Colorado Adventure, Day 2 // Friday, September 11, 2015 After our night in Cheyenne, we headed South for Colorado – but not before grabbing our first letterbox in Wyoming! As we drove through the plains, the sky was overcast and it was difficult to see where the Rocky Mountains began. But as soon as we exited…
September 6, 2015 On our second to last day of vacation, we took some time to go visit one more historical park before heading back to the Midwest. We drove North of Albany to the Saratoga Battlefield and spent a couple hours driving through and learning more about the events that took place here. But…
Saturday, September 5, 2015 After all the official events of Curtis’ graduation weekend were over, we planned to have one more full day of exploring New England before driving back to the Midwest. We were up bright and early on Saturday morning and ready to go. We said goodbye to Curtis’ parents, who had to get back…
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Devil’s Tower and Spearfish Canyon For our 3rd full day of vacationing, we decided to take a little road trip to visit Devil’s Tower National Monument. It’s a 2 hour drive from where we were staying – in Hill City, SD – but we had heard from multiple people that it…
Monday, July 6, 2015 Exploring the Black Hills of South Dakota For our first full day in the Black Hills area, we decided to do a little mix of sightseeing and hiking. Everything we wanted to see was within a reasonable driving distance from where we were staying, so we never had to do too…
Sunday, July 5, 2015 Badlands National Park On Sunday morning, we left bright and early for the 2 hour drive from Pierre to the Badlands. The temperature was forecasted to be in the 90’s for the day, so the earlier the start, the better! In the Badlands, there is basically no shade, so we packed…