relishing the life God has given us
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Days 6 & 7 | Driving from Dinosaur National Monument to Omaha, NE | Hiking to Fish Creek Falls & Zimmerman Lake | Entering our Last Nebraska Counties | May 2022 After a very enjoyable few days spent in the Uintah Basin, it was time to make our way back East. We were excited to… Read More
Hiking in Willow Lake Recreation Area | Logan, Harrison County, Iowa | January 2020 On Friday, January 15, we had a ‘blizzard’ blow through our area. It only gave us about an inch or 2 of snow, but it was quite blustery all day causing what snow we got to drift. The weekend however was absolutely beautiful in the mid-30’s,… Read More
Before we leave the Northeast, I thought I’d share a compilation of videos I have from our time living in New York, and a couple from Connecticut as well. Here’s just a sampling of the fun we had over all different seasons in Upstate New York! I wish I had more to show our journey of completing the Fire Tower… Read More
Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 1 • Gettysburg National Battlefield • March 17, 2017 “We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same, but something in our minds has changed, and that changes everything.” — Jonah Lehrer That quote really resonates with us. This… Read More
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, Day 1 • Snowshoeing to Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower • February 10, 2017 Thanks to this hike, we have had our “official” first experience in breaking in a mountain trail right after a heavy snowfall. I know I’ve mentioned on other hikes that “we were the first to walk on this stretch of trail!” But this… Read More
“Trails in the wintertime are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” — Forrest Gump, probably at some point during his epic cross-country run, because it’s true. Because you can watch the weather in the mountains all week. You can take a guess at how much snow might be on the trails. You can weigh… Read More