Driving from Reedsport to Port Orford, OR | Umpqua Lighthouse | Cape Blanco State Park | Thanksgiving in Port Orford | November 2025 When we awoke in Reedsport, we hurried to complete our morning routine so as not to overstay our welcome in the parking lot where they so kindly allow overnight parking. We made…
Spending Christmas in Datil, NM | Hiking in the Crosby Mountains | December 2024 In order to break up the driving and avoid inconveniencing anyone over Christmas, we opted to find a place to plant from December 23-26. Since we were going to stay several days, we had some requirements for whatever campsite we chose:…
Time With Family in Iowa | November & December 2024 After returning from our Colorado trip at the end of October, we spent a month and a half in the Midwest, bouncing between our hometown in Iowa and Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. We made it back right before my birthday, which I was happy to…
Winter Migration Road Trip, Days 1 & 2 | Iowa to Missouri | Hiking in Ha Ha Tonka State Park | November 2023 Given a couple months of time to be wherever we wanted, and seeing snow appear in the forecast in Iowa, we decided it was time to make like a sandhill crane and…
December 2022 | Christmas in Iowa and Michigan When Curtis accepted his new job, we knew that he would have to go to Wilmington three times for training — two weeks in November, three in December, and one in January. At first we thought we’d drive down for the November and December trainings and Curtis…
Christmas & New Years | Time with Family in Iowa & Michigan | December 2021 After returning home from Arizona, we had less than two weeks at home before leaving for the rest of the year. We mostly spent that time working, Curtis took his final for his latest course and worked in the shop…