Happy New Year to all our family and friends! We hope this post finds you happy & healthy. We are very thankful for another wonderful year spent together, filled with a healthy balance of working, traveling, and time with family. I’m tempted to say this year felt a little uneventful for us personally, but I…
Eras Tour Weekend | Indianapolis, IN | White River State Park | November 2024 After reuniting in Omaha, NE, Curtis and I drove to our hometown in Iowa for the last couple days of October. I was able to celebrate my birthday with family and spend a few days with our niece and nephew. And…
Colorado Springs, CO to Omaha, NE | Sand Creek Massacre NHS | Glen Elder State Park, KS | October 2024 On Monday morning, it was time for me to begin my first ever solo road trip in the van. I packed up the van, checked out of the hotel, and walked Charlotte around one last…
Camping in Elephant Rocks BLM Area | Driving from Alamosa to Colorado Springs, CO | October 2024 After leaving Great Sand Dunes National Park, we drove about 30 minutes West to another BLM area West of Alamosa. We knew that regardless of whether Curtis had to leave early for work or not, our time out…
Rio Grande del Norte, NM to Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO | Camping in White Shell BLM Area | Alamosa, CO | October 2024 We woke up from our last day in Rio Grande del Norte very early. Or at least, I woke up very early in order to take a work call that…
Hiking Guadalupe Mountain | Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | New Mexico | October 2024 During our long weekend at Rio Grande del Norte, I was able to go for two different solo hikes. On our first full day here, I left Jess and Charlotte at the campground (with enough snacks and things to…