WELCOME TO SAVING TIME IN A BOTTLE
Hi there! We’re Curtis and Jess, and we use this site as a way to document the memories we’ve made together, and to share our adventures with family & friends. After 10 years in the Navy and moving all over the US, we started our journey as nomads, living in a self-built van, working remotely, and traveling wherever work takes us. We most enjoy spending time in the outdoors along with our basset hound, Charlotte, doing things like hiking, kayaking, camping, and more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to stick around!
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- White Shell / Great Sand Dunes
Rio Grande del Norte, NM to Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO | Camping in White Shell BLM Area | Alamosa, CO | October 2024 We woke up from our last day in Rio Grande del Norte very early. Or at least, I woke up very early in order to take a work call that… - Hiking Guadalupe Mountain / Rio Grande Del Norte
Hiking Guadalupe Mountain | Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | New Mexico | October 2024 During our long weekend at Rio Grande del Norte, I was able to go for two different solo hikes. On our first full day here, I left Jess and Charlotte at the campground (with enough snacks and things to… - Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument
Spending a Weekend in Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | October 2024 During our time in Colorado, we decided to take a brief intermission and dip into New Mexico. This idea came about when we were looking for places to camp over Indigenous People’s Day weekend. We wanted somewhere warmer, with more desert-like scenery,… - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Badger Flats to the San Luis Valley, CO | Visiting Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument | Camping in the San Luis Valley | October 2024 We began this morning with packing up from our campsite in Badger Flats area, and continuing our road trip. We drove East briefly on US-24 to enter Teller county, which… - Wilkerson Pass / Badger Flats
Beaver Creek to Badger Flats, CO | Wilkerson Pass in the Fall | Camping and Hiking in Badger Flats | October 2024 Today began with leaving our campsite in Beaver Creek and going for a short hike before returning to the town of Fairplay. We stopped at a local grocery store to stock up on… - Hiking Mount Silverheels
Hiking Mount Silverheels | Beaver Creek, CO Southern Approach | October 2024 Jess’ choice of campsite was excellent – and I know she did it for me. Where we were camping along Beaver Creek was right in the shadows of Mount Silverheels. Not only does the peak have plenty of prominence, but it is only…