Our trip to Canada had been kept a secret for several months as we were trying to coordinate a surprise reunion with Ally Ranger (our travel buddy who we spent a few months in Africa with back in 2010). She was only expecting Lars who was flying in from Norway for a Canada getaway. Little…Continue reading Canada – Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Calgary & Waterton
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USA – Pacific (California, Oregon, Washington)
Back in late April, we flew from New Orleans to Los Angeles for a quick reunion with Becky’s West Point roommates (Grace & Barb) over a fun 3 day weekend. After a whirlwind couple of days, we flew back to continue our road trip. Our next venture into California was nearly a month later. From…Continue reading USA – Pacific (California, Oregon, Washington)
USA – Mountain (Colorado, Arizona, Utah & Nevada)
We’ve been busy these past few weeks! We hit the ground running in Colorado when we visited the Burns family in Denver. Our weekend with them included cheering on the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, watching Norah & Liam play soccer while Delaney did gymnastics, a dinner reunion at the Plumbs, celebrating Mother’s Day with…Continue reading USA – Mountain (Colorado, Arizona, Utah & Nevada)
USA – Midwest (Missouri & Kansas)
From Oklahoma, we made our way northeast to Missouri. First stop in this Midwestern state was to Walnut Grove, home to our old Afghanistan contractor buddy, Tom Tipton. We hadn’t seen him since 2005 so we had a lot of catching up to do. The next day, Tom took us on a tour of the…Continue reading USA – Midwest (Missouri & Kansas)
USA – West South Central (Texas & Oklahoma)
After our weekend getaway to Los Angeles, we were back to our camper van to continue our road trip. From New Orleans, we drove to Houston, Texas where we spent time reconnecting with old friends – Mike and Andrea from our Antarctica trip, Charlotte from 141 Signal, and Brent from West Point. Our first impression…Continue reading USA – West South Central (Texas & Oklahoma)