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  • VIRGINIA

    Snapshots from Richmond

    Just a few more phone snapshots from last weekend in Richmond: the VMFA, the front of our townhome-hotel, and the view from inside The Roosevelt where we watched the rain come…

  • VIRGINIA

    back to richmond

    It was our third time visiting Richmond this year. This time we met up with Sly's parents for a late birthday/mother's/father's day celebration. We stayed in turn-of-the-century-townhomes-now-turned-historic-hotel, drank lots of coffee,…

  • PACK LISTS TRAVEL

    packing

    I like to drive myself crazy thinking of all the mathematical day/night combinations of outfits that can be created with the fewest number of items. The hardest part for me is…

  • CAMPING MID-ATLANTIC

    Cape Henlopen State Park

    Another weekend, another beach. Can you tell that we were beach-starved last year and making up for lost time? Having lived in Northern California for so long, the idea that one…

  • BEACHES CAMPING VIRGINIA

    First Landing State Park

    First Landing State Park is one of the most popular parks in the Virginia State Park system, especially in the summer. When we arrived, we could see why - it's a…

  • CAMPING HIKING MID-ATLANTIC

    Greenbelt Park

    After years of backpacking, ultra-lite camping, and cramming into a tiny pod tent, we finally decided to buy a new tent for our upcoming car camping trips. We felt we had…

  • DC PHOTOGRAPHY + FILM

    Cherry blossoms in DC

    Sly and I have been meaning to take cherry blossom photos since last year, it just never seemed to happen. Last year, it was freezing, then we had guests in town,…

  • CABINS VIRGINIA

    Fairy Stones and Hail Storms

    Fairy Stone Park is named after the special sorts of rocks that can be found nearby. Scientifically, these geometric cross-shaped rocks are known as Staurolite crystals but legend has it that…