After several wonderful days in Innsbruck, Austria, we headed to our AirBnB in the far western part of the country so we had easy access to our first stop in Switzerland - St. Gallen. St. Gallen is primarily known for its old town as well as being the home of the UNESCO World Heritage site …
I'm not sure where we first heard about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. It could have been when we passed through Durango, Colorado, on a trip to Mesa Verde National Park or an online article. Either way, the prospect of traveling up a narrow canyon on a historical railway appealed to both of …
I am embarrassed to admit that until I started researching things to do during our week in Helsinki, Finland, I didn't know that Finland has the world's largest archipelago with more than 80,000 islands off its coastline. Mind blown. Of course we had to add visiting some of these islands to our itinerary! With only …
As I was planning our trip to Scandinavia, I decided to add on a couple weeks in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). It was our first time in these countries so we opted for a two-week road trip, starting and ending in Tallinn, Estonia. We loved the experience, and it ended up being …
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We met my parents in Medora, North Dakota, and spent three days exploring the outdoors and getting to know the history of the town and surrounding area. I had never heard of Medora before our trip, but some quick research made it apparent there's plenty to do in and around this town. Several of the …
Each time we visit our friends in West Haven, Utah, we talk about heading up to Promontory Point to visit the Golden Spike National Historical Park. We finally made it happen during our recent trip and enjoyed refreshing our knowledge on the events leading up to the completion of America's first transcontinental railroad. We spent …
As we were creating our driving route from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to West Haven, Utah, to visit our friends, we thought we'd make a loop across eastern Utah, catch up with our friends, and then circle back across Wyoming on our way home. Along our path we discovered Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the border of …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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