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The climbing is so great around here and the hiking is no exception. There are so many gorgeous views, cliff faces and rock formations, challenging elevation gain, and cool forests, that we have to use a term our caving friend P coined, that it is “outrageously scenic.” We hiked out and back to Little Devil’s…
Here is an update on the stats for our trip so far. We’ve found a new cheapest gas price (hooray!), significantly increased our highest elevation, and got a good amount of additional hiking in! We’ve also noticed that wedding season has started, as we’ve run across 4 so far. States: 12 (Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,…
Back by popular demand! 🙂 These are various plants we saw while in North Dakota. For your viewing pleasure: K knew the name of this one – juniper berries! (K kannte den Namen dieser Pflanze, Wacholderbeeren!) A cactus this far north? We didn’t expect that! (Ein Kaktus so weit im Norden? Das hatten wir nicht…
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As we packed up and left our campsite in ND, the weather had actually cleared up and made for a very nice drive down to SD. Once we were setup in our new location, we went to bed early so we could meet our climbing guide in Custer State Park first thing in the morning….
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The next day we awoke to an even stormier day than the last. Having dried out our rain gear from the previous day, we packed up and hit the road for an hour long trip to the northern unit of the park. The heavy rain kept our hiking to a minimum, but the scenery was…
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At the end of our stay in Arkansas, we hitched up for what will probably end up being our longest stretch of solid traveling. Two days to the eastern edge of North Dakota, and one more day to travel to the western side of the same state. Goodbye shorts and t-shirts, hello long pants and…
Here are some stats for our trip so far: States: 12 (Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota), another 2 we were close enough to see but did not enter (Nebraska, Kansas) Approximate Miles Traveled: 3,500 (since the oil change during the week before we left) Cheapest…
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While still setup at Devil’s Den in Arkansas, we decided to drive an hour and a half to visit Natural Falls State Park in Oklahoma. The park itself is surprisingly small, but you can quickly see why it was turned into a state park via a 2 minute walk down a paved trail: Dripping Springs…
When I told K I wanted to do a post with pictures of the various flowers and blooming trees I’ve taken pictures of, his response was, “that will be riveting.” 🙂 So, this post won’t be for everyone, but I think there are some that will appreciate it. If that’s not you, please check back…
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After leaving Petit Jean State Park, we headed NW for about 3 hours to Devil’s Den State Park. We stopped along the way for supplies and splurged on a lunch at Arbys. That turned out to be a mistake…not because the food was bad, but because we ran into the creepiest fast food employee ever. …
