North Dakota – What to Do?
July 31st, 2015
Saying hello is awkward. Saying goodbye is hard. Waking up to my final morning in Montana was hard, but a quick pack, and multiple goodbye’s later, and I was on my 9 hour speed run for the border: North Dakota. Sleeping in a rest stop, and watching the sun set one last time in Montana, […]
Montana – Departing Thoughts
July 28th, 2015
Montana, what an amazing state. Though I again only saw a small sliver of it as I zoomed through on my way to meet with friends, I was struck with how empty the Eastern half of the state was. All the beauty and amazing-ness of the state seemed to be confined to the Western half. […]
Montana – Rockin and Relaxin
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 […]
Montana – Glacier day 3 and 4
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 […]
Montana – Glaier day 1 and 2
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. […]
Montana – Sigthts and Moving On
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 […]
Montana – Missoula and Not Dying
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 […]
South Dakota – Departing Thoughts
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 […]