July 27th, 2015
Thoroughly exhausted from the backpacking trip and getting home extremely late, we decided to get up early. Kidding. We slept in, and it was glorious. A relaxing morning playing with Samuel (Max’s 2 year old nephew) and we went off to run some errands. First stop was the local REI to snag a climbing harness […]
July 24th, 2015
Because the night was beautiful and clear, I only had the rain fly on my tent half way to allow for more air, and if I should wake up more, star viewing. The morning light and a gentile alarm woke me up, and I laid in my warm, cozy sleeping bag, gazing at the beautiful […]
July 22nd, 2015
A few alternate titles for this post include: 1) The Misadventures of Blind Smoke, 2) Frantic Planning and Majority Execution, or 3) Ow, My Feet. We awake Monday to more packing; a single truck load comprised of all of Max’s possessions (I’m not the only one!) to send to the new house before our trip. […]
July 20th, 2015
Saturday morning we slept in, late. Waking up at 8:30, I felt still tired, but refreshed enough for a fun and work filled day. A quick breakfast and some house chores, we piled into the car and went downtown to check out the local Missoula Farmers Market. It was schanzzy. The farmers market is broken […]
July 18th, 2015
Spending the night in Custer National Forrest was my goodbye to South Dakota (even though it’s in Montana). A legit camping site, not just a pull off, helped to make the night quiet and safe. With a bit of reading to wind down from the day, and excitement for the week ahead to be filled […]
July 16th, 2015
South Dakota. I still grapple with the thought that I didn’t actually see the whole state as I had the previous week in Wyoming. But instead, I immersed myself into one of its national forests, the Black hills, and two of its towns, Custer and Rapid City. My whole week only spent in the south […]
July 15th, 2015
Waking up in the Black Hills National Forest for the last day was bitter sweet. My last day planned to be mostly driving, I wasn’t excited, but ready to take it slow and meander about. The first stop was Deadwood, a town that turned out to be 90% casinos. With a visitor center that was […]
July 14th, 2015
One thing I really wanted to do on this trip was minimize back tracking or driving the same road multiple times. It seems like that has sufficiently failed during my time in South Dakota, but I can’t say I’m terribly mad. Also, given that I’ve stayed in the southwest corner of the state for the […]