Summer 23

All the Knotts are going to make a noble effort at blogging the summer of ’23 and I’m kicking it off tonight. It’s going to be a different summer than many of the past years. To start, there is no road trip. From now ’til mid-July we’ll be Mancos based. The second half of summer […]

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Colorado Bound

“… boys, I’m Colorado bound” Stillhouse Junkies Day 2 of RTXXII! Alright, the excalation point is probably overkill. The vast majority of today was spent driving from Omaha to Denver. The morning did begin with a couple cups of Kimpton coffee (delicious) and will end later tonight with a Kimpton whiskey (or two). Right now […]

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Twine Time

It’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 […]

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One Day

All my life I’ve been waiting forI’ve been praying forFor the people to sayThat we don’t wanna fight no moreThey’ll be no more warsAnd our children will play Matisyahu Waking up this morning was a little sad since it meant our time in the rediculously sized Imperal Suite at the Hotel Vintage was coming to […]

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Jubilation Day

Let’s always remember the good times Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers We made it to our 6th NPS site today, but the  big discovery of the day was the city of Portland. Of course, it’s hard to have a bad start to the day when it begins with sleeping in and Kimpton coffee. […]

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For What It’s Worth

There’s something happening hereWhat it is ain’t exactly clear Stephen Stills Still no hiking, but another fun day! We got up pretty early and left Crater Lake. Our main goal for the day was to find a winery in the Wilemette Valley. I don’t drink much wine, but I do like a Pino Noir with […]

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Budding Trees

Give me some of that wild fox medicineBut keep me here in this wild present tenseFully supported on new lover’s chestDawning adventures sparkle, get some rest -Nahko and Medicine For the People We’re back in Colorado! Our first stop was Boulder where we decided to tackle Green Mountain. The drive from Kearney was perfectly uneventful. […]

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Chicago

This weekend was busy. Since we meaning myself, Zoe, and my dad had a three day weekend. My mom had to make up for a snow day we had. Last weekend my parents started renovating our basement so Friday night and Saturday mostly consisted of roping up carpet, cleaning out our closet, and painting. But […]

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President’s Day Weekend

I’ve been working on updating the website for the past couple weeks. One thing that stood out to me was how little any of us write when we’re not out west. We started this project, and mostly continue it, for us to record or own memories. Both girls, but particularly Zoe, regularly go back and […]

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