One Guy's Truth
Everyone like pop music for a reason – it’s awesome. Remember the first time you logged onto Facebook and your friend is raving about the new Despacito song? If you’re anything like me, you REALLY didn’t want to like it. You wanted your tastes to be refined and “different” from the masses. But then, you […]
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If you have read the “about” section of this blog, you’ll see that I joke about getting eaten by a grizzly. Not having many big bears back home, we knew it was a possibility we could run into such a creature on this trip. After seeing a small grizzly in the Grand Tetons (from the […]
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Olympic National Park really surprised us. Being East Coasters and with the park way out on the Olympic Peninsula (the farthest possible point west in the continental US), this amazing place doesn’t get the publicity that it deserves compared to some of the other big boys like Yellowstone and Yosemite. The park has it all […]
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When J and I were dating for about 3 months, we would talk about how it would be fun to live in a place like Seattle or a foreign country one day (the farther away the more exotic). Looking back on those conversations, I can’t really remember why we wanted to live elsewhere – we […]
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This post doesn’t have any stories about run-ins with biker gangs, boating trauma or grizzlies. This is dedicated to the beauty of Glacier National Park. In our opinion, if you only have time to visit one NPS site, it’s Glacier. Go to Yellowstone for the geysers and wildlife, go to Glacier for the best hiking […]
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I can’t say we did much shopping at Walmart before this trip, but it is quickly becoming one of our most frequented stores. I’m writing this post from the west-end of the Missoula Walmart. You’re only supposed to “camp” one night at a particular Walmart, but the boondocking and rv park options in Missoula weren’t […]
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Leaving Jackson was the first time on the trip that I was sad to be putting a destination behind (leaving friends and family not included). We had such a good time there, but with Yellowstone as the next stop we were riding high and looking forward to visiting our country’s first national park. Let’s start […]
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Up until our arrival in Jackson, WY, I’ve been questioning our decision to do this trip a decent bit. Like starting any new venture it takes awhile to settle into things and get comfortable with the new surroundings. Taking a long term trip with your young family, in close quarters, is no exception. Doubt for […]
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Remember that scene in Far and Away, the Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman movie, where Cruise gets all excited after putting his stake in the ground to claim his land out West? That movie wasn’t very good, so you probably don’t remember, but trust me when I tell you that he was a homesteader. If […]
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Recently, we’ve been introduced to the art of foraging by our good friends M and A back home (thanks guys!). Hiking is fun but kids tend to make the experience a little less “speedy”. That’s when looking for edible mushrooms can make things a little more exciting as your young ones collect stick and rock […]
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After out running a nasty thunder storm (until the last mile), our maiden voyage with the rig was a success and we made it to our first destination – Deep Creek MD. Had a wonderful hike at Swallow Falls, went on a determined search for an elusive morel that M saw earlier (an animal beat […]
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