Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 5 | Hiking to Moonshine Arch | Visiting Dinosaur National Monument | May 2022 | Written by Curtis This morning began with packing up our campsite at Red Fleet State Park and continuing on our road trip to Dinosaur National Monument. But Jess had one other hike saved on…
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…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 4 | Hiking around Flaming Gorge NRA | Hiking & Kayaking in Red Fleet State Park | April 2022 We woke up the morning after our kayak trip in Flaming Gorge to find that the wind had returned. Listening to our weather radio also confirmed that today would be…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 3 | Kayaking in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area | Sheep Creek Boat Launch to Kingfisher Island & Back | April 2022 On our first morning in Utah, we woke up to find our tent covered in a thin layer of frost. Emerging from our warm cocoon wasn’t easy,…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Days 1 & 2 | Omaha, NE to Manila, UT | April 2022 Since moving to Nebraska, Curtis has been working on earning his Master’s online. One of the nice things about his program is that he usually gets a week off every 7 weeks between courses. We try to…
Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | Council Bluffs to Dumfries, IA | April 2022 We have been slowly chipping away at the Wabash Trace Trail for over a year now, and at the beginning of April had around 20 miles left to accomplish. Three quarters of that is the Southern end of the trail,…