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Flat Tops Wilderness

Posted on July 6, 2021July 17, 2021 by jim

The Flat Tops Wilderness has been on our master travel planning Google Map for well over five years now, and now we don’t…

North Gap Trail

Posted on July 4, 2021August 20, 2021 by jim

It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten properly hailstormed during a hike, so we were lucky enough to reset that counter. The…

Medicine Bow Peak Loop

Posted on July 3, 2021July 13, 2021 by jim

Part of training for my upcoming Pikes Peak climb is mountains, mountains, mountains – and the Medicine Bow Peak Loop is good practice….

Lookout Lakes

Posted on July 2, 2021July 12, 2021 by jim

Lookout Lakes is the perfect first hike in the Snowy Range! Out of the 30 or so hikes I had dropped into my…

Nash Fork Campground

Posted on July 1, 2021July 6, 2021 by jim

While we were researching places to go over the long July Fourth holiday weekend, we wanted to avoid all of the tourist crowds….

Family Fun Finale

Posted on June 22, 2021July 6, 2021 by jim

All good things must come to an end – 9 states, 36 days and 4,630 miles later we resurface in the mountains of…

Starved Rock State Park

Posted on June 21, 2021August 20, 2021 by jim

Who knew that there were waterfalls in Illinois? We stumbled across Starved Rock State Park while looking for campgrounds close to our family…

Family Fun Time

Posted on June 20, 2021July 1, 2021 by jim

Some fun family time at Beck and Brad’s with most of the kids and grandkids.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Posted on June 14, 2021June 28, 2021 by jim

Since they turned Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore into Indiana Dunes National Park, it moved up our must-do list. Funny that living in Michigan…

More Jeepin

Posted on June 13, 2021July 6, 2021 by jim

When you have a Jeep and it’s a sunny day, you have to go Jeepin’!

Visting Justin

Posted on June 12, 2021July 6, 2021 by jim

A beautiful afternoon in Illinois visiting family and playing.

Council Hill Station

Posted on June 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by jim

After visiting with Justin’s family, we decided to head down to Council Hill Station for a beer or two. Little did we know…

Wisconsin Jeepin

Posted on June 11, 2021June 30, 2021 by jim

If you have a Jeep, you must go Jeepin’! A fun time with Steve and Kay, exploring the back roads of their part…

Effigy Mounds National Monument

Posted on June 11, 2021June 28, 2021 by jim

Effigy Mounds National Monument was never very high on our list (aka non-existent), but since our rough route took us pretty close to…

Itasca State Park

Posted on June 2, 2021June 17, 2021 by jim

Making the journey to the headwaters of the Mississippi has been on my list for several years, as Colette had visited as a…

Scenic State Park

Posted on June 1, 2021June 11, 2021 by jim

Classic Northern Minnesota! We decided to take a down day between family stops, and Scenic State Park was nicely situated for a halfway…

Rainy Lake Sailing

Posted on May 30, 2021May 31, 2021 by jim

A beautiful Northern Minnesota day! If you can’t go to Canada, at least you can look at it as you sail along… Perfect…

Historic Forestville

Posted on May 26, 2021June 16, 2021 by jim

Not the best photos, but a great day trip down memory lane. Colette spent many summers here in Historic Forestville as a kid,…

Hawkeye Point Iowa High Point

Posted on May 23, 2021September 22, 2021 by jim

Hawkeye Point – yay Iowa! Another highpoint done for no other reason than highpointing… Congratulations to someone in the Chamber of Commerce for…

Palisades State Park

Posted on May 22, 2021June 21, 2021 by jim

Palisades State Park is another hidden gem in the Great Plains states. Tucked away in the southeast corner of South Dakota, it is…

Toadstool Geologic Park

Posted on May 21, 2021June 6, 2021 by jim

Another cool little find, and definitely way, way off the beaten path. Toadstool Geologic Park and Campground is in northwestern Nebraska, in the…