Date of Visit: June 26, 2026
Because it was raining, Mik did not want to get out of the truck when we visited Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. Thus, Dad and I just quickly went through the exhibits inside the house and got the stamps.
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Date of Visit: June 26, 2026
Location: Blue Sky Coffee, Fairborn, OH
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Usually when in Ohio we end up at a Winan's as I like to stock up on their decaf flavored coffee beans, especially the Maine Blueberry. We did end up at one later in the day, but we started the day trying out Blue Sky Coffee.
I had a Berry Cobbler Latte (white chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, brown sugar).
Dad had a Flat White.
Mik had a Strawberry Sunset (strawberry, peach, tea, lemonade).
See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.
Date of Visit: June 25, 2026
As this was our first visit to Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, we planned to spend time really exploring it. However, we found the visitor center rather lacking with no real exhibit and the sidewalk to the mounds did not even get to the first info sign. We were not surprised that it was not accessible for Mik (Wheelchair Travel Adventures post) to go through the mound side, but we had expected there to at least be some sort of exhibit about the site in the visitor center. Mik did at least let me quickly walk through the mound area to the various signs and take some Ranger Dan photos.
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| Visitor Center |
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| Shawnee Tribe Flag |
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| Mound 7 |
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| Elliptical Mound |
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| My Sketch |
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Date of Visit: July 15, 2026
Location: Forest Brew Company, Surfside Beach, SC
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| Canyon Rim Visitor Center |
Date of Visit: June 24-25, 2026
The New River Gorge was one of the places we visited on the trip we got Ranger Dan. Back then, it was designated a National River, so this was our first visit to it as a National Park. That visit we only went to the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. This trip we also visited the Sandstone Visitor Center and Sandstone Falls.
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| Batteau |
As we got to the visitor center near closing time, Dad went in and got the stamps while I took some Ranger Dan photos and did a sketch of the batteau.
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| Batteau Sketch |
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| Sandstone Falls |
At the Visitor Center, Dad learned that the Sandstone Falls could be seen from a short accessible trail, so we drove over and saw that before going to the hotel.
The next morning we went to the Canyon Rim Visitor Center for more 250 stamps and for Mik to see the New River Gorge Bridge.
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| New River Gorge Bridge |
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Date of Visit: June 25, 2026
Location: Hilltop Coffee Co., Crab Orchard, WV
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As we headed to the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in the New River Gorge National Park, we stopped at Hilltop Coffee Co. The name is very appropriate as it is located up on a hill.
Dad had a New River Latte (macadamia nut, honey, salted caramel).
Mik had an Airliner (cookie butter, white chocolate).
I had a Slice of Summer Latte (blackberry, cheesecake).
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Date of Visit: June 24, 2026
As we had previously visited Guilford Courthouse NMP in 2017, this visit was just a quick one to get the America 250 stamp.
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| A Heroine of ’76 - Mrs. Keren Happuch Turner |
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| 1776 - America 250 stamp for Guilford Courthouse NMP |
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