tiffany’s grandma lives up there, one of my college friends lives there, and some friends from our church in Columbia moved up there a few years ago to start a new church there. We were looking forward to our time in Knoxville, andContinue reading “Obed Wild and Scenic River (NP017 – Wartburg, TN)”
Natchez National Historical Park (NP016 – Natchez, MS)
This is the sixth and final entry in our Alabama/Mississippi tour. This post covers what we did as we learned about the history of Natchez, as well as a few places we visited afterward, relating to my own family history. Skip ahead to that section here. Having successfully navigated to the southern terminus of theContinue reading “Natchez National Historical Park (NP016 – Natchez, MS)”
Natchez Trace Parkway (NP015 – Natchez, MS)
This is the fifth park the Beavers visited on our Alabama/Mississippi tour. In part four, I give some history of the Natchez Trace as we briefly visited the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NST) Now, I need to explain what a parkway is, at least in the way the National Park Service uses it. AContinue reading “Natchez Trace Parkway (NP015 – Natchez, MS)”
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NP014 – Madison, MS)
This is Part 4 of our Alabama/Mississippi tour. Check out Part 3 here. There are three national parks with Natchez in the title. So, starting with what Natchez is will be a good first step. Natchez is a city in southwestern Mississippi, located on the Mississippi River, just across from Louisiana. The city gets itsContinue reading “Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NP014 – Madison, MS)”
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (NP013 – Jackson, MS)
After stopping in Anniston and Birmingham, AL, our Civil Rights Tour of the South continued in Jackson, MS. We had spent the night in our AirBnB just outside of Jackson, and were looking forward to our tour of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home. As you’ll read below, it is the site of a terribleContinue reading “Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (NP013 – Jackson, MS)”
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (NP012 – Birmingham, AL)
This is Part 2 of our trip to various Alabama and Mississippi sites. To read Part 1 (Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston, AL), click here. As promised in Part 1, Tiffany is going to be a guest blogger. Enjoy! (Also, after finishing the write-up on Birmingham, Tiffany will also recount our experience at theContinue reading “Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (NP012 – Birmingham, AL)”
Freedom Riders National Monument (NP011 – Anniston, AL)
The Beavers set off in mid-June for a few days of national-parking on our way to Hattiesburg, MS for a family reunion. Because many of the stops were rooted in Civil Rights, we often refer to this trip as our Civil Rights Tour of the South. Anniston, Alabama was our first stop. I (Benjamin) hadContinue reading “Freedom Riders National Monument (NP011 – Anniston, AL)”
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (NP010 – Beaufort, SC)
The trip that we Beavers took to the coast not only allowed us to visit the last state park currently in the system, but we also had an opportunity to visit the last national park site currently in the system in South Carolina. (I say ‘currently’ because there are other state and national parks inContinue reading “Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (NP010 – Beaufort, SC)”
Hunting Island State Park (SC47 – Hunting Island)
Here we are at the southernmost state park in South Carolina, located geographically between Hilton Head Island and Edisto Island. To get here, you drive through Beaufort, across St. Helena Island, and onto Hunting Island. This also represents our final state park in our journey to become Ultimate Outsiders. Our first day here, we tookContinue reading “Hunting Island State Park (SC47 – Hunting Island)”
Beavers in the Park 