Category Archives: Destinations

Don’t Forget The Beer

Over the long holiday weekend, we decided to continue our Memorial Day tradition of visiting a Wisconsin brewery. Last year it was New Glarus Brewing. This year we headed to Potosi, just across the Mississippi from my hometown, to visit … Continue reading

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Southwest Loop Highlights

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Southwest Loop in Photos

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Southwest Loop Details: Oklahoma and Kansas

After three days in Fort Worth it was time to head back North toward home. We don’t like to do long days in the car, so we planned out a four day return with lots of sites along the route. … Continue reading

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Mid-trip Update, Hot Springs

We’re currently in Fort Worth, Texas enjoying an unseasonably cool spring. Oh well, variable weather is always something to consider on a spring road trip, like when we encountered a blizzard at the Grand Canyon last spring. We’ve packed giant … Continue reading

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Upcoming Travel: South Central Loop

In a little over a month, we’re using Nick’s spring break from teaching to fill in a blank region on our road trip map. Like many of our voyages, the initial direction was determined by a national park, so we’re … Continue reading

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Rocky Mountain Road Trip Gallery

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Rocky Mountain Highlights

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Elevated: A Week in Colorado

Our week in Colorado has concluded and we’re solidly back in reality, but now it’s time to share some of our favorite experiences from the Mile High City and surroundings. Our goal is always to get a feel for the … Continue reading

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It’s a (mostly) sunny day in Colorado

We are currently on Interstate 76 about 60 miles from Denver. Yesterday we put in 634 miles from Dubuque, Iowa to North Platte, Nebraska*, with a lunch stop in my college town of Ames, Iowa. We woke up to snow … Continue reading

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