Montana Trip 2021 | Hiking in Strawberry Hill Recreation Area | Driving through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska | October 2021 We started off this morning with a 3 mile loop hike around Strawberry Hill Recreation Area, where we had camped the night before. The air was brisk, but we warmed up quickly…
Hiking at Mount Falcon Park | Denver, Colorado | September 2024 On our first afternoon/evening in Denver, we rested during the hottest part of the day, then went out for dinner and a sunset hike with Charlotte. By the time we returned to the hotel, my parents had arrived after driving all day from Iowa,…
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…
July 8, 2017 • Devil’s Hopyard State Park • Gillette Castle State Park By our second weekend here in Connecticut, we were ready to get out of town and go do some hiking. I had several options saved on Google maps that were relatively nearby, free, and dog friendly, so Curtis saved a few letterbox clues and…
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…
Ahuimanu Trail | Hamama Falls | February 2019 This is the story of two trails: One legal, one illegal. We set out on a weekend morning with all the best intentions: the illegal trail was more enticing, but we were going to stick to our moral high ground and hike the legal trail. It wasn’t…