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🇺🇸 Some Good Trouble: A Quick Trip to Nashville
Made a quick trip to Nashville last week to meet our good friends – and get in good trouble. The first thing I put in my suitcase was my cowboy boots. I loooooove cowboy boots. But after a few hours on my feet, I quickly remembered why I don’t wear my cowboy boots for any…
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🇺🇸 A Day in Coeur d’Alene: From Sticky Rolls to Stunning Sunsets
A Day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho today. Stopped for breakfast at a Guy Fieri anointed diner called, Jimmy’s Down the Street. Ordered the sausage gravy and biscuits. Mistake. Biscuits and gravy are the domain of the south. Not sure what I was thinking ordering it in Idaho. Tasted like peppery paste. Ordered one of their…
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🇺🇸 Whitefish to Coeur d’Alene: Turquoise & My 50th State
It was 46 degrees and raining yesterday in Whitefish, so I vetoed our hike. Mountain Ken said we’d warm up once we got going, but I reminded him I would be miserable. Ergo, HE would be miserable. We’re heading to Coeur d’Alene later, and the last thing anyone needs is cranky me in the car.…
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🇺🇸 Fun in Whitefish: Hiking, Huckleberries and Antique Finds
We’re antiquing and (not) hiking in Whitefish today. Well, not hiking day for me. Ken got up early this am to go scale a mountain. Happy Trails, Ken! I hiked all the way to the patio of our little cabin, where I indulged in a cup of coffee, and my book. I wasn’t a total…
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🇺🇸 Hiking in Glacier National Park: Really Good Hiking Boots Can’t Save You from Being a Klutz
Hiking Day! Alarm set for 4:45am so we could get to Glacier National Park for sunrise. So, naturally, I was up at 2:30am, worrying about bears. Going to the Sun (GTTS) Road in GNP is supposed to be one of the most scenic drives in America. We drove most of it in the dark, attempting…
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🇺🇸 Road Trip from Havre to Whitefish, Montana
A road trip through the state of Montana (which, btw, is a big fucken state) through unexpected smoke, tiny towns, and the moment someone flipped the geography switch to: mountains. Driving through nothing, Day 2. Seriously. This state is never-ending. But – today’s nothing was covered in a layer of widespread smoke, apparently coming from…
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🇺🇸 We Live in a Really Big Country. Fucken Huge.
Day 3 – Williston, ND to Havre, MT 🇺🇸 Really wanted to take Tux with us when we left our Airbnb this am. Airbnb Rules So. Our Airbnb had a *lot* of rules. Like 10 pages (not making this up) of them. To wit, Page 1: “No locals allowed in the house at all, for…
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🇺🇸 Questioning My Life Choices in Deadwood, South Dakota
Day 2 – On the Road to Williston, North Dakota. 🇺🇸 North today! Deadwood, South Dakota First stop: Deadwood, SD. Have you seen the HBO show? Outstanding television. Ken is trying out all of his inappropriate Al Swearingen dialog. Mount Moriah Cemetery Detour to Mount Moriah Cemetery. I love old cemeteries. Saw the graves of…
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Bucket List: Visit all 50 States
Day 1: Rapid City, South Dakota 🇺🇸 I’m >>this<< close to finishing a personal bucket list item — visiting all 50 states. I’ve only got 3 left – North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho. So, we’re off on a Great American Road Trip. We’re starting in Rapid City, SD. I’ve been to SD before, but Ken…
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Monterey, California 🇺🇸 🦦
Travel date: January 2, 2024 We have sun today! I over-bought beverages for the house this week, so the theme for today is: hydration. Ken still needs to drink 7 Diet Cokes before tomorrow morning. Andrew is a huge golf guy, so he and Annaliese played a round this morning at The Hay Short Course…
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Pebble Beach, California 🇺🇸 ⛳️
Rented e-bikes this morning and biked 17-Mile Drive. Getting started, Ken says: “There might be some sketchy spots along the way with traffic, so be careful.” I really wish he wouldn’t use words like sketchy when he wants me to do adventure stuff. Turns out: e-bikes are great fun – and I am really good…
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Carmel, California 🇺🇸 🌊
Gigantic storm rolled through the central coast of California last night. Have always loved watching a storm roll in. And this beast was a doozy. Significant flooding, dangerous rip currents, and several road closures. I want NO part of owning a beach home. Took a walk on the beach this am bc I wanted to…
The Flask Half Full
Because the best stories rarely make it into the brochure.