Prairie Rose State Park | Danish Windmill | December 2020 The first weekend of December brought another sunny day with mild temperatures. To make the most of the nice weather, we planned another weekend adventure featuring a moderate amount of driving, courthouses, hiking, and scenic spots. We drove into Iowa via I-80 and, after a…
This year, we broke our longest-standing Thanksgiving tradition of eating Thanksgiving dinner on a submarine. Yes, it only happened 2 years in a row, but we’ve done something completely different every other year so it only took 2 years to make it a tradition! Not only that, but for the first time in 5 years…
Seward, Nebraska | Hiking around Pawnee State Recreation Area | November 2020 On yet another beautiful fall weekend, we drove West for another Saturday adventure. Today’s goal was to check off another courthouse, and go for a longer hike. Perhaps all these weekend adventures are starting to sound repetitive, but they are nonetheless enjoyable to…
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…
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….
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…