First Christmas
Week 2 in Oswego, NY | Hiking in Sterling Nature Center | Oswego Riverwalk | March 2023 Our second week in Oswego started with Curtis adjusting his sleep schedule for night shift, and a big Nor’Easter making its way across the area. Since Curtis had Monday off and the forecast showed it snowing from Monday…
Sunday, November 30, 2014 Let me just say – staying in the lodge may be pricier than camping, but it is SO worth it! I’m not sure we could have finished out this trip strong without a great night’s sleep in the very comfy beds! Not to mention, some of us may have been too…
Starved Rock State Park | Hiking a Loop Trail to Lover’s Leap, Eagle Rock, and Wildcat Canyon | Ottawa, IL | February 2023 One of the best parts about being assigned to Ottawa is that there are a considerable amount of hiking trails within only a half hour of driving. And by Midwest standards, the…
Canadian Rockies Road Trip, Days 21 & 22 | Driving from Newport, WA to Hamilton, MT | Kayaking on the Bull River | The National Bison Range | June 2023 After camping near the reservoir at Campbell Park, we got back on the road heading South. We met up with WA-20, which was the same…
Our First Thanksgiving as a Married Couple | November 2013 Here’s a look at our first Thanksgiving week as a married couple. It was hard not getting to spend the holiday with my family, but we still managed to have fun, spend time with friends and family, eat delicious food, and go on a few adventures. I’m…
Hiking the Aiea Ridge Trail to the Aiea Summit | January 2019 Back in our first month of living on Oahu, we hiked the Aiea Loop Trail and enjoyed the easy walk through the woods, filled vegetation that was then unfamiliar to us. About halfway through the loop, we veered off on a side trail…