Harpers Ferry Family Fun Day

This week we're going to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia! 3 states in less than an hour's time! This is a very quaint, historically rich town that we really just ended up there one Saturday as we were enjoying a country drive outside of Northern Virginia. It is a peaceful place, with some awesome shops, restaurants, and lots of history.

Anytime of year is great, but if you can do it in the fall when the leaves are changing that is when I recommend the most. It happens to also be the beginning (or end) of the nationally renowned Shenandoah National Park with Skyline Drive as a highlight for the fall! We never did make Skyline Drive, but I have heard it is a must see.

So, if time permits you need to spend 2-3 days in the area taking in the breathtaking scenery and then enjoying the awesome history of our country.

Did you know that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Harpers Ferry National Monument on June 29, 1944!

How about you, is it fall weather yet in your neck of the woods? Big plans this weekend, or is it time to watch your favorite football team?

Until next Family Friday Fun,
Boulder Mountain Man

NC State "Green" Golfing Green

Today for Family Friday Fun Day, we are in North Carolina, NC State. Of all things to stumble upon in the Going Green World, we have golf courses that are going green! The Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University is an amazing new innovation that takes Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to a new level!

What a great concept: A high class golf course that is environmentally friendly, with further research on how to implement "Green" greens at other resorts! If you are in the Raleigh, NC area to golf, you need to come check this innovative course out. Swing in the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University today, and enjoy golf at a new level.

Do you like to golf? Let me know how golfing on an environmentally friendly golf course goes for you. It's cooling down in our area, how about yours? It looks like a great weekend for golf!

Until next Family Friday Fun,
Boulder Mountain Man

Car Recycling!

This is a new one I just discovered! You can recycle your car! You can call You Call We Haul to come pick up your clunker. It is a free service, and they do recycle 95% of the vehicles that are turned into their service! The one thing I am not sure about is whether or not you can write this off on your taxes.

I am really glad that this is an option for us, especially in the United States where cars are the dominate source of transportation! It truly is awesome how many ways we can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in the times we live in. So, look into recycling or donating your car today!

Family Friday Fun -Great Falls Virginia

This weekend, I am going to feature a place that our whole family has some absolutely wonderful memories of some awesome times together in an incredibly beautiful setting. This place is in Great Falls Park, Virginia on the Potomac River. We ended up loving it so much when we lived in that area, we ended up buying a year pass. One of the best things about the year pass was how different it would look in each season.

Great Falls, VA is a small town outside of Washington, D.C. and the park is up the road from the town. When you go to the park, you really have a hard time realizing that you are 15 ish miles up the river from the Nation's Capital, Washington, D.C. It is a park far enough removed from all the hustle and bustle of the area that your really do step into another world.

One of our favorite memories was a time we went over to the park because the area had been receiving a lot of rain, we wanted to see how full the river would be. It was a very impressive sight, as the Potomac had over-run its banks some. It made for some very loud, full, frothy conditions in the river.

It is $5.00 for the car for 3 consecutive days, and only $20 for the year pass. If you are in the D.C. area, any time of year, you need to check this park out. You can also access the park in the next state over, Maryland, just across the river. We have been there during every season, and it is hard to say which is more beautiful. With Fall around the corner, it is a great way to see some awesome fall colors while enjoying the awesome waterfalls.

How about you? Big plans for the weekend? If you are in the D.C. area, and letting everyone else hit the roads, check this awesome park out!

CarolinaMama and the Tigers!





Pictures are by Boulder Mountain Man and Carolina Mama.

Until next Family Friday Fun,
Boulder Mountain Man