PETER & RUTH DO PARKS

Back in July, we were lured out to Clayton to participate in the town's parks and rec department's Sasquatch hunt, and we had an awesome...

Fred Fletcher Park is just one of those places that has something for everyone. 🌿🌸🦆 Paved walkways. ☑️ Shaded areas. ☑️ Sunny areas....

We’ve been saving this hidden gem for a bit because when we originally went during 4th of July weekend, it was HOT. We enjoyed the That...

Have you met Berkeley yet? He just moved in downtown! 🌳🌳🌳 After we saw a post on Raleigh Arts a few days ago about him, we knew we had...

When thinking about Triangle hidden parks gems, does your local TV station come to mind? No? Well it should because the WRAL TV Azalea...

Shelley Lake is one of the places that we refer to as a “Triangle Allstar” - it is a place you’ve heard about repeatedly that is worth a...

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. And by “you” we mean Ayr Mount. 🦋🌸🌳 A property straight out of a...

A little birdie told us that there was an amazingly beautiful fish mural we had to check out at Hill Street Park in Raleigh. 🐟🐠🐟🐠...

Before getting into the meat of this post, we just want to note we visited this park, which is on UNC Chapel Hill campus before students...

If you are missing the Dix Park sunflowers this summer like we are, then you absolutely need to check out the beautiful field of...

With parks being the thing we do around here, any time we are out driving, we always have our eyes peeled for new places to have our next...

If there’s one thing this pandemic has taught us, it’s take time to smell the roses. Slow down and appreciate the beauty we have in our...

The Fountain of Youth. The Ganges River. The Dead Sea. The Blue Lagoon. Whether mythical, based in religion, or based on science, all of...

We discovered Mitchell Mill State Natural Area completely by accident when we were researching the history of Falls Lake for our previous...

Did you know that prior to 1981, Falls Lake, which touches multiple cities including Raleigh and Durham, didn’t exist? A mere 40 years...

Well, we’ve found our Wednesday morning activity for the next few weeks! This morning, we went to Durham Parks & Rec’s Fun Caravan event...

We all are looking for hidden nature gems right now, and we have one for you that is literally hidden behind a golf course in Chapel...

Wow is the really the only word we are left with after our visit to Juniper Level Botanic Gardens’ Open Garden Days today! 🌸🌵🌺...

What the heck is a whirligig? The first time we really took notice of a whirligig was when we visited Jack Smith Park in Cary, which has...

So who was Catharine Dunnagan? We’re sorry to say there is not a whole ton of information about her or this graveyard, but here is what...