Five Days in the Flat Tops Wilderness
In August 2026, Samuel and I spent five days and four nights backpacking about sixty miles around the Flat Tops…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Days 25 & 26: Traveling Home
Odometer: 4,750 miles. To home: 901 miles. Driving the final 900-mile leg gave us lots of time to reflect on…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Days 23 & 24: Bailey and Jett in Nolensville
Odometer: 3,849 miles. To Nolensville: 345 miles. The final primary destination of our Summer ‘26 Trek was Nolensville, TN, where…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 22: The Ark Encounter
Coming to see a true-size Ark replica had been on our bucket lists since we first heard about it. The…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 21: The Creation Museum
After dropping Saydee off at a fine dog sitter that we found through the “Rover” app (thanks Angel C.!), we…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 20: Four States and a Fine Farm
Odometer: 3,494 miles. Today: 425 miles. We completed our fourth day of driving east from the Flat Tops Wilderness in…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 19: First Generation Missile Silo and Oz!
Odometer: 3,069 miles. Today: 414 miles. Part 2 of crossing Kansas was fun! We spent the night at the Atlas…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Days 17 & 18: Crossing Kansas Part 1
Odometer: 2,654 miles. Two days: 794 miles. A loop to visit our kids in Golden and Nashville necessitated the long…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Days 15 & 16: Flat Tops Wilderness
Odometer: 1,892 miles. Today: 132 miles. My guess is that no one reading it has heard of Flat Tops Wilderness.…
Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 14: Peachy in Palisades
Odometer: 1,760 miles. Today: 78 miles. As we headed westward, down from the Rockies, we welcomed the flatter, straighter roads.…
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