We fell for the charms of northern Iowa (would you ever expect to say that!?).  The re-enactment was a large part of it - when you stumble on men wearing costumes and shooting cannons at each other, how could you...

(Heads up - the pictures are weird on this one. I'm experimenting with using Flickr to store the pictures so the posts load faster. I don't have it all figured out yet.)   With Halloween approaching, Goblin State Park seemed...

The goal was to head out of San Antonio and hit Santa Fe to visit my maternal grandfather's widow, Edyne.  This was our first major jump - 750 miles - without Scott.  San Antonio to Santa Fe.  We made it! I'm...