Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Wyoming on Jun 20th, 2016
Today, we woke up in a rather chilly cottage. Emerson and I headed off to get breakfast and saw some elk on the way, which was a nice treat. After breakfast, we drove off about 20 minutes south to do the String Lake Loop hike. This afforded some great morning views of the Tetons: Here’s […]
Posted in Wyoming on Jun 19th, 2016
We awoke to a nearly cloudless sky and the sight of vast freight trains slowing rumbling by our hotel in Rawlins. After filling up the gas tank and grabbing a quick breakfast to go, we drove north from Rawlins on a route that was different than yesterday’s map, following US287/US26 thru Wind River Country: […]
Today, we left for Denver to embark upon an epic, two-week road trip to visit the remaining 11 states that Libby and I haven’t been to: We flew out of Tampa at 7:30 (a little early for the girls), connected in Atlanta, and arrived in Denver a little after noon (local time). All went smoothly […]
Posted in Hawaii on Mar 22nd, 2016
Since this was our last day, we changed our routine a bit to allow time for packing and a last trip to the hotel’s beach (as Emerson wanted to build a sand castle). This made for a fairly relaxed morning and we weren’t especially in a rush knowing our flight wasn’t departing until a little […]
Posted in Hawaii on Mar 20th, 2016
Today, we made the drive to northern shore of Kauai to the Princeville, Hanalei Bay, and Haena State Park area. At a few points, we experienced a little drizzle but otherwise had good weather. The surf was really up on Kauai’s north shore, making for some impressive vistas: Unfortunately, pictures don’t really do it […]