relishing the life God has given us
Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | Hiking to Eagle Mountain, Minnesota’s Highest Point | October 11, 2021 After saying goodbye to Lydia and the kids, we drove for 3 hours to reach our next destination: the trailhead for Eagle Mountain, Minnesota’s highest point. To get there, we took MN-169 North to Peyla, then MN-1 all the way to MN-61… Read More
Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | Mille Lacs Lake to Virginia, Minnesota | Hiking in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | Visiting Family in Northern Minnesota | October 9-11, 2021 We awoke on Saturday morning in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park to the warm hues of red, orange and golden leaves. Though the sky was gray the gorgeous colors… Read More
Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | Omaha, Nebraska to Mille Lacs Lake, MN | Visiting Hawkeye Point, Plum Creek, Redwood Falls, and Birch Coulee Battlefield | October 7-8, 2021 Four days after returning home from Montana, we packed up the car once again and set off on another vacation. I know, it’s getting kind of ridiculous at this point…. Read More
Montana Trip 2021 | Hiking in Strawberry Hill Recreation Area | Driving through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska | October 2021 We started off this morning with a 3 mile loop hike around Strawberry Hill Recreation Area, where we had camped the night before. The air was brisk, but we warmed up quickly thanks to the fast pace… Read More
Montana Trip 2021 | Hiking in the Little Belt Mountains | Driving Across Montana | September 2021 On Thursday morning, it was time to begin our long drive back to Nebraska. We said goodbye to Great Falls as we took US-87 Southeast out of town, then South on US-89. The main purpose of this was, of course, in pursuit of… Read More
Montana Trip 2021 | Our Time in Great Falls, Montana | September 2021 We awoke on Monday morning in our tent in the Snowy Mountains, with our only plans for the day being to make it the rest of the way to Great Falls where Curtis had to work for the next couple days. Since it was only about an… Read More