Kayaking the Niobrara River from Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge to Smith Falls State Park | Hiking in Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | Valentine, NE | May 2022 The main purpose of our trip to Valentine was to kayak a section of the Niobrara River. This was one of the first things on our “Nebraska bucket…
Road Trip from Omaha to Valentine, NE | Cowboy Trail | Smith Falls State Park | May 2022 It’s no secret that we’re big fans of shoulder season travel around here, and as the summer was rapidly approaching we decided to squeeze in one more Nebraska bucket list adventure. We left on a hot morning…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 5 | Hiking to Moonshine Arch | Visiting Dinosaur National Monument | May 2022 | Written by Curtis This morning began with packing up our campsite at Red Fleet State Park and continuing on our road trip to Dinosaur National Monument. But Jess had one other hike saved on…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 4 | Hiking around Flaming Gorge NRA | Hiking & Kayaking in Red Fleet State Park | April 2022 We woke up the morning after our kayak trip in Flaming Gorge to find that the wind had returned. Listening to our weather radio also confirmed that today would be…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Day 3 | Kayaking in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area | Sheep Creek Boat Launch to Kingfisher Island & Back | April 2022 On our first morning in Utah, we woke up to find our tent covered in a thin layer of frost. Emerging from our warm cocoon wasn’t easy,…
Uintah Basin Road Trip | Days 1 & 2 | Omaha, NE to Manila, UT | April 2022 Since moving to Nebraska, Curtis has been working on earning his Master’s online. One of the nice things about his program is that he usually gets a week off every 7 weeks between courses. We try to…