June 25, 2022 Up until my mother-in-law, Sue, mentioned it to us, I’d never even heard of House on the Rock. She said we should go there though. So we did.
Category: Trip Report
Backbone State Park, Dundee, IA
June 5, 2022 Brandy has been very ambitious with wanting to get out and hike these last few weeks. She asked me to find a trail for us for this weekend and when I asked how far she was willing to drive, she asked, “Why, where do you want to go?” I suggested Backbone State […]
Memorial Day Weekend Trip to Ottumwa
And a hike! May 28 – 30, 2022 I’m going to preface this with the fact that several weeks ago, we were delivered a John Deere E110 riding lawnmower sold to us on the cheap by Brandy’s parents. Our lawn is HUGE so mowing it with a push mower would take forever. The first few […]
Wrigley Field, Dodgers vs. Cubs
May 7, 2022 As a life-long Dodgers fan, and a fan of baseball in general, it’s been a long-time bucket list item for me to visit Wrigley Field to watch the Dodgers take on the Cubs. I finally got that chance.
Justin Furstenfeld Open Book Tour, City Winery, Chicago, IL
April 17 – 18, 2022 Have you ever heard of Blue October? No? How about the song Hate Me? Yeah, thought you might have…
Hairball at Bridge View Center, Ottumwa, IA
April 9, 2022 I had never even heard of Hairball until Brandy brought it up. Once I did my research, I knew I HAD to go.
Cold Weather Camping, Villanueva State Park, Villanueva, New Mexico
January 28-30, 2022 Cold weather camping was something I’d wanted to do since I started getting outdoors. The last weekend of January was my first opportunity.
Christmas in Iowa
December 25 – 30, 2021 Here it is at the end of March and I’m just getting around to posting about our Christmas trip to Iowa.
Hike: Busted!
Thanks to Iowa’s bipolar weather, the hike we had planned for today didn’t happen. It rained all day yesterday likely making the trail too muddy for us. But the day wasn’t a total loss.
Western Slopes
December 10-12 After watching several feet of snow fall in Crested Butte the week before, Brandy booked a room in Gunnison, CO, for the weekend of December 10-12.