DC and Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Our Time in Iowa Our last stop on vacation was our hometown in Iowa to stay with my family. We left Lydia, Grace, and Kylie before lunch and began our drive South. We were mostly retracing our route from our honeymoon until we made it to the Cities, where we came up… Read More
MI to MN / Hiking Mount Arvon
DC and Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Days 8 & 9 Once finished with Pictured Rocks, we continued our drive heading West. After stopping at Culvers for lunch in Marquette, we drove West on US 41 up to L’Anse. We took Skanee Road into the L’Anse reservation, with our destination being the trailhead to Mount Arvon, the highest point… Read More
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
DC & Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Days 7 & 8 After saying goodbye to Curtis’ family, we began our multi-day trip around the UP headed for his sister’s home in Minnesota. When considering this route, we knew that several of the things we like to go out of our way to see were in this area, including both… Read More
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
DC & Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Days 6 & 7 Over the course of our 6 years of traveling together, our most-driven route has been between Eastern Iowa and Western Michigan. We’ve done our best to change it up rather than driving I-80 all the time, but by this point we have to go pretty far out of… Read More
DC to MI / Backbone Mountain & Campbell Hill
DC & Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Day 5 On Friday, August 9, we rose early and checked out of our hotel at 5am. We walked to the nearest metro station and rode to DCA. We picked up a rental car and began our journey West. I can honestly say we’ve been planning this trip for 2 years now,… Read More
Washington DC / Arlington Cemetery
DC & Midwest Trip | August 2019 | Days 3 & 4 We started our first full day in DC off with a ride on the metro to Arlington county in Virginia, grabbed breakfast at Panera and walked to the Arlington National Cemetery. Knowing we had another hot and humid day with lots of walking ahead of us, we prepared… Read More