Places We've Been

We finally got to go to Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday. I'd been looking forward to it all week. It's 10-12 miles away from the trailer, so pretty convenient. The entire area covers about 20,000 acres of forest/marshland and water. We didn't get to the lake until … [Read more...] about Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, AR

Pronounced "BLY-ble" by the natives, Blytheville is located in the very northeast corner of Arkansas in the Mississippi River Delta. There is a population of about 18,200 currently in town. Chris found a trailer park close to work by calling up the city of Dell, AR and asking … [Read more...] about Blytheville, Arkansas

We frequently stop and sleep at rest stops on our way to our destination. One night on our way to Arkansas we stopped at one on the I-70 somewhere in Kansas. The next morning when I woke up and walked outside, there were all these cows looking at the trailer from the other side … [Read more...] about Rest Stop in Kansas

We chose a very easy 2 mile hike (on account of my cold) in Roxborough Park. The rocks and hills were amazing. The park is about 30 minutes outside of Denver and you can see the city from the park. But while you're in the park it really seems like you're away from it all. The … [Read more...] about Roxborough State Park, Denver, Co

Chris and I finally got ourselves over to the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. The first room is filled with domestic and exotic species of insects and spiders from around the world. I got to pet a tarantula form Central America. The next room is tidal pool animals and has a … [Read more...] about Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, CO