Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Today we got up at 6:00. We got up got some breakfast from the hotel and we were off again. We drove about a hour before we got to Caitlin volcanoe. At Caitlin volcanoe. We got are jr rangers packets and we went back to the car and drive up the side of a volcano(witch […]
Read More Day 3 we had are first hike today and I wish it was still day one so we would still have 46 days.Today it got real! For nearly a year, this is what I’ve been waiting for. We finally got our hiking boots back on. We were alone in nature. Seriously. We did three hikes at our first stop and only saw a handful of people. It was just us, the desert air, and a dead volcano. […]
Read More Day 3: Capulin Volcano, Fort Union, Pecos NHPWhen our alarms went off at 6 am we all slept in for 10 minutes. When we woke up we showered and left grabbing the disappointing hotel breakfast for the road. We drove an hour to Capulin Volcano National Monument. When we got there we went to the visitors center, got our junior ranger books […]
Read More Finally Hiking!!It’s 10:57 and we’ve already done so much. We set our alarms for 7 I got up before that Ellie right then and my parents well they snoozed their alarms like normal. When my mom and dad finally were ready we ate breakfast I couldn’t decide between biscuits and gravy or a cinnamon roll so […]
Read More In New Mexico!! (Also Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas)“… I find holy redemption When I put this car in drive Roll the windows down and turn up the dial” -Maren Morris Can I get a Hallelujah, an Amen? Today deserves one of each. Even though it was eight and a half hours of driving, today started actually feeling like RTXVIII. Maybe my Kansas […]
Read More My ChurchIt was another long day of driving, even longer than the first. Fortunately, Zak did an awesome job on the planning and we had two stops to help pass time. We started the day by driving a quick hour away from wherever we were last night. (I can’t even remember the state. Maybe Missouri, maybe […]
Read More Day 2: Topeka and Fort LarnedWe all got up at 7:25, way later then I wanted to. We all got up out of bed, put on our clothes, opened the curtains saw a matching band,and brushed our teeth. You know normal morning stuff. After that we went down to the lobby for some breakfast and we were on the road […]
Read More It is already the second day and this road trip is way way way way way way way to fast we drove 8 and a half hours today!Today we all got up at 6:00am! Me,my mom, and Zoe took showers 🚿 and we were off. I did a lot of my summer workbook. I am on day 9. I played a lot of color switch,crossy road, and Mario cart. We have had our 1 and 2 state line crossings. I played a […]
Read More Day 1 wich was very very very very very very very very very very very boring so it was no fun and we stopped half way through the alphabet game!“And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I’m going back to Kansas City” – The New Basement Tapes #RTXVIII has finally begun!!! Usually day one of our road trips is the least exciting day. This year, however, we couldn’t help but repeatedly ask the question […]
Read More Kansas CityThis is our fourth consecutive really big road trip west of Chicago and each of the others began the exact same way. We always make two completely predictable stops, one at the World’s Largest Truck Stop in Iowa and one at Herbert Hoover’s birthplace. They are both eventful enough ways to fill the first day […]
Read More Day 1: Brookfield to Kansas City