Category: Exploring
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The One Where We End our Journey
July 20, 2025. Day 378 of trip. First, an apology: I have been completely negligent in updating my blog and so I apologize to you, my dear readers. I’ve been too busy living life which has left me little time or energy to keep this site updated. I suppose it is a good thing that… Read more
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The One Where We Purchase a Flyswatter
Saturday, August 10, 2024: We were tired this morning as we didn’t get to bed until 1 AM after retrieving our kids from the Gillette Camporee. We awoke to the gentle mooing of nearby cattle and when we looked outside our window, we saw antelope off in the distance. We liked staying at “Our Wyoming… Read more
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The One Where We Explored Montana and Wyoming Without Children
Over the past week, Heidi and I have gone on multiple adventures without our kids. Dropping them off was tough, but they are resilient. We towed the trailer about 535 miles from Bozeman, Montana to Gillette, Wyoming. Day 1 without kids: Sentinel Ranch Alpaca Farm. Heidi and I enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of WinCo apple… Read more
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The One Where We Say Farewell to Our Children
August 1, 2024, Day 25 of trip After spending a few days near Glacier National Park, we headed toward Bozeman, Montana, which is about 315 miles. At the rate we travel, 315 miles is at least 6 hours on the road, so we decided to break up the driving over two days. On our first… Read more
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The One Where We Visited Glacier National Park
July 28, 2024. Day 21 of trip. We spent the last several days traveling from Athol, Idaho to Columbia Falls, Montana near Glacier National Park. Heidi and I visited Glacier National Park three years ago for our 20th wedding anniversary and we wanted to bring Annalise and Dexter back to this beautiful location. We spent… Read more
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The One Where We Visited Silverwood Theme Park
The family visited Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho, spreading their adventure over two days. They enjoyed various amusements, including waterslides and roller coasters. Amid fun and mishaps, they reflected on life priorities, emphasizing experiences over material wealth. Next, they prepared for boon docking near Thompson Falls, Montana. Read more
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The One Where We Visited a Reindeer Farm
July 22, 2024, Day 15 of trip. After we escaped the forest fire, we headed to Leavenworth, Washington, which is an amazing Bavarian town. We traveled about 170 miles which took us just over 3 hours of driving. Dexter and I listened to the audiobook of Hatchet, by Gary Paulson during our drive. When we… Read more
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The One Where We Narrowly Escaped Great Peril
July 20, 2024. Day 13 of trip. Today’s suffering was different than anticipated. Unanticipated suffering has far greater character-building potential than anticipated suffering, so I suppose that makes today a “great day” in the character-building-department. We are currently staying in Concrete, Washington at a really neat location called the Bakerview Getaway HipCamp. A HipCamp is… Read more
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The One Where We Crossed the Border
July 17, 2024. Day 10 of trip. We woke up at 700 this morning planning on a big travel day: we got to drive across the border from Canada back into the USA. The stated goal of this trip is to visit all 48 continental states in the USA, but we’ve spent more time in… Read more
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The One Where Everything Went Wrong
July 15, 2024. Day 8 of trip. Tim and Heidi’s 23rd wedding anniversary. For anyone who ever watched the TV Series “Lost” you know that there is a series of numbers in the show that occurs repeatedly: 4-8-15-16-23-42. In the show, the numbers are “cursed” and all sorts of bad things happen related to those… Read more