We left Channahon, IL this morning after a nice but brief visit with family. With such a short visit, we didn’t get to see everyone. Last night we played a vicious game of Monopoly that ended in a draw since it was almost 11pm. It snowed the entire drive today and it was sleeting when we got to stop for…
Today, we continued our journey east. We took a slight detour off of I90 to do the Badlands loop through the national park. First, I wanted to stop by Wall Drug. There are tons of billboards for the place along the interstate and when you look up must see’s in South Dakota, Wall Drug is on the list. They had…
We got off to a very chilly start this morning! The hotel parking lot was basically and ice skating rink. Once we let the car get warmed up a little we got back on the road. The roads were clear for the most part. Every once in a while there was a patch of ice but nothing problematic. Sunrise Some…
Loaded up and truckin’. 🎶 We were all packed up and on the road by 6am PT this morning to make our way to Butte, Montana for the evening. On our trip we saw lots and lots of snow going through Snoqualmie Pass, but luckily the roads were very clear. Just wet enough the make the windshield nasty. The sunrise…
Our time here in the Pacific North West has come to an end. We have enjoyed our time here and we have gotten to explore some pretty neat places. This part of the country is beautiful and I wouldn’t mind coming back sometime. Tomorrow we will head out and make our way to the opposite corner of the country, Portland,…
Bridal Veil Falls Today we hiked 4.5 miles to see Bridal Veil Falls. I think there is a waterfall with this name in every state. This waterfall is over 1,300 feet tall. You can only see part of it on the trail. The trail was really really wet and we were thankful for waterproof hiking shoes. We actually had to…
About a month ago we ventured up to Snoqualmie Falls. It is recommended by almost everyone as a must see in this area. It was an overcast day but when we got close to the falls, it was super foggy. When we got to the waterfall, with the exception of hearing the water you wouldn’t have know it was there…
Today, Scott and I decided to spend the day hiking and sightseeing. We headed to Vancouver, BC to see a few places. This time Scott drove so I didn’t have to try to drive in km/hr instead of mph. Haha. This was a cool bridge that we crossed and the only mountains that we were able to get a peek…
We ventured north today to cross the Canadian border. The border patrolman was shocked that our license plate was from TN. He was also surprised to hear that we were just crossing to say we had been to Canada and to get lunch. Our first stop was to get some Canadian money so we could eat lunch. It was plastic!…
The city of Leavenworth goes all out with Christmas lights for the season. It’s a little east of us and we have to go up and over a mountain pass to get to it. The ski slopes at the top of the mountain have only been open for about a week and there were lots of people skiing. When we…