Week with Jess’ Family | Driving from Iowa to Michigan | Visiting Indiana Dunes National Park | April 2025 Following our month in Davenport, we had two weeks before we needed to be in Pennsylvania. This gave us the perfect amount of time to spend a little time with both of our families, travel halfway…
A Month in Davenport, IA | Hiking around Credit Island | Duck Creek Trail | Downtown Davenport Riverfront Trail | March 2025 Just like last year, we spent almost the entire month of March in Davenport, IA. For the most part, it was just as enjoyable as we remembered it being last year. Curtis worked…
Ottawa Week 4 | Hiking the Hennepin Canal Trail near Annawan, IL | Ottawa to Davenport | February 2025 During our last week in Ottawa, the temperatures started creeping back up, so being outside became tolerable again. We resumed our afternoon walks downtown and along the river trail. We ate at each of our favorite…
Winter Migration 2024 | Iowa to Missouri | Visiting Battle of Lexington State Historic Site | Camping in Missouri Conservation Areas | December 2024 The week before Christmas, we packed up the van and said our goodbyes to family for the next few months, and officially began our winter migration. On our first day of…
Time With Family in Iowa | November & December 2024 After returning from our Colorado trip at the end of October, we spent a month and a half in the Midwest, bouncing between our hometown in Iowa and Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. We made it back right before my birthday, which I was happy to…
Road Trip from Mark Twain National Forest, MO to Iowa | Maramec Spring Park | Clark’s Hill/Norton State Historic Site | Camping in Prairie Hills and Union Ridge Conservation Areas | November 2024 Today was the start of Thanksgiving week, and it was time for us to begin our drive back to Iowa. We planned…