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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- IA to MO / Battle of Lexington SHS
Winter Migration 2024 | Iowa to Missouri | Visiting Battle of Lexington State Historic Site | Camping in Missouri Conservation Areas | December 2024 The week before Christmas, we packed up the van and said our goodbyes to family for the next few months, and officially began our winter migration. On our first day of… - November & December 2024
Time With Family in Iowa | November & December 2024 After returning from our Colorado trip at the end of October, we spent a month and a half in the Midwest, bouncing between our hometown in Iowa and Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. We made it back right before my birthday, which I was happy to… - Maramec Spring Park / Clark’s Hill
Road Trip from Mark Twain National Forest, MO to Iowa | Maramec Spring Park | Clark’s Hill/Norton State Historic Site | Camping in Prairie Hills and Union Ridge Conservation Areas | November 2024 Today was the start of Thanksgiving week, and it was time for us to begin our drive back to Iowa. We planned… - Elephant Rocks State Park
Hiking in Elephant Rocks State Park, MO | Camping in Mark Twain National Forest | November 2024 Before embarking on this trip, we did some research and had several areas picked out where we could visit, hike, get new counties, and different places where we could camp. But between the cold and feeling worn out… - Mark Twain State Historic Site
Driving from Iowa to Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri | Camping in Missouri Conservation Areas | Visiting Mark Twain State Historic Site | Florida, MO | November 2024 Between the end of October and middle of December, we had several appointments and reasons to stay close to our hometown in Iowa. However, in between those… - The Eras Tour
Our Eras Tour Experience | Indianapolis Night 1 | November 2024 (This post is going to be all about our concert experience and me sharing about how much Taylor’s music has meant to me over the years, so if that doesn’t interest you, feel free to skip. Regular adventure/life posts will resume shortly.) Despite being…