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Omaha or bust
As we left the office and walked back to the room, Amanda had to point out everyone who had coffee! Under protest from Amanda, we waited until north of town to get coffee: a Chick-fil-A breakfast sandwich for me and Starbucks for us both. Once we got on the road, Amanda had a pre-coffee Power…
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Almost South Dakota bound
Well, since the railroad can manage to keep me up all night even when I’m not working, I figured I could update you on our South Dakota trip. Around 4 am, the railroad called to ask if I wanted to go to work. I hadn’t checked the board, so I didn’t know if I was…
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A Quiet Day
I woke up around midnight, went back to sleep, and never heard anybody leave. Amanda said she heard something shuffling around 2:30, though. We woke up to an empty house. Walking into the living room, Amanda said, “There are no people here!” So, all alone, we were off on a drive to Durango. The first…
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A Rocky Afternoon
We were back on the road after our expensive, very toasted pizza. Our next stop was Creede. We had a bad taste in our mouths about this town. Last year, when we rolled through, we just stopped at the visitors center. It was the most unfriendly visitor center ever. They didn’t say one word to…
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Only Need Two
We were up early again; for the purpose of traveling, I am enjoying it. Amanda was sleeping pretty well. So I figured I’d let her sleep, but she followed me to the living room shortly after. Today, we’d head on the east side of the mountains. We went to an extensive reservoir, and the kids…
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Alpine Lake
I’m enjoying the earlier-than-usual wake-ups, with a bit of coffee time before heading out early. It’s kept the crowds down on our hikes. Mostly, all we see when we head to the trials are hunters. Then, by lunch, the hikers are out. The cool mornings are excellent for hiking, too, even though it’s a little…
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Waterfall Hike
We didn’t sleep too well and were up early. I got up around at 2:30 and maybe got 30 minutes between then and 5:30 when I heard a spoon in a coffee cup and just gave up! Amanda wasn’t too far behind me. I grabbed a cup of black joe, but when Amanda was up…
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Colorado Bound
We are the kind of couple that inherently will never leave when we say. When I said I wanted to roll out at 4:30 in the morning, Amanda said, “OK, 4, so we’d actually be on time!” This is our first road trip in our new Yukon. It’s an XL, so long like our Suburban.…
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Much needed getaway
We have had an end-of-summer trip planned and mostly paid for to go to Colorado for a while. Enjoying the cool weather after a hot, busy summer last year was great. So we thought, why not do it again this year? I’m pretty sure this will become a thing for us from now on. Even…
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Texas Bound
To my surprise, I missed the sunrise. Even though I was up an hour earlier than I’d been getting up, thankfully, I could go back to sleep. I still made it up before everyone else, settled into my spot on the sofa next to the fireplace, and worked on yesterday’s post. Though I missed the…
