Judge C Magney State Park was like a fresh breath of air on a hot and sticky day. No really.. it was hot and sticky.. but the river in this park sent up cool breezes. We arrived to find the park had just about Zero mobile coverage, but the beauty of the weekend is not …
Northern Minnesota is one of my favorite places on earth. My memories of the north shore are just as if not more vivid than those of days at the pool near our home, vacations to the lake, and early mornings at the ice rink. Arriving this week has been a bit like seeing an old …
I should really start writing these before we go home. I'm HOPELESS once we enter the land of the productive members of society. Flashback.. yada yada.. in the not too distant past we were here... A short drive from IL Beach State Park, through Milwaukee, past some breweries, past a cheese castle, down a road …
Continue reading Wrapping up Lake Michigan at Kohler-Andreas State Park, WI
We were really looking forward to having more than a week in one spot to just enjoy a bit of summer, experience Lake Michigan, and do some biking. This stay at Illinois Beach State Park was our ONLY stay in Illinois slated for this summer, and most likely our longest stay in any spot to …
I'm never good about updates when we are on the move.. or at home apparently. Imagine that this is a few weeks ago and not today... *insert flashback indicator wavy lines here* We had reached out to Tumbled Rock Brewery and Kitchen in Devils Lake, Wisconsin to see if we could park in their lot …
Check back soon for updated pictures The drive into Valdez is absolutely amazing. Mountains, glaciers, canyons, waterfalls... gorgeous. Valdez itself... David Lynch. It somehow manages to showcase life, death and everything in-between all at the same time with some of the most amazing oil painted vistas as a backdrop. Camping We began our stay by …
Continue reading Derby days: The beginning of the end of the beginning – August 8 – 19
I have never really been emotional about leaving a place, but I choked up looking at Resurrection Bay just before pulling out of Seward. We were about to leave the view, the water, the air, the people, the gelato... oh the gelato... but it was time to move on. There are more adventures ahead. Did …
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. Saint Augustine Tomorrow we will pack away the stragling items …
Much of the camping in Seward are municiple campgrounds near or at the water downtown, so we did what everyone else does when they roll in and just cruise through until we found a spot that suits. Pay the machine and you're home... Until tomorrow... when you keep an eye out for someone leaving the …
We left off from Soldatna on the 24th like planned... but a bit later than anticipated. There is this thing about fishing... it's a leisure activity that requires a TON of work. The day is not done when the fisherman gets his fish. There is processing the fish in addition to getting all the equipment …
Totally Nuts in a Van 