The mountains change you.  We’ve seen the Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the White Mountains…and every single time, I find myself changed.  More aware of how small and finite I am, reminded of how grand our world is that we live in, and inspired to breathe deeper.  Most of all though, the mountains seem […]

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Of all the beautiful environments found in Washington state, I had NO CLUE that rainforests were on the list!!  Please tell me I’m not the only one who didn’t know that!  It is true though, the Olympic Mountains are home to the amazing Quinault Rain Forest, a mossy green paradise thriving on the foggy wonder […]

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Well, we made it!!  After a lot of hours in the car, across a lot of states, and visiting a lot of Starbucks, we have arrived in Tacoma, Washington!    We are getting settled in at our new place here in Tacoma, and slowly starting to explore the area.  This road trip west was filled […]

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“So, where are you guys headed next?”   If only I could count how many times Ben and I have been asked this question!  And it’s a totally legit question, because we have a tendency to wander here and there and everywhere in between.  Ben took his first travel assignment in San Diego last January, […]

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Sometimes the quick trips are the best.  You know, the ones where you don’t have time to plan a full itinerary or stress about what to pack.  Last weekend Ben and I hopped on a plane to Orlando, Florida to visit his sister Sara and her boyfriend Aaron!  It was only a weekend, but man […]

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Sometimes, you just need to get away.  The kind of getaway where you don’t have cell service or electronics or even a lot of people, for that matter.  Hocking Hills in Logan, Ohio was the perfect retreat to celebrate Ben’s birthday.  This was our first time exploring Hocking Hills, and if you really want to be […]

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