Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
It is already day 4 and we have made it Colorado Springs. Once again we did a stop drive stop drive kind of day. The first stop of the day was about ten minutes from our hotel so, we had breakfast at the hotel instead of taking it on the road. After the quick drive […]
Read More Day 4“Colonel Chivington I curse your name today.” Caribou Mountain Collective One of my biggest concerns about today was finding an appropriate song to use as a title. With visits to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and the Amache Internment Camp it was destined to be a somber day. So, a big thanks to the […]
Read More Sand Creek MassacreToday is brought to you by racism. We learned about two events in American history that I didn’t know nearly enough about it. Learning about events like this, acknowledging the mistakes, and teaching others is a way to bring a small amount of justice to those who deserve it. Sand Creek Massacre will forever be […]
Read More Day 3: Sand Creek Massacre and Amache Internment CampFingers crossed that today is the worst day of the road trip. We saw two terrible brutal sides of American History. First, we went to the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado. I can’t explain it that well but basically a bunch of stuck up soldiers decided to kill 200 plus Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans […]
Read More The worst day of the roadtripWelcome to my POV of day three. Today was a lot like yesterday drive stop drive stop. Anyway on with the day. We woke up once again at 7 AM. Personal I am not a fan of the whole alarm in summer thing but, I seem to not have much control over that as my […]
Read More Day 3Not only did we get to wake up at the Kimpton in Omaha today but we also got to see the Worlds largest ball of twine. If you are a beginner twine ball enthusiest like me you may not know all the twine conteversy that comes with visiting the Worlds Largest ball of twine. First, […]
Read More Getting to see the worlds largest ball of twine!Our first stop was Homestead National Monument, I remember learning about the Homestead Act of 1862 in high school and being so bored. I never enjoyed the Little House on the Prarie books, which, it turns out, might be dealbreaker had Zak not already spent over 20 years in our relationship. I guess you still […]
Read More Day 2: Omaha to Colby, KSIt’s twine time!(ooh, ah, ooh, ah, ooh ah) Alvin Cash Day 2. Twine Day. In order to properly prepare for the day we slept in all the way to 7:00, a roadtrip luxury. The bed was soooooo comfortable that when I woke up my first thought was to suggest to Molly that we buy it […]
Read More Twine TimeWell we officially made it to Colby, Kansas. Our last stop before Colorado. Today feathered everything from twine to PB&J, so I think you can imagine what kind of a day it was. At 7:00 this morning the alarms started sounding and the day started ( yes I am aware that in my post yesterday […]
Read More Day 2Today might just go down as one of the best days of the trip. Not only did we get to fill up the gas at the World’s largest truck stop but we also get to sleep in Nebraska! I have unconditional love for Nebraska for some reason, their is always just really good vibes there […]
Read More Worlds largest truck stop and Omaha!!!