After a fun filled week in Des Moines visiting family, it was time to head further west. We left around noon and got to our hotel in Omaha.  Our original plan was to take a day to visit the Omaha zoo. Over the last couple of months, we realized that Omaha had more drawing us... Continue Reading →

First up for our summer trip was a week in Des Moines to visit Angela's cousin Katie and her family (husband Jared and kids Dillon and Evan).  Their boys are close in age and almost identical in interests to Gareth and Gavin.  The adults all get along great too, and it's always an enjoyable and... Continue Reading →

We've been absent from posting for longer than we intended.  I ended last year's adventures with what I thought was a relatively minor knee injury.  I instead spent the winter and spring in physical therapy getting back to a semblance of the trail fitness I had last year.  That being said, we haven't been idle. ... Continue Reading →