relishing the life God has given us
Hiking Mauna Kea | December 18, 2018 Having successfully completed our 4 day backpacking trip on Mauna Loa, we felt as ready as we’d ever be to finally hike Mauna Kea. Our only concern was the weather. What if we worked so hard only to be turned away by strong winds or rain? We were camping in Hawaii Volcanoes National… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking White Butte, North Dakota’s High Point • September 8, 2017 Jess: We were up before the sun this morning, and we packed up camp and got on the road quickly. Our goal for the day was to hike White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota, which was about 3 hours away from where we had camped…. Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s High Point • September 7, 2017 We woke up just before dawn on Thursday morning, the day we had planned to do our first peak hike of our vacation. It was a brisk morning, but we didn’t have any trouble getting out of our tent after sleeping on uncomfortable ground. Our internal… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Driving from Iowa to South Dakota • September 5, 2017 After packing, final goodbyes and prayers, we were off on our next adventure, headed West! Two years ago, I went to South Dakota on vacation with my family, and so many times I thought to myself how much Curtis would enjoy everywhere I went. Consequently, I’ve spent the… Read More
Hiking the Airline Trail to the CT/MA/RI State Tri-Point • Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island’s High Point • July 2, 2017 • Written by Curtis For the four day weekend our friend Lars came down to Connecticut to go hiking. Unfortunately, Connecticut is generally lacking in high peaks. We had already hiked the highest point in the state and the region was 3… Read More
On the morning of June 1, we packed up our Jeep once again, this time with a special passenger: Curtis’ younger sister, who was joining us so that she could reunite with her friends in Iowa. We were happy to have her along for the ride, and Charlotte was thrilled to have a new lap to sit on. We began… Read More