relishing the life God has given us
Labor Day Weekend 2021 | Road Tripping around NW Iowa | Finishing Iowa’s 99 Counties | September 2021 After a relaxing and rejuvenating 2 weeks at home following our trip to Wyoming, we were excited to go on a little road trip and finally complete our goal of visiting all 99 counties in Iowa! Over our 8 years of marriage,… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 7 & 8 | Driving Home from the Bighorns via Casper, Cheyenne, and Panorama Point | August 2021 After enjoying a week of perfect weather for hiking and camping, rain was moving across the plains and we took that as a sign that it was time to make our way back home. We packed up… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Day 6 | Porcupine Falls | Bucking Mule Falls | Medicine Wheel Today’s focus was on short hikes off of US-14A. Curtis had a few letterboxes saved, and because the visibility still wasn’t great we thought that hiking to see waterfalls was a better idea than hiking other peaks. And so we drove West to US-14A… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 4 & 5 | Bighorn National Forest | Park Reservoir | Hiking Black Mountain The day after our big hike, we allowed ourselves to sleep in and take it easy. This felt like such a treat because whenever we camp, we usually have the next day planned out and we want to be up and… Read More
Hiking to the Lost Twin Lakes in the Cloud Peak Wilderness | Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming | August 2021 On our first full day in the Bighorn Mountains, we were excited to spend the whole day hiking in the Cloud Peak Wilderness. What initially attracted us to this area was the Lake Solitude Trail, a ~60 mile loop that sounded… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 1 & 2 | Driving from Omaha to the Bighorn Mountains | Fort Hartsuff State Historic Park | Chadron | West Tensleep Lake On Thursday, August 12, we set off on our third and (probably) final vacation for this summer. I think it’s safe to say that during this summer alone, we’ve done enough road… Read More