One of the things that I love the most about our traveling lifestyle, is that it gives us the opportunity to do so many unique and interesting things. It also often affords us the chance to do activities that we might not otherwise get to do without the freedom all our wheels give us. One of our favorite things to do is to volunteer with Samaritan's Purse. This past winter, … [Read more...] about volunteering with Samaritan’s Purse – Shuqualak, MS tornado cleanup…
Mississippi
Vicksburg National Military Park, MS…
After we visited the Arkansas Post National Memorial last Friday, we spent a down day celebrating Beth's 17th birthday... Beth doesn't like to be the center of attention, and looking at EVERY one of her birthday pictures from the last 10 years or so, she has snatched a little kid to help her share the limelight. Whether they like it or not... Bethy didn't want a cake or … [Read more...] about Vicksburg National Military Park, MS…
Corinth National Military Park, Mississippi…
When we visited Shiloh, we found out that there was another Civil War battlefield quite near. The Corinth NMP is actually part of the Shiloh park system, but they have their own Jr. Ranger program and badge. Corinth is a half hour drive from Shiloh, and they have a beautiful visitor's center...I don't know that my kids have ever found the walk to a visitor's center so … [Read more...] about Corinth National Military Park, Mississippi…
Gulf Islands National Seashore, MS…
We got up early and moved a ways down the road, making an overnight, unplanned stop. We decided that we really didn't want to keep playing leap frog with the storm, so we stayed behind it and made a detour into the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) - there are actually 2 distinct parts to GUIS - the wetlands/bayou part in Mississippi, and the seashore part in Florida. We … [Read more...] about Gulf Islands National Seashore, MS…