We put over 12,000 miles on our car in the last 6 months. We put 1,800 of those miles on in two and half days by driving from Phoenix to Atlanta, and an additional 280 miles two days later to get to Hilton Head, South Carolina. We do not recommend making this trip so quickly. Normally we would not rush,…
We try not to visit Arizona in the summer, but this year it was on our way back East and it had been too long since we saw Michael’s mom and Mema. The week we visited the temperatures were in the 110s. We stay with Michael’s sister Melissa when we visit. The cousins have a blast together. They have a great…
We had a monster travel day from Seattle, Washington to Sunnyvale, California. 15 hours with stops. We had to pop into Aunt Beckala and Uncle Joe’s house because we left Lucas and Henry’s bows that they made in bushcraft there. Luckily it was on the way. My brother Sam and his wife AC live in Sunnyvale. Unfortunately, we were not able…
Seattle is a place we have always wanted to visit. Michael’s high school friend Brian, his wife Michelle and their dog Pepper were kind enough to host us in their beautiful home. We only spent two days in Seattle. Definitely not long enough, but enough time to know that we want to see more someday. We went to Pikes Peak…
When we were in Seattle, Michael could not resist flying up to Alaska. “We are so close!” He said. Michael was only four states away from having been to all 50, and Alaska is a tough one, so I was not going to argue. Also, it is true. We were the closest we have ever been. We found a cheap…
We have had a fast travel pace since leaving Montana. We were in Whitefish, Montana for two months and now the longest we are anywhere until July is a few days. We traveled from Montana to Oregon to visit Michael’s Aunt Beckelah and Uncle Joe. It was our first visit to Oregon. On our way there, we stopped in Coeur…
There is so much to see in Glacier National Park that we had to go back a couple more times. Michael and I went with our new friend Tonja while our boys were at bushcraft and hiked John’s Lake Loop. It is an easy 1.8-mile loop that takes you to Johns Lake, Sacred Dancing Cascade, and McDonald Falls. It was…
We headed back to Glacier National Park and were wonderfully surprised that the Going-to-the-Sun Road was open a little more. We were able to drive all the way up to Avalanche Creek. We did a 5-mile hike to Avalanche Lake. It was an incredible hike and the view at the end was breathtaking. The hike up to Avalanche Lake is…
Most people probably think we live an exotic life because we travel, but it is often a pretty normal life with school, work, chores, and grocery shopping. Lucas and Henry are winding down their semester at the Montana Hybrid Academy. They have made great friends and had a lot of fun learning. One of their favorite projects was making crystals.…
Montana is a beautiful state. Whitefish and the surrounding area are so different from Atlanta. Everywhere you turn there is a wild animal or a breathtaking view. We can see how people fall in love with this area. The pace of life here is slower. The people are nice. Glacier National Park is so close. We made our first trip…