Author: Ted

Throwback Friday

Back in college, which I like to think was not that long ago, Katie and I took a three week trip to Europe over Christmas break.  It was originally intended to be a trip just to Italy but we thought, “How cool would it be to be in Paris for the new year?” From there, the number of stops ballooned and the time for each shrunk.  This would become our modus operandi on future trips : )  We ended up spending time in 14 cities in 7 different countries. (Incidentally I wish we had gone to a different city than Paris for the new year – They didn’t have a fireworks show and London’s is fantastic.)  Regardless, it was a blast!

We were just as into taking pictures and journaling our travels then as we are now and when we got back, I put together my first website using some crude skills from a recent Photoshop class.  I’ve dusted it off and got it in (mostly) working order to share it again.  Check it out at europe.arrowheadendeavor.com

Planning (Way) Ahead

Katie and I got to daydreaming about future trips and the idea came up that we should take the train for our trip to the Dakotas.  I should probably be writing up our latest adventure to Crater Lake, Lassen, and the Redwoods (pictures are almost ready to be posted!) instead of planning a trip that is 8 years from now but I can’t help but check on the feasibility and outline the big picture!

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Ring of Fire

We’re back from visiting three more National Parks!  Our road trip through Washington, Oregon, and California covered almost 2000 miles and we camped a total of 8 nights in Crater Lake, Lassen Volcanic, and the Redwoods.  It was amazing and the kids did great – we hiked a bunch, there was almost no complaining on the long drives, and they were still getting along and not tired of camping by the end!  We’ll get our write-up and photos posted as soon as we can.

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