Our last major road trip for 2015 was a jaunt up to Seattle, Washington. In all, we spent two full days (three nights) exploring many of the iconic attractions and landmarks, including the the Public Market on Pike Place, the…
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Nestled among the coulees and deep river valleys of Northeast Iowa, Decorah is idyllic. Home to Luther College the local population is heavy on Norwegians, wooden trolls, and a progressive way of thinking. A community that supports local artists and…
Alaska has been on our bucket list for some time and we finally made it up to Fairbanks earlier this month. Spending a long weekend with friends, we bundled up and headed out in the spirit of the lucky people…
Located about ten miles south of modern day Tucson, Arizona is the Mission San Xavier. Built upon the ruins of the original mission, the building was constructed between the years 1783-1797 and it remains the oldest European structure in Arizona….
Last weekend we ventured out to the iconic Timberline Lodge on Oregon’s Mt. Hood. Built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, the lodge sits at an elevation of 6,000 feet and is 5,239 feet below the…
I started geocaching in May of 2010. Since that time, I’ve logged finds in five countries on four continents and in 32 of the 50 states. As you geocache, you start to look for common themes between containers (bison tubes,…