Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | End of Vacation – Minnesota-Wisconsin-Iowa-Nebraska | Timms Hill | October 13-17, 2021 We awoke on Wednesday morning in our tent at the rustic campground, pleased to find that once again it hadn’t rained on us that night. We packed up our belongings, then went to watch the sunrise…
Fall Foliage & Family Trip 2021 | Omaha, Nebraska to Mille Lacs Lake, MN | Visiting Hawkeye Point, Plum Creek, Redwood Falls, and Birch Coulee Battlefield | October 7-8, 2021 Four days after returning home from Montana, we packed up the car once again and set off on another vacation. I know, it’s getting kind…
Montana Trip 2021 | Hiking in Strawberry Hill Recreation Area | Driving through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska | October 2021 We started off this morning with a 3 mile loop hike around Strawberry Hill Recreation Area, where we had camped the night before. The air was brisk, but we warmed up quickly…
Montana Trip 2021 | Driving from Omaha to Bismarck, ND | September 2021 In late September, Curtis was assigned to another work trip. After all our summer travels, we were feeling worn out and thought maybe we would pass on the “free vacation” this time and just have Curtis fly out and back. But then,…
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 7 & 8 | Driving Home from the Bighorns via Casper, Cheyenne, and Panorama Point | August 2021 After enjoying a week of perfect weather for hiking and camping, rain was moving across the plains and we took that as a sign that it was time to make our way…
Wyoming Trip 2021 | Days 1 & 2 | Driving from Omaha to the Bighorn Mountains | Fort Hartsuff State Historic Park | Chadron | West Tensleep Lake On Thursday, August 12, we set off on our third and (probably) final vacation for this summer. I think it’s safe to say that during this summer…