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Moving to Hawaii Video | Cross Country PCS Road Trip | August – September 2017 Starting with our last visit to the Atlantic Ocean and ending across the country in Oregon, here’s our entire cross country road trip summarized in a 5 minute video. There’s such a wide variety of clips from all over, but it captures all the highlights… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking White Butte, North Dakota’s High Point • September 8, 2017 Jess: We were up before the sun this morning, and we packed up camp and got on the road quickly. Our goal for the day was to hike White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota, which was about 3 hours away from where we had camped…. Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Hiking Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s High Point • September 7, 2017 We woke up just before dawn on Thursday morning, the day we had planned to do our first peak hike of our vacation. It was a brisk morning, but we didn’t have any trouble getting out of our tent after sleeping on uncomfortable ground. Our internal… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Badlands National Park, Minutemen Missile National Historic Site, Mt. Rushmore, and Custer State Park • September 6, 2017 Curtis: We woke early in the morning having slept fairly well despite the full moon. We packed up, returned to I-90 and continued our trek west. The first stop for the day was, of course, Badlands National Park. Since we… Read More
Moving to Hawaii • Driving from Iowa to South Dakota • September 5, 2017 After packing, final goodbyes and prayers, we were off on our next adventure, headed West! Two years ago, I went to South Dakota on vacation with my family, and so many times I thought to myself how much Curtis would enjoy everywhere I went. Consequently, I’ve spent the… Read More
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Hiking to Harney’s Peak My awesome siblings! For our last full day of vacation, I had tentatively planned a longer hiking trip for us to do together. I had heard about Harney’s Peak, the highest point in SD, and thought the trail sounded manageable for my family. I presented the idea to them, and they all… Read More