Our Great Southwest Adventure: Day 5
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s High Point • September 7, 2017 We woke up just before dawn on Thursday morning, the day we had planned to do our first peak hike of our vacation. It was a brisk morning, but we didn’t have any trouble getting out of our tent after sleeping…
This year marks the end of an era in my family: My youngest sister is graduating from high school, which means that my mom is retiring from homeschooling after over 25 years. Today I want to reflect on and appreciate this huge accomplishment, and the hard work and sacrifices she made to give my siblings…
Weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Day 2 || Featuring Roaring Fork Falls, Tom’s Creek Falls, Montreat, and the Blue Ridge Parkway || Sunday, July 3, 2016 The day after our big hike, we decided to take it easy and do a driving tour around the Pisgah National Forest. Curtis had gotten in contact with…
Canadian Rockies Road Trip, Day 14 | Stewart-Cassiar Highway to Stewart, BC | Crossing into Hyder, Alaska | Driving to & Camping at the Salmon Glacier | June 2023 Today was the day we’d been looking forward to, possibly the most for this whole trip. But let’s be real, it was a day we’ve been…
Moving to Hawaii • Driving through Eastern Washington and the Cascades • Hiking Mount Pilchuck • September 11 & 12, 2017 After leaving our campsite in Colville National Forest, we began to notice the haziness was back in the air. We had considered hiking to a nearby peak and got as far as the trailhead, but decided we…
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 4: The End | December 17, 2018 [Read about previous days here: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3] We began our morning by walking up the steep path to the summit of Red Hill to watch the sunrise along with the group of 6 (Red Hill Cabin is right…