Public Land

Today is National Public Lands Day, take advantage of free admission to any of the parks. Also take into consideration the beauty, passion, and freedom that these parks invoke. How Zack and I have been traveling the country relying on the National Park System and the free spaces of Public Land to pitch our tent...

Salt Lake City

My legs were burning up hill and my eyes were tearing down hill. Mountain biking in the Salt Lake area is unbelievable and an unbelievable struggle. I was having to get off and walk up some hills (I'm still a beginner) while Zack was doing wheelies and showing off. What an amazing and incredible experience!...

Grand Teton National Park

Ahhh the Tetons, one of our favorites. Heading south of Yellowstone and into a more wooded environment, the Tetons are full of discovery and define pushing the limits. The sky was blue and the weather was in the 50s, I had to beg Zack to keep his window closed. It's hard not to feel the...

Yellowstone National Park

2.2 million acres of land, Yellowstone is the total package. The high elevation and thin air really got our hearts pumping as we embraced the below freezing temperatures. 28° weather in September is rare in Yellowstone and I guess we were lucky enough to have to encounter it. Either the change of temperature from the...

Badlands National Park

There's something about this park that makes us feel at home. Maybe it's because it's dry and dirty. Maybe it's because we pitch our tent amongst the coyotes and bison. Maybe it's because this park has no boundaries and no set trails, no rules. You can wander until you're lost. Maybe it's because the prairie...

Voyageurs National Park

Quiet and quaint, Voyageurs is one of the least visited national park. The bulk of the park is only accessible by boat in the summer however when the winter chill takes over the land the lake freezes allowing vehicles to pass over the thick ice. Chilly and around 40° we were able to explore what...

The Great Lakes

How many of the Great Lakes have you bathed in? With little pride I can say two. Entering Michigan from Canada was a breeze, I guess I look less suspicious driving than Zack since the van was searched when we entered Canada. When asked our occupations we looked at eachother and almost as if rehersed...

Oh Canada

Traveling around Quebec was much harder than I anticipated due to the language barrier. Studying Spanish for 8 years did very little in a city where the parking meters’ “Translate to English” buttons were broken. However we managed and used our phones as translators. Parking is very cheap compared to cities in the North East....

Acadia National Park

  The first stop of our 100 day quest was Acadia National Park, less than 8 hours north of southwestern Connecticut. It is our first time being this north in Maine. The park can be best described as a explorers’ dream; sea cliffs to climb, tide pools to discover creatures, pristine bike trails, and crystal...

Our Route

  We will continually update our google map so you can see any updates on this link https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uG2YPpOBgi4zJ9nWIPAmPa4cuSk&usp=sharing   Projected Destinations Acadia National Park Mt. Katahdin, ME Quebec City Montreal Ottawa Toronto Niagara Falls Wilderness State Park, MI Picture Rocks State Park, MI Voyageurs National Park, WI Badlands National Park Bighorn National Forest Yellowstone National...

Beginnings

I've flipped the calendar to a new month fourteen times since we've been back to Connecticut. I look in my bedroom mirror every day and I see a reflection of my familiar face; the same face I've looked at for the past 23 years. I study every freckle, every laugh line, even the wrinkle I'm...