2021

  • Door County

    Door County

    We spent the remaining days of the year in Wisconsin’s easternmost county: Door County. Several people asked the reasons we chose this spot instead of a warmer location. For one, we never visited Door County in the winter before. More importantly, we literally wanted to get away from people and the questions asked further justified […] Read more…

  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park

    We escaped to the Great Plains to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). In the past, this national park never made it high enough on our list because we worried there was nothing to see, not to mention the long boring drive to a place that is practically surrounded by flat and uninteresting landscapes. However, […] Read more…

  • Kansas City

    Kansas City

    We made a pilgrimage to 2 cities that bear the same name separated by a state line in search of the best BBQ we could find: Kansas City. Judging by the city name alone, one might say the state of Missouri stole the name from the state of Kansas. However, history says otherwise. Kansas City […] Read more…

  • Camping in Bear Head Lake State Park

    Camping in Bear Head Lake State Park

    A year ago, we reserved a campsite in Bear Head Lake State Park in late June, but we had to cancel that trip because the shower buildings were closed due to the Covid-19 restrictions. This year, with the campsites filling up much quicker than anticipated, we somehow managed to reserve the same campsite. Voted the […] Read more…

  • Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway

    Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway

    We took a day off from work to visit cousin Troy who had a day layover in Minneapolis. The last time we met him was in 2014. After picking him up from a downtown hotel before 9 AM, we headed to a nearby coffee shop for quick bites. We used this opportunity to bring him […] Read more…

  • Red Wing

    Red Wing

    A day after an unseasonably late frost at the end of May, we woke up from hibernation like groundhogs to enjoy the sun on a long Memorial Day weekend. Our intention was to head up to Frontenac State Park — a park that we visited many times, but we also wanted to explore Red Wing. […] Read more…