Highlights from February 2022 | Omaha, NE & Council Bluffs, IA As born and raised Midwesterners, we have always thought that February was the worst month — it’s when we’re so tired of winter, but the cold and snow are unrelenting, giving only tiny teases of spring before dumping more snow and plunging back into…
Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | Shenandoah to IA-2 | February 2022 This month, we returned to the Wabash Trace Trail for another section from Shenandoah to Iowa highway 2. We parked again at Sportsman Park, and began our hike with a little road walk to reach the continuation of the trail in Waubonsie…
Section Hiking the Wabash Trace Trail | Imogene to Shenandoah | January 2022 In January, we were able to continue our walk on the Wabash Trace on two different weekends, completing the section between Imogene and Shenandoah. We had low expectations for how much we would be able to do this winter, expecting to deal…
Clayton, NM to Omaha, NE | Hiking Black Mesa, Oklahoma’s Highest Point | Visiting Mount Sunflower, Kansas’ Highest Point | December 7-8, 2021 After an eventful start to our last night of camping, we ended up sleeping very well in the back of the Subaru, and awoke to a beautiful sunrise the next morning. We…
Tucson, AZ to Clayton, NM | Hiking Round Mountain in Globe | Camping in El Morro National Monument | Hiking in El Malpais National Monument | Finishing New Mexico Counties | December 5-6, 2021 After saying our last goodbyes to Mitch & Emily, we left Tucson early Sunday morning heading North on AZ-77. Today’s drive…
Arizona Trip 2021 | Our Week in Tucson | November 29 – December 5, 2021 Our week in Tucson was packed with catching up with friends, going for short hikes, and reminiscing on the memories we made there 6-8 years ago. We always knew that whenever we had the chance to return together, we would…