Visiting Freedom Park | River City Star Cruise on the Missouri | Omaha, NE | August 2022 As August was wrapping up, we decided to spend a Sunday afternoon downtown checking off a few more of our “Omaha Bucket List” items. We did really well accomplishing our goals for Nebraska and Iowa as a whole,…
The Henry Doorly Zoo | Omaha, Nebraska Growing up in Iowa, it was always just a known fact that the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha was the best zoo in the country — it even ranks top 5 in the world! It made for an easy weekend trip, and I have several happy memories of…
Spring Break Road Trip 2022 | Days 7-8 | Driving the Natchez Trace Parkway from Rocky Springs, MS to Hohenwald, TN | Woodall Mountain, Mississippi’s Highest Point | March 2022 We started our second day on the Natchez Trace by visiting the remains of the town of Rocky Springs close to where we had camped…
Spring Break Road Trip 2022 | Day 6 | Natchez National Historic Site & Driving the Natchez Trace Parkway | Goldonna, LA to Rocky Springs, MI | March 2022 Day 6 of our road trip was the day when we would enter Mississippi for our first time, as well as hit our Southernmost point for…
Spring Break Road Trip 2022 | Day 4 | Exploring & Hiking in Hot Springs National Park | Kayaking in the Ouachita River | March 2022 After spending a few days constantly driving and moving around, we planned to spend two nights at our campsite in Crystal Recreation Area so that we could spend a…
Highlights from February 2022 | Omaha, NE & Council Bluffs, IA As born and raised Midwesterners, we have always thought that February was the worst month — it’s when we’re so tired of winter, but the cold and snow are unrelenting, giving only tiny teases of spring before dumping more snow and plunging back into…