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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2024
It's been on our bucket list for some time now, and frankly it should really be on everyone's, the Int'l. Balloon Fiesta in...

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Nov 9, 20245 min read


Florida-Key West
#sunflowerstops #KeyWest #staycation #turtlehospital #thefloridakeys In the beginning of June, Dave and I drove to Key West for a quick...

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Jun 28, 20245 min read


Exploring the Wonders of Southcentral Alaska: From Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula
(Anchorage/Kodiak/Girdwood/Seward) We arrived in Anchorage at 1am on July 4th, 2023. Dave and I stayed in the "honeymoon suite" of the...

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Sep 20, 20236 min read
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Katmai National Park, Alaska
Our long-awaited trip to see the brown bears of Katmai National Park had finally come in July 2023. We booked the trip back in September...

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Sep 4, 20236 min read
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Minnesota (Bemidji-Twin Cities)
In October 2022 Dave and I took a two week vacation visiting Minnesota and Iowa. We spent one week in each state, completing our goal to...

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Nov 20, 20225 min read
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West Virginia-The Mountain State
In the end of August, we squeezed a ton of sightseeing and activities into 5 nights in West Virginia. Dave and I flew into a tiny...

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Oct 5, 20225 min read
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Idaho (Idaho Falls)
During the last weekend of July, we spent 4 nights in Idaho Falls, ID. We arrived in the afternoon of Thursday July 28th after a...

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Aug 23, 20225 min read
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Alaska (Anchorage, Denali & Fairbanks)
It took us almost 5 hours and 4 stops to fly from Ketchikan to Anchorage, Alaska. But once we arrived, our first stop after checking...

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Jul 26, 20227 min read
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Alaska (Ketchikan)
Ketchikan, Alaska, "The First City" and
"The Salmon Capital of the World".

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Jun 17, 20225 min read
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Washington (Mt Rainier to La Conner)
The second half of our June 2021 two week trip to the Northwest took us first to Mt. Rainier, Washington. It was a beautiful drive, a...

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Aug 14, 20215 min read
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Oregon (Newport & Bend)
In the beginning of June Dave and I headed to the West Coast, the Pacific North West Coast that is. We took 12 nights and split them...

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Jul 9, 20216 min read
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Indiana-(Indianapolis)
It's been a while since my last blog. Between work and Covid travel has been difficult however, we were finally able to get away and...

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May 12, 20216 min read
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Texas (San Antonio & Waco)
During the first weekend of 2021 Dave and I decided to take a three day trip and visit my sister and her husband (Jackie & Craig) in San...

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Jan 11, 20215 min read
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South Dakota (Custer/Hot Springs)
In September 2020 Dave and I spent 10 nights traveling through Nebraska and South Dakota. We started our trip in Omaha and participated...

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Dec 8, 20205 min read
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Exploring Central Nebraska: A Road Trip from Crofton to Valentine and Beyond
In September 2020 we traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to run in the Omaha Half Marathon , our 41st half marathon on our quest to 50. We...

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Nov 23, 20205 min read
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Nebraska-Part 1 (Omaha)
Our September trip to Omaha was the first vacation we have taken since the Covid-19 shut down in March. As you can imagine I was a...

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Oct 31, 20205 min read
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