Camping in the blazing hot Tennessee Summer without working AC?!? Not advised! In July we went to Bledsoe Creek State Park (in Gallatin, Tennessee). This was our first state park camping in our RV. It was extremely hot on the weekend we went. It was 98 degrees (the hottest weekend of 2020). We hiked the …
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Clarksville (TN) Greenway + Fort Defiance + Old Glory Distilling + Adventures Of The Stinky Slinky
Back in the middle of June, we traveled back to Clarksville, Tennessee to check out a few things on our list! This was our second RV trip so we spent part of the weekend still getting set up and acquainted with our new RV. The rest of the time we visited all the things we …
Hiking The Narrows (and the Riverside Walk Trail) in Zion National Park
The Narrows @ Zion National Park, Utah– 7/26/2019 – 6 miles, 335 feet elevation gain. We only had two days on our visit to Zion National Park and made sure to get The Narrows hike in. We went during the monsoon season which is not the best time to go hiking in the Narrows due …
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Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville (Our Second RV Trip)
Back in the middle of June we traveled back to Clarksville (our second RV trip) and checked another Tennessee state park off our list, Dunbar Cave State Park! This was our second RV trip so we spent part of the weekend still getting set up and acquainted with our new RV. The rest of the …
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Hiking Navajo Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park
After spending a day in Bryce Canyon National Park, we found a trail that looked interesting. So, we hiked it. We are sure glad we did!!! The Navajo Loop Trail wound up being the highlight of our day in the park. It was a short hike and not terribly difficult. What made it rank so …
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Hogrock! Behind The Scenes
Every year I help run ‘the family business’, Hogrock! My father-in-law has been running this biker rally for over 20 years. I’ve been helping run the front office for 5-6 years. I take vacation from my real job to go work at this one. Some might say this is a horrible waste of time. Over …
Summer Fun In Park City, Utah
We visited Park City, Utah for a few days (last Summer). We checked a lot of boxes from our cabin in the mountains. We did tourist activities at the Utah Olympic Park (where we saw cool athletes fly through the air). We visited Park City Mountain (where we did the alpine slide, zip line, and …
RV Trip #1 – Port Royal State Park
We took our very first RV trip once the COVID quarantine lifted back in mid May. We went to go see Port Royal State Park in Clarksville, TN. We hiked around and explored it fully. While we were in town, we also hit a few other places on our list (including Liberty Park). We hiked …
Keep On Truckin’!
Every six months I do a personal finance update. I update a complex spreadsheet that has a bunch of historical charts. I’ve kept track of a ton of financial statistics/ratios since we began married life back in 1995. Every six months I sit down, update it, digest it, and chart my course corrections (if any …
Our First RV Trip!
We are fast approaching an empty nest. We bought a Heartland Mallard (M210RB) RV travel trailer and a Dodge Ram 1500 Bighorn to hit the open road. We think our ultimate goal is to visit all the National Parks. We are starting smaller (and closer to home) and going to visit all the Tennessee State …
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