relishing the life God has given us
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Day 6 | Porcupine Falls | Bucking Mule Falls | Medicine Wheel Today’s focus was on short hikes off of US-14A. Curtis had a few letterboxes saved, and because the visibility still wasn’t great we thought that hiking to see waterfalls was a better idea than hiking other peaks. And so we drove West to US-14A… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 4 & 5 | Bighorn National Forest | Park Reservoir | Hiking Black Mountain The day after our big hike, we allowed ourselves to sleep in and take it easy. This felt like such a treat because whenever we camp, we usually have the next day planned out and we want to be up and… Read More
Hiking to the Lost Twin Lakes in the Cloud Peak Wilderness | Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming | August 2021 On our first full day in the Bighorn Mountains, we were excited to spend the whole day hiking in the Cloud Peak Wilderness. What initially attracted us to this area was the Lake Solitude Trail, a ~60 mile loop that sounded… Read More
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 1 & 2 | Driving from Omaha to the Bighorn Mountains | Fort Hartsuff State Historic Park | Chadron | West Tensleep Lake On Thursday, August 12, we set off on our third and (probably) final vacation for this summer. I think it’s safe to say that during this summer alone, we’ve done enough road… Read More
Visiting the Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park | Platte River State Park | August 2021 The beginning of August marked one whole year of living in Nebraska! I can’t believe how fast time has passed for us here, and that we’re already halfway through our time here (depending on how things play out over the next few months). People… Read More
Virginia Trip 2021 | Days 8 & 9 | Driving from West Virginia to Nebraska | Gateway Arch National Park The final two days of our Virginia trip mostly consisted of long drives and short stops. We rose early in our campground at New River Gorge to find low-hanging clouds hovering around the mountain ridges, which reminded me of the… Read More