Happy Friday! The past few days have been a whirlwind of family fun: hiking, fishing, and enjoying our time together. I’m sad to say that this wonderful crew will be leaving Montana tomorrow, and we’ll be getting on our way as…
Monthly Archives
July 2015
SMACK! I crush another bloodthirsty pest with the heel of my hand, leaving a smear of my own bright red blood across my lower calf. The mosquitos, unusually absent from our hike up to Avalanche Lake, were apparently waiting…
“GET THE VET ON THE PHONE, NOW!” Will shouted at me as he burst through the bus door. Surprised, I told him to slow down – what was going on? Apparently Hilde had been poking around in the garage…
It feels funny to write that we’ve been on the road for a month when it already feels like so much longer. We’ve settled in quite nicely and bus life is wonderful! Here are our reflections on our first month…
Happy Monday! We spent the weekend enjoying the gorgeous wilderness of Western Montana. Yesterday we hiked up Targhee Creek with Will’s family – an absolutely stunning hike. In the fresh mud from Saturday night’s rain we saw some enormous…
We started discussing the idea of adding a dog to our life in early 2013, back before we moved to Colorado. Alyssa grew up with dogs and is a lifetime animal lover, but Will had never had a pet…
This post was supposed to go out on Friday, but adventure got in the way. Whoops! I have a problem that runs in my family: the restless brain. A few times a month I’ll wake up earlier than Will…
After leaving Tiger Mountain we had a few choices to make. We didn’t really have anywhere to be, but knew we wanted to head in the direction of Montana, so we hopped on I90 and headed East. The slow…
Our first foray into non-regulated camping was our stay at Tiger Mountain State Forest near Issaquah, WA. The park is a popular spot for Seattleites to hike and mountain bike so it has some nice big parking lots just…
We’ve survived an entire week of full time living on the bus! I’m happy to report that everything is going swimmingly and we are loving the new lifestyle. This post doesn’t have as many photos as I usually like,…