Personal Blog Highlighting Adventures in the Greater Raleigh Parks, Playgrounds & Greenways
I love North Carolina’s weather. The distinct seasons provide a general schedule I can count on each year. Each season lasts long enough that I don’t tire before the next season begins. Then, sometime in early March the weather consistently warms up, the daffodils start to bloom, and the sun stretches beyond 6:00pm. That’s my … Read more
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir My mom was always a big believer in the healing powers of being outdoors. She didn’t do much hiking or camping, but she was really into gardening and birding. She used to joke about telling my teachers … Read more
If you’re looking to get out of Raleigh for the weekend, but don’t want to drive to the beach or mountains, head to the river instead! Last fall we took a quick weekend Winnie trip to New Bern, NC. We camped, hiked, explored museums and historical homes and walked around downtown. And, we took … Read more
If you build it, they will come. Earlier this week, the girls and I visited the acres of sunflowers blooming at Dorothea Dix Park. In years past the City of Raleigh planted sunflowers along the southern portion of the Neuse River Greenway Trail. A white picket fence around the perimeter deterred most people from getting … Read more
Looking for a fun family bike ride over the holiday weekend? Discover the Mingo Creek Trail of Knightdale where it features flat rides, long causeways and interesting creek life! We love finding new (to us) greenway sections to explore, so we headed to Anderson Point Park to access the Mingo Creek Trail. Mingo Creek Trail is part of the … Read more
If you can’t tell by the themes of some of my latest blog posts, biking has been our family’s new passion. Having a bike hitch, bike trailer and at least one child biking on her own really opens up the family bike outings to beyond the driveway or cul-de-sac. Even though Bill is usually the one to … Read more
And, just like that, I have a 5-year old daughter! Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the past 5 years and this birthday is hard to accept. This birthday means the kindergarten milestone is just around the corner in August and it’ll be her first birthday I can’t share with my mom. My baby is really growing … Read more
Back in November we took advantage of my aunt visiting and went on a greenway biking day date! We biked along Crabtree Creek Trail from milepost 0 to 4.75, completing the final segment of this greenway that we had left to explore. We parked at Anderson Point Park and biked past the traffic circle near the park’s main … Read more
One Sunday morning at the end of October I took the girls to the newly opened Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve. The park is located at 2900 Horse Shoe Farm Rd in Northeast Raleigh and contains about 146 acres of property on an oxbow of the Neuse River. The city purchased the property in 1994 as a … Read more
Preschool for both girls is in full swing and the first day of Fall began last week with chilly mornings, which led me to reminisce about our summer adventures. Even though I love schedules, cool air, and pumpkin-seasoned anything I find myself longing for more pool, beach and seafood days and having more of that carefree, energetic … Read more