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Weekend in the IA-MN-SD Tri-State Area | August 23, 2020 On Sunday morning, we packed up our tent and got back on the road. We drove back into Iowa, made our way to US-75 and began heading South. For our first stop, we drove to Le Mars, IA, which is known as the ice cream capitol of the world. We… Read More
Weekend in the IA-MN-SD Tri-State Area | August 22, 2020 The month of August was exactly as hot and humid as you’d expect for a Midwest summer. However, we weren’t adjusted to it at all. We hadn’t seen temps or humidity that high since…well, last summer when we were on the mainland. It was tempting to hide out in the… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 9 | August 2, 2020 | Scottsbluff National Monument, Chimney Rock, and Arriving in Omaha On the last morning of our road trip, we packed up our tent one last time and drove back to Scottsbluff. We knew we’d have around 2 years to explore Nebraska, but we couldn’t keep ourselves from… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Days 7 & 8 | July 31 & August 1, 2020 | Driving Across Wyoming and Visiting Fort Laramie National Historic Site We started off the morning of our seventh day of vacation by doing a short hike at sunrise. We returned to the trail Curtis had scoped out the day before, this… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 6 | July 30, 2020 | Grand Teton National Park Day 6 began with packing up our campsite and driving to Idaho Springs. We took US-93 South to US-20. On the way, we stopped at a rest stop near Arco, ID which is famous for being the ‘first town powered by nuclear… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 5 | July 29, 2020 | Hiking Around Stanley Lake 3 years ago when we were moving to Hawaii, we had considered driving this route through Northern Wyoming and Southern Idaho. I did some research and asked friends for recommendations, and starred quite a few places on Google Maps. However, when it… Read More