The Expedition Journal
Every expedition leaves a record.
Ship’s Logs are the collected record of the Endeavour Expedition — the journeys, places, photographs, experiences and stories gathered along the way.
Some entries will be personal. Others will document a mission, a place visited, something discovered, or simply a moment worth remembering. Together they become the continuing record of where we’ve gone, what we’ve seen and what happened along the way.
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EXPLORER'S LOG: "Falling Spring Falls — A Cascade Through Time"
EXPEDITION DATE : October 22, 2026LOCATION :Falling Springs Falls — Alleghany County, Virginia — U.S. Route 220, near Covington "An autumn afternoon in Virginia's Alleghany Highlands, ...
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EXPLORER'S LOG: "Humpback Covered Bridge — A Crossing Through Time"
EXPEDITION DATE : October 22, 2026LOCATION :The Humpback Covered Bridge — Covington, Virginia — Alleghany County "An autumn afternoon, a historic crossing, and a few quiet moments with...
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CAPTAIN'S LOG: "A Flag, a Seal, and a Promise"
“Some things are meant to be carried. Others are meant to carry the stories of where we've been.” DATE OF ENTRY : 2026.10.20 Captain's Log . . . When the ...
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CAPTAIN'S LOG: "Becoming Kusanagi"
“Sometimes finding the right path means recognizing that the one you've been following isn't quite yours.” DATE OF ENTRY : 2026.10.20 Captain's Log . . . For ...
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EXPLORER'S LOG: "Chasing the Last Light"
EXPEDITION DATE : August 28, 2026LOCATION (ROUTE) : Blue Ridge Parkway — Virginia / Mt. Torrey Road → Buena Vista "An evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway, following the sunset wherever t...
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The Colors We Carry
There are certain things that become important not simply because of what they represent, but because of where they have been. The Endeavour Expedition already has its primary colors: ...
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EXPLORER'S LOG: "An Old Friend"
EXPEDITION DATE : August 23, 2026LOCATION :Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center • Annandale • Manassas, Virginia "Visiting what inspired me as a child ... What inspired me to reach farther and ...
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The Evening Endeavour Began
Captain's Log: August 20, 2026 Raven's Roost Overlook — Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Sometimes you don't know you're beginning something until you're already underway. I hadn't p...
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Mission Added: NC Barbecue Run
CAPTAIN'S LOG — UPCOMING MISSION Some missions begin with a historic site, a festival, a mountain road or a place we've never seen before. This one begins with barbecue. A new sa...
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Mission Added: North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival
CAPTAIN'S LOG — UPCOMING MISSION Another destination has been added to Endeavour's upcoming mission slate. This one will take us to the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival at Ko...
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The Colors of the U.S.S. Endeavour
A ship ought to have colors. For the U.S.S. Endeavour, that meant creating something that could exist in both halves of the Endeavour Expedition: a flag that belongs naturally to the f...
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