It’s 5 am, sun is barely rising, a young married couple and a group of friends on the way to Portland Oregon stop on the side of the road and look at a partially completed very distant monument that was rumored to be something special. They snap a 35mm picture, …
Wyoming for has not been completed for this trip. The threat of cold weather and snow kept us from heading to yellowstone national park. Time and cash flow kept us from thermopolis. We did spend 3 weeks visiting with family and heading out to see places that are unique in wyoming. …
After a whirlwind two days, hungry and tired, we eagerly awaited our last stop in Missouri. This is by far one of my favorite places to eat, also in the ozarks. The home of the throwed rolls. LAMBERTS! – no this isn’t a paid spot we just love this place. We …
After a beautiful drive into the Ozark Mountains. Nestled in the Ozarks, we spent two nights and two days in Branson, Missouri. There are a fair amount of choices from hiking and biking to boating, shows, tours, shopping and tourist traps. We wanted to see and do it all but …
To round-out the Southern Missouri portion of our trip we went to Springfield and Branson, MO. My wife had her first go-round with college in Springfield, Missouri, so we were familiar with the town. (It was not her first go-round because she partied out, but because financial issues prevented her …
Joplin, Missouri was home to one of the US’s deadliest Tornadoes in 2011., – it was the deadliest tornado since 1940 and is one of the top deadliest tornadoes in the US on record. Having spent time in Southern Missouri growing up, Joplin’s need for help resonated with me. …
Not all things go according to plan, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. We have been sitting still in South West Central Kansas – as the locals call it – for some time. It hasn’t been a bad thing, many prayers were answered while we were there – I …
I’m not sure how long this post will be as I set out to give a general update on how things are going. I’m not sure were the best place to start is, but i will say adventure comes in many forms. For us the whirl wind 6 month trip …
No great story is ever all positive, in-fact sometimes they are better when they go bad because we learn from them. After college my soon to be wife and I were working on small fix-and-flip projects with friends and those projects were coming to an end. They more rental properties …
Gail and I spent a lot of time traveling in the car before and immediately after we were married. We drove from St. Louis to Denver, via southern Kansas almost regularly. some times as often as twice a month. We drove to Portland, Oregon and Indianapolis, Indiana. We were in …