Virginia Trip 2021 | Days 8 & 9 | Driving from West Virginia to Nebraska | Gateway Arch National Park The final two days of our Virginia trip mostly consisted of long drives and short stops. We rose early in our campground at New River Gorge to find low-hanging clouds hovering around the mountain ridges,…
Hiking in Indian Cave State Park | Loess Bluffs NWR | October 2020 We reflected recently that we have only actually been living in Nebraska for less than four months. Whether it’s the routines, the reminiscence of home, a (significantly) lighter work schedule, or being on the mainland – it feels like we’ve been living…
Labor Day Weekend 2020 | Battle of Athens State Historic Site This year, Curtis was given a four day weekend for Labor Day, and we decided to go spend it with my family in Iowa! On our way there, we stopped at my grandparent’s farm in central Iowa and spent a few hours catching up….
Hiking in Waubonsie State Park | August 2020 The theme of today’s adventure was “More Counties, Loess Hills.” Our goal was to bag the Southwestern-most county in Iowa, the Northern-most county in Missouri, and a few Nebraska counties on the way home, as well as visit a few parks along the way. We set off…
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…
Moving to New York, Part 1 | SC to IA | August 12-15, 2016 Curtis’ graduation wrapped up around 10:30, and after a few final logistical things we went to pick up Charlotte (who was being watched by our kind hosts and friends!) and said a few final goodbyes to our neighbors. Our first experience…