Author: Katie

If you look close enough, you will see a double rainbow. This was by far the brightest rainbow I have ever seen in person. The pics really don’t show how bright it was because I really don’t know how to use my camera. This was just …

So as you have previously read, the trip has been super low key thus far. There really haven’t been too many crazy stories or activities. We were able to accomplish a mission today though. For a couple nights in a row now, we have seen …

Surprise!! Another hike day here in CB. We really enjoyed driving up to this area. We again had no plan and just decided to explore, and we found this really awesome lake called Lost Lake. Okay, technically the lake you are looking at in the …

Today we didn’t have a plan, so we decided to take a drive down Kebler Pass just for a quick adventure. As we were enjoying this scenic drive, we spoke with a local about Judd Falls. It was only mile round trip, so we thought it …

So I had no clue that you could take ski lifts to the top of mountain in the off season! This shows my lack of experience in the mountain environment. This was one of the most awesome things we have done in CO thus far. …

Today we were determined to Jeep it up. The vehicle is a stick shift so that automatically (haha) means I will not be driving. I know as a 30+ year old human I should be able to drive a stick, but it gives Jeff an …

So after 5 days of unpacking, cleaning and repacking, we hit the road again and headed for Crested Butte, CO. This little trip included a plane ride and some driving. Tip #27 – Flying with little ones has the opportunity to be stressful. A couple …

One stop was planned for this crazy long drive day of 7.5 hours – the Wichita Zoo. I had one goal, get there quickly so we would not be driving home at midnight. Was this mission to be accomplished? No one could say, but when you …

As we headed to Lincoln, NE we stopped at only one stop – the biggest train yard in the world! This was an impressive operation and the employees were very excited about the work they did. They said that they shuffle through thousands of train …

So we were expecting a no-National-Park day, but it turns out the Badlands National Park was right on our path! Jeff was really excited to make a quick pit stop at Wall Drug. This is a famous old pharmacy that used to give away free …