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…
We just returned from a refreshing trip to the Midwest to spend some much needed time with our families. It had been almost 10 months since we had last seen everyone during our extremely brief trip passing through en route to New York. The timing was just perfect: Curtis was on hold waiting for his…
Hiking to the St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower • May 17, 2017 • Completing the Fire Tower Challenge! 2 days after hiking to Tremper, we set out on another very exciting hike…what was to be our final hike in the Fire Tower Challenge! Like I’ve said before, in order to complete the challenge you must hike all…
Hiking to Bald and Stillwater Fire Towers • Weekend in the Western Adirondacks, Day 1 • April 22, 2017 It is officially camping season again, and we couldn’t be more excited! Well, most campsites in Upstate NY don’t agree (and aren’t open until May), but that sure didn’t stop us! All we wanted to do for Curtis’ recent 4-day…
Mason-Dixon Line Road Trip, Part 4 • March 19, 2017 • C&O Canal National Historic Park, Fort Frederick State Park, and Berkeley Springs, WV • Written by Jess & Curtis After a very full day of history and hiking the day before, we woke up to a colder and overcast day, and decided to take it easy. Our…
Road Trip to the Mason-Dixon Line, Part 3 • March 18, 2017 • Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, the Maryland Heights Trail, and Washington Monument State Park After our visit to Antietam, we drove about 20 minutes South to our next historic site, Harpers Ferry. We crossed the Potomac River into Virginia briefly then into West Virginia,…