Virginia Trip 2021 | Days 6 & 7 | Dahlgren, Fredericksburg, and Colonial Beach, VA As soon as we arrived in Dahlgren, it became apparent that we had simply too much planned for the short 2 days that we would be here. I briefly mentioned this at the end of our last post, but as…
Our Experience at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | December 2018 2018 was a very eventful year at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and in areas surrounding the park on the Big Island. Eruptions, earthquakes, a hurricane, and government shutdowns. A lot of things changed around this side of the island, and much of the park was…
Oracle, Arizona / November 16, 2013 The weather this fall has been absolutely perfect, so we’ve been taking advantage of it and going on adventures every weekend. This weekend, we planned a day trip up to Oracle, Arizona. Oracle is located on the North side of the Catalina Mountains, about a 50 minute drive from…
Hiking the Nakoa Trail | March 2020 It’s been a while since we’ve hiked a completely new-to-us trail. With such limited free time, we’ve been sticking with places we know we enjoy on weekends together. But as Curtis’ days off while stationed on the island are falling into the single digits, we’re making a better…
Hiking & Camping in the Silver Island Mountains | November 2025 At this point, we had driven 1300+ miles in 5 days. Hardly a land speed record (get it – we were boondocking right next to the Bonneville Salt Flats where land speed records are set), but we decided we needed a couple of zero…
Day 3 in Ireland | Hiking Carrauntoohil, the Highest Peak in Ireland | August 2025 When we began planning this trip, Curtis really only had one goal: he really wanted to hike to the highest mountain in Ireland, Carrauntoohil. It wouldn’t be easy to get to, and he told me it would be a challenging…