Driving Across Kentucky | Visiting Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park | Visiting Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument | July 2026 Today we were faced with the task of another long drive across the state of Kentucky, an ordeal that is rarely easy, at least the way we do things. We had a new route planned…
Driving from Iowa to Indiana | Hiking on the Herbert Hoover State Trail, West Branch, IA | Hiking & Camping in Kickapoo State Recreation Area | Visiting George Rogers Clark National Historic Site, Vincennes, IN | Camping in Hoosier National Forest | July 2026 After spending several months based in the greater Midwest (besides our…
Driving from Ottawa, IL to Southport, NC | Spending 3 Weeks in Southport, NC | February-March 2026 As our time in Ottawa was wrapping up, Curtis was extended a few days, as he usually is at this project. We were a little bummed because we were hoping for more time to get to his next…
Driving from Bloomington, IL to Wilmington, DE | Spending Three Weeks in Wilmington | September – October 2025 Once our time in Bloomington was up, we moved out of the hotel room, packed the rental car, and started heading back East — back to where we had just been less than 3 weeks prior. On…
Grand Rapids, MI to Bloomington, IL | 2 Weeks in Bloomington | September 2025 With our rental car all packed up, we said our goodbyes to Curtis’ parents and our van and hit the road for our 6th outage season. This fall would be bringing us to two outages, starting with Bloomington, Illinois. It was…
Family Time in Iowa | Driving from IA to NC | Hiking Horsepen Mountain, WV | Pinnacle State Park WV | August 2025 When our time in Ireland had come to an end, we took one last bus ride to the Dublin airport, then (after an hour delay) flew 8 hours to Charlotte, NC. We…