relishing the life God has given us
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
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
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
End of September & Beginning of October 2020 | Hiking in Desoto National Wildlife Refuge | Visiting Fort Atkinson State Historic Site During the last week of September, Curtis had to travel for work. We were a little bummed that I couldn’t go, as we had always talked about how post-submarine life I could just travel with him whenever he… Read More
Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln | Homestead National Monument | September 2020 For our last adventure together in September, we left Charlotte at home and drove Southwest for a short day trip. Our first stop was in Lincoln to see both the Lancaster County Courthouse and the Nebraska State Capitol. We parked inbetween the two and went for a short… Read More
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, Iowa that offers hiking and… Read More