Weekend Trip to Kearney | Fort Kearny State Recreation Area & Historic Site | Sandhill Crane Migration | March 2021 Almost exactly a year ago, we found out that we would be moving to Nebraska. After the initial freak out and call my family, I googled “things to do in Nebraska,” and one of the…
End of September & Beginning of October 2020 | Hiking in Desoto National Wildlife Refuge | Visiting Fort Atkinson State Historic Site During the last week of September, Curtis had to travel for work. We were a little bummed that I couldn’t go, as we had always talked about how post-submarine life I could just…
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Saddle Mountain • The Oregon Coast • September 16, 2017 Our main reason for having our cross-country journey end in Oregon was because my brother Grant had recently moved to Portland, and we were excited to be able to visit him in his new home state! After admiring the mountains in Oregon’s coastal range…
Moving to Hawaii • Cape Disappointment • Astoria, OR • September 15, 2017 Jess: On our last day in Washington, we left our campsite in Olympic National Forest and continued to follow US-101 South towards the Columbia River. We drove down to Cape Disappointment State Park for the morning. I’m sorry to say, but it really didn’t live…
Jess: Within our first week in Connecticut, we managed to visit both of the forts in our area. We first visited Fort Trumbull in New London, and then Fort Griswold in Groton. Both were free to tour, and we were able to bring Charlotte along. They are both unique and definitely worth a visit. We…
The History of Lake George • Lake George, New York Jess: After our hike last weekend to Prospect Mountain, we went on a little tour of the touristy town of Lake George, NY. We focused our time around walking along the side of the lake, admiring the mountains surrounding the area, and checking out the sites…