The drive from Spokane, Washington to Seattle was full of beautiful scenery. I commented to Ty that I've been pleasantly surprised at how pretty our drives have been. Driving over 5,000 miles a across the country, I was expecting a lot more drab interstates with nothing but concrete and boring nothingness to look at. Most of our time on the road has been far from drab. Washington is a beautiful state, luscious with a diverse green landscape. We arrived in the eve...

Glacier: Day Two After a great nights sleep on the air mattress inside our tent, we awoke to blue skies and birds chirping. Aaron made a fire, and he and Nora cooked all of us a hearty breakfast of over easy eggs with bacon, and "camping coffee." We packed lunches and loaded up the trusty Xterra for a day full of exploring Glacier. We began the most gorgeous drive I've ever been on, appropriately named Going to the Sun Road. The road winds up the mountain steepl...

Glacier: Day One Getting to stay at Glacier National Park was not on our original itinerary. Now having been there, I could not imagine skipping it! We've seen some incredible places throughout our travels, but none of them were quite as breathtaking as Glacier. We had originally planned to visit our friends Aaron and Nora who live temporarily in Bozeman, Montana. Aaron and Ty went through grad school at UCSB, and share many ridiculously good memories together. ...

I've always been drawn to mountains. The occasional camping trip as a child sparked this pull, and my experiences at Camp Jack Hazard solidified my enduring love for seeking then out. There's a peace that you feel being in them and next to them; a calm that helps you breathe a little easier (or it could just be the clean air). I finally saw the Tetons today. They have been featured on countless covers of my Backpacker magazines and depicted on several nature sh...

I've been very sick with a fever and flu symptoms for the past few days, which is why neither of us have been updating the blog about our whereabouts lately. Ty was my superhero, taking care of me and being Mr. Mom to Noah. I was so weak, I could barely hold him! We are now driving to Wyoming to hike and camp in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone!! We'll have to piece together where we've been since last Thursday as we get a chance.