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Welcome to Saving Time in a Bottle

Hi, we’re Jessica and Curtis, welcome to our blog! We’re passionate about living life to the fullest together, and we use this site as a way to share our stories. We grew up in Iowa, but are now living out the adventure of a lifetime with the Navy. We’ve made our home in Arizona, South Carolina, New York, Connecticut, Hawaii, and are now based in Nebraska. We love going out and experiencing life wherever we are, especially through hiking, backpacking, and road tripping. We hope our stories inspire you to get out and make the most of where you live, or to find your own way of recording your adventures!

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Easter Weekend 2021

Easter Weekend 2021

At the beginning of April, we traveled back home for a weekend to celebrate Easter and spring birthdays with my family. Curtis had just returned from a short work trip and was able to take a long weekend, so we left Omaha on Thursday morning. To change things up, we drove East on IA-92 all the way to Indianola, then… Read More

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Wabash Trace Trail / Mineola to Dumfries

Wabash Trace Trail / Mineola to Dumfries

Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | Mineola to Dumfries | March 2021 The day after we hiked our first stretch of the West Papio trail, we decided to try out another long distance bike trail in Iowa. The Wabash Trace Trail is a rail trail following the old Wabash Rail Line which used to connect Council Bluffs, IA to… Read More

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West Papio Trail / 36th to 72nd

West Papio Trail / 36th to 72nd

Walking the Papio Trail | 36th to 72nd Street | Omaha, NE | March 2021 As the temperature is warming up and summer is quickly approaching, we are getting more serious about training and preparing for our hiking plans this year. At home, that looks like dehydrating fruit and preparing other healthy and space-efficient trail snacks. And now when we… Read More

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Cottonmill Park / Kearney to Omaha

Cottonmill Park / Kearney to Omaha

Hiking in Cottonmill Park | County Counting & Courthouses from Kearney to Omaha | March 2021 Our night camping by the Platte was temperate weather wise, but extremely windy. Gusts of wind were constantly blowing through, shaking the tent. Charlotte got up a few times and used her new ‘trick’ of opening the tent door by sticking her head through… Read More

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Sandhill Crane Migration in Kearney

Sandhill Crane Migration in Kearney

Weekend Trip to Kearney | Fort Kearny State Recreation Area & Historic Site | Sandhill Crane Migration | March 2021 Almost exactly a year ago, we found out that we would be moving to Nebraska. After the initial freak out and call my family, I googled “things to do in Nebraska,” and one of the first things to pop up… Read More

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Summit Lake State Recreation Area

Summit Lake State Recreation Area

Hiking around Summit Lake SRA | Tekamah and Fremont NE | March 2021 As expected, our ‘false spring’ lasted a couple weeks before cold and dreary weather moved back in. On this weekend, it was predicted to start raining in the afternoon, so we decided to get out early and go for a hike. Curtis had noticed a listing on… Read More

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