Ranger Dan: 111.1 Prince William Forest Park

Date of Visit: February 22, 2026

Originally we did not plan to stop at Prince William Forest Park, but due to the rain we ended up not spending much time at our other planned stops for the day and decided to fit in one more stop for a 250 stamp. Because of the rain, we also just stopped at the visitor center here. However, it was an interesting stop and we spent some time talking with the ranger about the park's history related to the CCC and OSS. Nora also had fun with the morse code exhibit as she enjoyed when we learned about morse code in school last year and got to use it to tap out the alphabet.

Pyrite exhibit

Morse Code display

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Ranger Dan: 110.1 Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Date of Visit: February 22, 2026

While I haven't been to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, we really didn't see anything due to the rainy weather that was predicted to turn to snow in few hours and the regular visitor center being closed for renovations. At this stop we pretty much just got the stamps, although I did read the history of the building the gift shop is in while waiting for the bathroom, which is in the space that was originally the Colored Men's bathroom.

Segregated History Sign

Visitor Center Closed for Renovations

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Ranger Dan: 81.2 Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chimborazo Medical Museum

Date of Visit: February 22, 2026

After Petersburg National Battlefield, we headed to Chimborazo Medical Museum, which is part of the Richmond Batltefield Park. Here we watched the move about Chimborazo as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War and looked at the small one room Medical Museum. If it hadn't been raining, we probably would have spent some time looking at the outdoor exhibits and had lunch overlooking the river instead of in the truck.

The model of what Chimborazo looked like during the Civil War gave a good overview of how large it was.

Ranger Dan w/ Stamps

Medical Museum

Medical Museum

Previous Visits to this National Park unit:

• 81.1 Tredegar Iron Works

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Ranger Dan: 82.2 Petersburg National Battlefield

Date of Visit: February 22, 2026

For the Semiquincentennial of the United States, originally I just wanted to visit Indpendence Hall. When I found out that most National Park units have a special 250 National Park passport stamp, I decided to try to collect as many of them as I could this year. I got the Ocmulgee Mounds in December, but Petersburg National Battlefield was my first one in the actual Semiquincentennial year.

As I had previously visited Petersburg National Battlefield and I was trying to fit in as many stops for stamps as we could on our way to the DC area, we just stopped in the visitor center to get the stamps and watched the movie.

Ranger Dan w/ the Stamps

Cannon outside Visitor Center

Previous Visits to this National Park unit:

• 82.1 Petersburg National Battlefield

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Our Koffee Trail: Benjamin's Bakery & Cafe

Date of Visit: February 15, 2026

Location: Benjamin's Bakery & Cafe, Surfside Beach, SC

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

After Dad got back from church, he picked Mik and I up to get coffee. We decided to go to Benjamin's Bakery & Cafe as it was the next on our list that of places we want to go that was open on Sunday.

They had a variety of syrup flavors and several different flavor combination recommendations on the menu by the register, which I wish I had noticed before ordering, but I did still like trying their house special latte, the Carmella, which I think was vanilla, caramel, and hazelnut. Mik a Cake Batter Mocha (cake batter was on of their featured flavors of the week), which he liked other than it was very hot so he waited until we were almost home to drink it. Dad had a dark roast coffee. We got a Carmella Latte to take home to Mom.

As he was hungry, Mik got the Ricky Bobby bagel sandwich, which has sirloin, egg, and cheese. He enjoyed it, although it was kind of messy.

I did not plan to get anything because I already had breakfast, but I forgot about their paczki, which I used to get regularly at their farmer's market booth. With Paczki Day coming up, we also preordered some to pick up on Tuesday.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Myrtle Beach area posts:

• C3 Coffee Co. 👍
• Grand Strand Coffee ❤️
• Rustic Roast ❤️
• Tidal Creek Brewhouse (and Coffeehouse) ❤️

Our Koffee Trail: Coastal Coffee Fest 2026

Date of Visit: February 14, 2026

Location: Coastal Coffee Fest, Myrtle Beach, SC

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

Dad and I went to the Coastal Coffee Fest this morning. It was fun to learn about some of the coffee roasters in the area and try their coffee. I only tasted a few as most did not have decaf, but Dad had at least the hot coffee at each booth and the cold brew at a few as both of us are not much into cold brew.

At the end, you voted with tickets for the best booth, best hot, and best cold. Dad and I individually voted, but ended up picking the same places. We choose Benjamin's Bakery as the best booth. Our favorite hot coffee was from Be Known Coffee. It was an unique blend of Kenyan and Brazilian beans. Our favorite cold brew was from Liberty Brew, although we only tried one other.

Benjamin's Bakery was my favorite booth because they had a decaf to try. Also, their decaf is different from others I have had because they use a sugarcane decaf process. It has been on our list to visit Benjamin's and now that I know about their decaf, definitely plan to go there sometime soon.

The final booth was Knowledge Perk Coffee outside. Here you could order from their menu and I got a decaf Tiramisu Latte.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Myrtle Beach area posts:

• C3 Coffee Co. 👍
• Grand Strand Coffee ❤️
• Rustic Roast ❤️
• Tidal Creek Brewhouse (and Coffeehouse) ❤️

Our Koffee Trail: Knowledge Perk Coffee Company

Date of Visit: February 14, 2026

Location: Knowledge Perk Coffee Company, Myrtle Beach, SC

Rating: ❤️ (Love)

At the Coastal Coffee Fest, I enjoyed getting a decaf Tiramisu Latte from Knowledge Perk Coffee Company.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Check out some of our other Myrtle Beach area posts:

• C3 Coffee Co. 👍
• Grand Strand Coffee ❤️
• Rustic Roast ❤️
• Tidal Creek Brewhouse (and Coffeehouse) ❤️