Door County Anniversary Trip, Day 1
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Mississippi River! |
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Wisconsin welcomes us! |
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M Mountain? |
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When in “Swiss-consin”…. |
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Mississippi River! |
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Wisconsin welcomes us! |
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M Mountain? |
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When in “Swiss-consin”…. |
Last Sunday, Curtis and I joined some friends and went to a festival downtown called “Tucson Meet Yourself.” Curtis and I really haven’t done any events around Tucson because we prefer being around more nature and less people, but we went (for the food) and really enjoyed our time. The festival is done to help…
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Last Sunday, Curtis and I joined some friends and went to a festival downtown called “Tucson Meet Yourself.” Curtis and I really haven’t done any events around Tucson because we prefer being around more nature and less people, but we went (for the food) and really enjoyed our time. The festival is done to help…
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Reflecting on 2018, it’s harder to see change in our lives than it was in the past few years. Throughout our marriage, each year had been filled with big, obvious changes — moving to a new state, traveling to new places, and Curtis working or going to school somewhere new. Until this year: 2018 was…
Hiking the Kuilau Trail | Kauai | August 2018 Initially we didn’t have any plans for our last few hours on Kauai. We thought we’d drive up as far as we could on the North shore. However, when traffic proved to be much heavier than expected, we decided to forgo that plan and instead just turned…
Memorial Day Weekend Road Trip 2021 | Driving from Halsey to Chadron | Carhenge | Chadron State Park From Halsey, we continued heading West on NE-2 generally following the Loup River. The roads were empty again this morning, which we hoped was a good sign that we wouldn’t have trouble finding a campsite that night….
Last Sunday, Curtis and I joined some friends and went to a festival downtown called “Tucson Meet Yourself.” Curtis and I really haven’t done any events around Tucson because we prefer being around more nature and less people, but we went (for the food) and really enjoyed our time. The festival is done to help…
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