Hiking in Hitchcock Nature Preserve | September 2020 The day after hiking in Platte River State Park was the perfect sunny and warm September day, so we drove to Iowa to go for a hike in the Loess Hills. Today’s destination was Hitchcock Nature Preserve, a park located North of the small town of Crescent,…
Hiking in Platte River State Park and Memphis Lake Recreation Area | September 2020 The first cold front came through right after Labor Day weekend. The highs were in the 50’s, lows in the 30’s-40’s, and it took everything in me to not turn on the heat. In the end, we survived, and we were…
Labor Day Weekend 2020 | Battle of Athens State Historic Site This year, Curtis was given a four day weekend for Labor Day, and we decided to go spend it with my family in Iowa! On our way there, we stopped at my grandparent’s farm in central Iowa and spent a few hours catching up….
This year, the month of August began with us arriving in our new home state, and ended with us in our new home. We experienced all the exciting feelings that come from moving to a new city, where every outing feels like an adventure. We created a cozy space in our apartment, frequented all the…
Hiking in Waubonsie State Park | August 2020 The theme of today’s adventure was “More Counties, Loess Hills.” Our goal was to bag the Southwestern-most county in Iowa, the Northern-most county in Missouri, and a few Nebraska counties on the way home, as well as visit a few parks along the way. We set off…
Weekend in the IA-MN-SD Tri-State Area | August 23, 2020 On Sunday morning, we packed up our tent and got back on the road. We drove back into Iowa, made our way to US-75 and began heading South. For our first stop, we drove to Le Mars, IA, which is known as the ice cream…