A clear mountain river running over rocks through a snowy pine forest

Spring 2017

Road Trip to West Virginia

The crazy adventures of our family, as Mom called it when she posted these. Spring 2017 on the road through snow, wildflowers, Roanoke, Nashville and Memphis. Most of these pictures are hers.

Where We Stopped: Snowy mountain passes out west, a wildflower field, a river with an iron rail bridge, West Virginia, Mill Mountain and the Roanoke Star, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, then Graceland and the Lisa Marie in Memphis
How We Traveled: By road the whole way, in our pickup with the kids in the back seat
What It Costs: Graceland Elvis Experience Tour $84 adult, $48 child, Graceland; Country Music Hall of Fame $31.95 adult, $21.95 child, Visit Baltimore booking listing

Published prices checked November 2026, not what we paid.

The whole family posing in front of a painted Graceland mural — All of Us at Graceland

Mom taking a selfie with dad and the kids in deep snow — Snow Selfie

Mom's selfie while dad lifts the baby up on a tall snowbank — Up on the Snowbank

A boy in a beanie grinning on his back in deep snow — Snow Angel

A silver pickup parked in a snowy valley under rocky peaks — Pulled Over in the Mountains

A snow capped range across a wide tan plain under gray clouds — Big Sky, Snowy Peaks

A boy hugging his baby sister in a field of purple wildflowers — Brother and Sister in the Flowers

A laughing baby waving in a field of purple wildflowers — Purple Field Smile

Mom, dad and the kids squeezed into a selfie in the flower field — The Four of Us

A baby in pink sitting in the grass with a river and iron rail bridge behind — Baby by the Bridge

Dad with the baby on his shoulders beside a wide brown river — On Dad's Shoulders

Mom holding the baby with the boy beside her at a pink blossom tree — Under the Blossoms

A wide view of Roanoke from the overlook on Mill Mountain — Over the Roanoke Valley

The huge steel star on Mill Mountain against a pale sky — The Roanoke Star

The bronze Hall of Fame plaque for Garth Brooks — Country Music Hall of Fame

Dad in a cowboy hat under the blue Graceland sign — Made It to Graceland

A stained glass lamp under the shag carpet ceiling inside Graceland — The Jungle Room Ceiling

Blue fountains in the round pool of the Meditation Garden — Fountains at Graceland

The boy on the stairs of the Lisa Marie jet — Elvis's Plane

The boy sitting in a cabin seat inside the jet — Inside the Lisa Marie

A silver pickup on a snowy roadside under high peaks — Roadside in the Rockies

A clear road curving into dark pines and snowy peaks — Empty Road Ahead

A boy in red striking a pose with a white mountain range behind — Peaks Behind Him

Mom's selfie with dad and the kids in the purple field — All Four Waving

Mom and dad smiling for a selfie in deep snow — Mom and Dad in the Snow

Mom helping the baby stand on a green park bench — Bench Break

The boy resting by a bench at a green hilltop overlook — Overlook Stop

The baby laughing with her mouth wide open in the truck — Not Tired Yet

On the Map

Where This Trip Was

Graceland, Memphis, TN

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