Tom and I had the opportunity to tour Hensley Settlement in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on our second day of orientation. All the new rangers had to take driving training in order to lead tours a Hensley Settlement. Why driving training? Because the road to Hensley Settlement is up a mountain road requiring a …
From June 2023
Wilderness Road State Park in Ewing, Virginia
Tom and I explored Wilderness Road State Park on one of our days off last week. Wilderness Road State Park is part of the Virginia State Park system and is just south of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The park and the Visitors Center is open every day, but Tom and I were most interested …
Exploding Toilet and No Water
Last week, Tom and I carefully planned our days off. We would get all our domestic stuff done one day – laundry, cooking, cleaning, blog posts. The next day we would take a longer hike to see some of the park. The third day we would head east on US 58 and check out historical …
Oriented to Cumberland Gap NHP
Tom and I have been working at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park for two weeks now and we are getting oriented to the park and how it operates. Some places we’ve worked had formal orientation training (Fort Union Trading Post, Pipe Spring, San Juan Island, Grand Portage). Others are more informal. Cumberland Gap’s orientation program …
Three States Before 9 a.m.
Because we are living in the Wilderness Road Campground, Tom and I have to drive through three states in order to get to work. We have to report to work at 8:30, which means that we have driven through three states before 9 a.m. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is located at the conjunction of …