relishing the life God has given us
Hiking in Niobrara River State Park | October 2020 | Written by Curtis We had an interesting night camping beside the Missouri river. The wind picked up and shook the tent throughout the night. Big fish flopped around all hours of the night, and some fishermen arrived and put their boat in the water here sometime between 2-3 AM. Besides… Read More
Visiting Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historic Park | Camping in NE Nebraska | October 2020 | Written by Curtis With warm weather quickly dissipating, by the second weekend in October we were trying to make the most out of what nice nights we had left. We started looking for a place to run off, see the sights, and go camping…. Read More
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. They sent us on our… Read More
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