Viking Lake State Park | Stanton and Red Oak, Iowa | November 2020 Our new home is not exactly what most would consider mountainous, which is unfortunate. But what it lacks in elevation in makes up for in water sports. Rivers, streams, lakes; there are so many things to do on the water. But as of yet we do not… Read More
Walnut Creek in the Fall
Walnut Creek Recreation Area | October 2020 Pandemic and political drama aside, October was a pretty good month for us. For the first two weeks of the month, Curtis attended a training related to his job, which would let out early enough in the afternoon so that we could go out for hikes every day. This aligned perfectly with the… Read More
Indian Cave State Park
Hiking in Indian Cave State Park | Loess Bluffs NWR | October 2020 We reflected recently that we have only actually been living in Nebraska for less than four months. Whether it’s the routines, the reminiscence of home, a (significantly) lighter work schedule, or being on the mainland – it feels like we’ve been living in our apartment for significantly… Read More
Shramm Park State Recreation Area
Hiking in Shramm Park | Holy Family Shrine | October 2020 Overall, this fall in Nebraska has been better than we could’ve asked for — we’ve had plenty of sunny days in the 50s-70s, and we’ve made the most of every one of them. In fact, the last real cold front we’ve had was at the end of October. Temperatures… Read More
West Oak Forest in the Fall
Hiking in West Oak Forest | Glenwood, Iowa | October 2020 In the middle of October, the stars aligned for a Perfect Week of Fall: Curtis was on fall break for school, he had a very light work schedule, the colors in Omaha were at their peak, and the weather was perfect. We made the most of it by going… Read More
Niobrara River State Park
Hiking in Niobrara River State Park | October 2020 | Written by Curtis We had an interesting night camping beside the Missouri river. The wind picked up and shook the tent throughout the night. Big fish flopped around all hours of the night, and some fishermen arrived and put their boat in the water here sometime between 2-3 AM. Besides… Read More
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