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Category: TN State Parks

TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Norris Dam

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January 8, 2023
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | David Crockett

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December 9, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Burgess Falls

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December 2, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Rock Island

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August 30, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Cumberland Mountain

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July 26, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Tims Ford

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June 22, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Warriors’ Path & Seven Islands

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April 26, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Old Stone Fort

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January 6, 2022
TN State Parks

Tennessee State Park Tour | Mousetail Landing

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September 5, 2021
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Tennessee State Park Tour | Nathan Bedford Forrest

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July 8, 2021

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Ever taken your kids on a cave hike? There are lo Ever taken your kids on a cave hike?

There are lots of well-known, impressive but more costly caves near middle Tennessee, but there’s also a few free or low-cost ones to explore in our @tennesseestateparks!

You can find caves at Cordell Hull Birthplace, Cedars of Lebanon, Fall Creek Falls, South Cumberland, and Dunbar Cave State Parks. Ranger-led tours are available for a variety ages and ability levels!

(Be sure to check park websites for specific permit or regulation info.)
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#tnstateparks #takeyourkidsoutside #exploremore #outdoorfamily #runwildmychild #optoutside #naturaltennessee #onlyintennessee #madeintn
Shadow jumping away the Sunday Scaries. 🙃 📍 Shadow jumping away the Sunday Scaries. 🙃

📍Covehead Harbor Lighthouse, P.E.I., Canada
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#explorepei #princeedwardisland #canada #lighthouse #welovepei
Sailing the Charlottetown Harbour with @sagasailin Sailing the Charlottetown Harbour with @sagasailing. We were the first sail of the season in mid-June, a morning jaunt that ended in time for lunch. Once summer vacay truly begins in July, Captain Kurt is booked for three trips a day, every day. 

Nearly every time we travel, I find a way to be on the water; I’m just drawn to it. I could argue that my residency in a land-locked state leaves me craving the open sea, but I think it’s a deeper instinctive sort of feeling. 

I often joke that in another life, I was a California beach bum; but I only have this one, so I guess I’ll just keep seeking out boat rides. 🤙
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#explorepei #discovercharlottetown #welcomepei
Summer recap bc school is back in session… 👩‍🏫✏️📚

Only 171 school days until the next one! 🙃

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#summerbreak #teacherlife #nashville
Buying my lottery ticket and searching Redfin…🤞

Would you buy a house here?

📍Prince Edward Island, Canada
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How do you sum up these feelings on the 1st day of How do you sum up these feelings on the 1st day of school? ☺️
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So yes, my trip to Prince Edward Island was in lar So yes, my trip to Prince Edward Island was in large part a quest for Anne of Green Gables IRL.

The 1985 mini-series and its sequel are the only film adaptations that matter (fight me on it!), but turns out, not a ton was actually filmed on P.E.I. The island’s scenery is all knock-out level and is obviously on point for AoGG vibes, but as a die-hard fan, I had to hunt down the filming locations that do exist to see them for myself. 

👉 First off, you gotta visit the Green Gables Heritage Place, which is the house that inspired the place to begin with. It’s a museum and lovely and my kids wanted to move in (“but with our TVs and lights”, said my eldest).

📍 Thunder Cove Beach | Found at the end of a narrow dirt road (one of the island’s zillion), past a dilapidated old lighthouse, with some beautiful dunes, cliffs, and rock formations. 

📍 Cavendish Cliffs | Has a beautiful lookout near the actually-named Lake of Shining Waters. Nearby Cavendish Beach is great for a day visit (with parking and amenities).

📍 New London Lighthouse | A lovely one tucked in the dunes. This video legit makes my MIL cry every time she sees it. 

📍 Dalvay by the Sea | aka the White Sands Hotel, and I highly recommend getting slightly fancy for dinner on a night with live music. Gorgeous cozy interior with loads of history and even a fireplace burning in June. 
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