This post is a week late....but here it is... We finished out the trip with one of our favorite places, Tracey's brother Gene and his...

Our travels brought us through the great states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. As we drove through Minnesota we saw many farms, so we...

Lights out tonight..trouble in the heartland........ Not only are those the lyrics to the Bruce springsteen song "Badlands" but it was...

Spent a few days in Hots Springs, South Dakota kicking back and hitting a trail in a near by state park. Thw town of Hot Springs was...

Visiting Mount Rushmore Memorial is likely a dream for many American children as they grow up; it was for David and I. The concept of a...

Early morning trail walk in Legend Rock State Park to see the petroglyphs. Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site is a 400 meters long (1,312...

We decided to take a few hours detour to hit the Grand Tetons National Park and it was well worth the time expended and the extra...

Coming from the East coast, we could only imagine how vast and diverse some of our other wonderful states are and Wyoming did not...

While driving through Kings Canyon National Park (merged with Sequoia National Park in the 60's) we began to see and smell smoke. Shortly...

Topekah Falls - Sequoia National Park Today was a the most strenuous hike that we had planned for the trip due to the Rocky nature of a...

We reached the most western point of our trip - Sequoia National Park. Spent the first full day walking through the Big Trees Trail and...

Yes indeed, David did make it to a casino... and not just one. 😍 😎. Tracey was able to take a break from driving for a few days,...

We were up and at 'em early this AM to beat the 104 degree heat in Moab. Started out with a hike above the Colorado River. A Big thanks...

Spent the day traveling along I-70 and enjoy the changes in the landscape along the way .... Oh wait a sign for a hike to some waterfalls...

Today was hot, hot, hot day and despite Nebraska being the "arbor state" there are very few trees to offer shade, so we skipped the hike....

We spent the morning exploring and hiking from one cave to another at the Maquoketa Caves in Maquoketa State Park, Iowa. The majority of...

Spent the morning of a cloudy day wandering around the beautiful Notre Dame campus. During our walk, we paused to reflect and pray for...

Although we have been through Pennsylvania many times, we are still amazed at how many great sites are still left for us to see. Today we...

Route of our Journey - Out and Back 7 years ago we took an adventure that led us from East to West of this great country and back....