Day ten was spent trying to get get back home…with a few more adventures along the way! It’s hard to believe our Big West Road Trip is over, but it’s always good to get back home. The kids and I talked about our trip during dinner last night and we …
Day nine was a very special day! As we continued our journey, I achieved two goals that I have been working towards for more than a decade! The first was visiting all 50 states and the second was visiting all of the Presidential Homes. Thanks to Nebraska and Gerald Ford, …
Day eight was both brutal and wonderful! I really pushed the limits today by driving all the way from Medora, ND to Sioux Falls, SD…while still including multiple stops. We ended up driving a total of 10 hours and just shy of 700 miles. Unfortunately, that was the only way …
Day seven was very patriotic. I can’t think of a better place to spend the 4th of July than in Medora, ND! We started the day by visiting the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). There we took a 36 mile long drive through the Badlands and not only saw more …
Day six was a very educational day. We started the day at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument just south of Billings, Montana. We had originally planned to spend about half an hour at the park because I didn’t think the kids would find it as interesting as I did. …
Day five was another amazing travel day! We said goodbye to Jackson Hole, WY and started our journey to Billings, MT. Our journey took us back through Yellowstone as it was actually the fastest route to Montana. Instead of taking the west part of the loop toward Old Faithful like …
Day four was all about Yellowstone National Park. It would be easy to spend a week or more exploring all the natural beauty in Yellowstone, but we had to cram as much as possible into one day as we’ll be leaving WY tomorrow. The main priority for the day was …
Day three was nothing short of amazing! I can’t get over how beautiful this part of the country is. Every view was better than the last! We started the day in Logan, Utah. When we checked in last night it was dark, so we didn’t realize how close the mountains …
