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A Day at Monticello

December 3, 2016 by kokotg 2 Comments

Travel date: June 17, 2016 At Monticello, they like to talk a lot about “the paradox of Jefferson,” which is to say, how could the guy who wrote the Declaration of Independence, including that bit about how all men are created equal, own slaves? I give the people running things at Monticello a lot of […]

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Filed Under: museums and attractions, virginia Tagged With: history, monticello, presidents, virginia

Two Days in Shenandoah National Park

June 26, 2016 by kokotg 5 Comments

When I was in college, my roommate Suzanne and I took a road trip up to Washington, DC and back. My memory on this might be completely wrong, but I feel like this involved driving the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway AND Skyline Drive. In the Chevy Cavalier I’d inherited from my grandmother, […]

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Filed Under: 52 Hike Challenge, hiking, national parks, summer 2016 east coast trip, virginia Tagged With: hiking, national parks, shenandoah, virginia

Luray KOA: Campground Review

June 20, 2016 by kokotg 4 Comments

We’re home! So much for my big plan to get several blog posts up while the trip was happening. I’ll have to get more organized about that by next summer, when we plan to be gone nearly two full months. It’s nice to be home, but I also feel a bit antsy already. Fortunately, we […]

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Filed Under: Campground Reviews, summer 2016 east coast trip, virginia Tagged With: campground reviews, koa, virginia

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