I must admit I was actually nervous for this hike. My knee was most definitely still in recovery mode and somehow I’d decided that it was a good idea to backpack 20 plus miles up and over a couple of large peaks in Glacier’s backcountry. But the allure of snow covered vistas, pristine alpine lakes, and wild mountain goats was too much. This had to be done. Perhaps it was never a real choice at all. Read more
Our adventure truly began as the van rolled out of Anderson Camp and towards Twin Falls. For the past few months, we'd known that our early August destination would be Eden, Idaho for a family reunion. This limited our ability to spontaneously travel, but was worth it. Leaving camp behind, we once again experienced one of the most refreshing feelings in the world, the feeling we refer to as "The Blank Page".
As it turned out, our fellow vagabonding van-based friend Jared had just left Oregon to pursue his own adventures on the open road. We found out he was going to be in the same part of Idaho at the same time so we had to meet up! We decided to meet up at the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves just outside of Shoshone, Idaho. As we were driving, we passed Mammoth Cave and thought maybe it might be better. We called Jared and everyone decided to give Mammoth a try instead. The immediate vibe of the place was creepy with old junker cars, strange Hawaiian-ish carved stone heads decorating the entrance. We walked in through the entrance and met an (unsurprisingly) creepy old man who let us know what the entrance fees were. We paid the man and our adventure began... Read more
We rolled into Amarillo in the early evening. We weren't sure what to expect and frankly, we didn't find much 🙁 We started by heading straight downtown to see what there was to see and weren't able to muster up anything to do outside of visiting one of the local watering holes for a drink. Feeling disappointed by downtown Amarillo, we decided to drive around and explore a bit more. Read more
When we left North Carolina to head back to Utah, we never set out to end up on Route 66 specifically. In fact, we weren't exactly sure which way we were taking back to Utah, only that it had to be somewhat direct based on our budget situation. Once we arrived in Oklahoma City, we realized that hopping on the Route was an option and decided it would be a welcome change from the straight-shot freeway route we'd taken up to that point. Read more
