The Day I Saw a Rattlesnake
We knew it would happen sometime, the question was when. How long could I live in Arizona, spending as much time outdoors as I do, without seeing a rattlesnake?
We knew it would happen sometime, the question was when. How long could I live in Arizona, spending as much time outdoors as I do, without seeing a rattlesnake?
Plattsburgh, NY to Rutland, VT | Visiting Crown Point State Historic Site | April 2023 The morning after Charlotte’s appointment in Burlington was honestly really difficult. We woke up in our hotel room in Plattsburgh, and it was clear that Charlie was in a lot of pain. She snapped at us when we tried to…
Driving from Texas to Iowa | Camping in Kansas and Missouri | Visiting Fort Larned National Historic Site | December 2023 We broke up the remainder of our drive across the Great Plains over three days, aiming to arrive in Iowa on Christmas Eve. On the first day, we drove North from Caprock Canyon through…
Fall to the Rising Sun Trip • Caledonia Gorge and Mount Carleton Provincial Park • October 7-8, 2016 To be completely honest, we had made no plans after our visit to Prince Edward Island. I mean, most of our trip was pretty flexible, but we at least knew where we wanted to go next and what we wanted…
Clayton, NM to Omaha, NE | Hiking Black Mesa, Oklahoma’s Highest Point | Visiting Mount Sunflower, Kansas’ Highest Point | December 7-8, 2021 After an eventful start to our last night of camping, we ended up sleeping very well in the back of the Subaru, and awoke to a beautiful sunrise the next morning. We…
Our decision to request to move back to Arizona for the fall was based off of many reasons. The desire to be in a familiar place with people we knew, wanting to explore more of this beautiful state in its prime hiking season, and for Curtis, knowing who he’d be working for, to name a…