relishing the life God has given us
Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | West Branch of the East Nishnabotna River to Strahan, IA | July 2021 On July 9, a big storm rolled through Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. We woke up to the sound of wind howling after midnight, and Curtis got up and quickly moved our tomato plants and other items on our balcony…. Read More
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Bighorn National Forest to Omaha, NE | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument | Toadstool Geological Park | July 2021 | Written by Curtis On our second to last day of driving, we had made the goal of reaching South Dakota, or maybe even the Northwestern corner of Nebraska. We had discussed during the planning… Read More
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Yellowstone National Park | Driving from Bozeman, MT to the Bighorn Mountains in WY | July 2021 On day 4 of our road trip home, we were up and ready to go by 5AM. Today would start with driving the 1.5 hours from Bozeman to Yellowstone National Park. Knowing that the best time to… Read More
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Driving from Port Angeles to North Cascades National Park to Glacier National Park | June 2021 On Monday morning, our stay in Port Angeles was up and it was time to begin heading East. We had spent a lot of time coming up with a fun route back to the Midwest, picking out lots… Read More
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Weekend on the Olympic Peninsula | Hiking the Klahhane Ridge Trail to Lake Angeles | June 2021 On Saturday morning, one week after we had departed from Omaha, we packed up the car and finished cleaning our Tacoma rental house before hitting the road. We had another rental house reserved in Port Angeles, where… Read More
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | A Week in Tacoma | June 2021 We left Portland at 11AM on Monday and began the 3 hour drive to Tacoma. Knowing that we couldn’t check into our rental home until after 3, I suggested that we drive out to see Mount Saint Helens. We would be limited on what we could do… Read More