During our recent trip to Wyoming and South Dakota, we spent a good deal of time in the great outdoors, hiking and exploring new national parks. While this was a particularly wonderful way to spend our mornings, we were open to other ideas to beat the heat in the summer afternoons. Our Rapid City AirBnB …
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We spent the majority of our trip to Wyoming and South Dakota meeting with property managers to scout rentals in places where we thought we might want to move. However, equally as important was the time we dedicated to exploring the surrounding areas to see what we liked more holistically about each place. I was …
Although I've been to the Black Hills National Forest before, our recent trip was my first time tackling a few hikes in the area around Spearfish, South Dakota. Brian found three hikes all accessible from a central parking area behind the Spearfish Canyon Lodge (don't accidentally park at the lodge, which is for customers only!). …
It's bittersweet having friends and family across the country - I miss being able to see them whenever I want, but I love the excuse to plan a trip to visit, especially to places I've never been! Shortly after we moved to Washington our good friends moved to North Carolina. They knew they wanted to …
We intended to take a week-long trip to Vietnam this spring, but as the months went by and COVID travel restrictions remained in place, I had to come to terms with the fact that I needed a back-up plan. When we caught wind that Alaska Airlines had announced new direct flights from Seattle to Belize …
When I was researching where to stay in the Belizean cayes, all signs pointed to Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker for first-time visitors. My friend's sister recently stayed on both, and she recommended Caye Caulker for visitors interested in a slower pace and more boutique hotels, versus the big resort and party vibe of Ambergris …
One of our day-long adventures from Belize's Caye Caulker was a snorkel trip through Caveman Snorkeling tours. I had never been on a guided snorkeling tour before, and I ended up completely amazed at all of the different species of animals, corals, etc. we encountered. The weather was perfect, the water was clear and blue, …
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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