Traveling with the Trapps

  • Datil Pepper Festival, Palatka, FL

    Holy tingling tastebuds, Batman! 🌢️ Joe and I are intrigued by datil peppers and we do our best to support small businesses. We love to eat datil peppers, grow datil peppers, and have fun making datil pepper sauce. So when… Continue reading

    Datil Pepper Festival, Palatka, FL
  • Gainesville, FL

    Today our travels took us to Gainesville, FL. We had heard of the Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park and thought it would be interesting to see. We were pretty sure we could find some other cool things to do, too.… Continue reading

    Gainesville, FL
  • Oak Mountain State Park & Alabama Wildlife Center, Pelham, AL

    It was a beautiful day to get some more traveling in, so we decided to head over to Pelham, Alabama. 🌞 They have a really nice state park that’s a bit south of Birmingham. There’s a golf course, miles of… Continue reading

    Oak Mountain State Park & Alabama Wildlife Center, Pelham, AL
  • Montevallo, AL

    We visited another super sweet place with some hidden gems. πŸ’Ž This friendly college town is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Montevallo has everything our family needed to make our visit so very memorable! πŸŒ„ We have… Continue reading

    Montevallo, AL
  • Amelia Island, FL

    September, 2024 Our family needed some fresh ocean breezes and beach therapy, so we loaded up and traveled to Amelia Island, FL. This had been on our bucket list for quite a while and we were all excited to get… Continue reading

    Amelia Island, FL
  • Hurricane Milton Interruption…

    October, 2024 Hey all! Whelp, we’re taking a break from our normally scheduled Wednesday post due to hurricane Milton. πŸŒ€πŸŒ€πŸŒ€ You know, we do love to travel, but this was rather unscheduled, lol. Thankfully we have a place with family… Continue reading

    Hurricane Milton Interruption…
  • Maggie’s Herb Farm, St. Augustine, FL

    September, 2024 Now, most of you know I’m a plant person. As in, I’m kind of obsessed with them. 🀣 My favorite kind of plant is one that has a use. Luckily my family either feels the same way or… Continue reading

    Maggie’s Herb Farm, St. Augustine, FL
  • Manatee Springs, FL

    August, 2024 We decided we would try something new this time. We haven’t went swimming in a spring, so we thought, why not? It was a beautiful, hot and sunny day. Perfect conditions to give this a try. 😎 Manatee… Continue reading

    Manatee Springs, FL
  • Maggie Valley, NC (Part 2)

    August, 2024 After the drama we had during Maggie Valley, NC Part 1, we were hopeful the next part of the trip would go more smoothly. 🀞 We started the next day with an actual full night of sleep! Whoop… Continue reading

    Maggie Valley, NC (Part 2)
  • Maggie Valley, NC (Part 1)

    August, 2024 What do rain, waterfalls, waffles, syrup spills, spilt milk, and falling branches have in common? This adventure of Traveling with the Trapps, of course! 🀣 We took an amazingly scenic drive to North Carolina and decided to head… Continue reading

    Maggie Valley, NC (Part 1)